New dwellings completed rose 25.8% to 3.82 '000 in Iceland in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, new dwellings completed in Iceland reached an all time high of 3.82 '000 in 2020 and an all time low of 0.565 '000 in 2011. When compared to Iceland's main peers, new dwellings completed in Denmark amounted to 35.5 '000, 29.2 '000 in Norway, 50.5 '000 in Sweden and 148 '000 in United Kingdom in 2020.
Iceland has been ranked 27th within the group of 30 countries we follow in terms of new dwellings completed, 29 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| New Dwellings Completed | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belgium | '000 | 43.5 | 44.9 | 48.2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark | '000 | 15.0 | 21.1 | 24.5 | 28.5 | 32.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | '000 | 27.4 | 29.6 | 34.9 | 42.0 | 42.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | '000 | 337 | 369 | 430 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 | 306 | 376 | 348 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Iceland | '000 | 1.12 | 1.51 | 1.77 | 2.30 | 3.03 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Ireland | '000 | 7.22 | 9.84 | 14.3 | 17.9 | 21.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | '000 | 48.4 | 54.8 | 63.0 | 66.6 | 70.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | '000 | 28.3 | 29.3 | 31.5 | 32.8 | 30.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 | 1,195 | 1,167 | 1,131 | 1,076 | 1,120 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | '000 | 34.6 | 42.4 | 48.2 | 54.9 | 55.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | '000 | 142 | 142 | 162 | 165 | 178 |
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