Region Hovedstaden · report
New homes in Region Hovedstaden
42.7% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 6,140
- Per 1,000 residents
- 3.2
Homes licensed for construction in Region Hovedstaden
Dwellings granted a building permit over the previous 12 months, at each quarter.
- Region Hovedstaden
- Ten-year average
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| Period | Region Hovedstaden |
|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | 6,140 |
| Mar 2025 | 6,255 |
| Dec 2024 | 5,457 |
| Sep 2024 | 5,061 |
| Jun 2024 | 5,143 |
| Mar 2024 | 5,993 |
| Dec 2023 | 6,694 |
| Sep 2023 | 7,138 |
| Jun 2023 | 7,533 |
| Mar 2023 | 9,051 |
| Dec 2022 | 12,963 |
| Sep 2022 | 14,117 |
| Jun 2022 | 14,530 |
| Mar 2022 | 14,486 |
| Dec 2021 | 12,164 |
| Sep 2021 | 12,357 |
| Jun 2021 | 12,316 |
| Mar 2021 | 10,993 |
| Dec 2020 | 11,003 |
| Sep 2020 | 10,831 |
| Jun 2020 | 11,329 |
| Mar 2020 | 12,616 |
| Dec 2019 | 13,617 |
| Sep 2019 | 13,874 |
| Jun 2019 | 15,042 |
| Mar 2019 | 15,560 |
| Dec 2018 | 13,285 |
| Sep 2018 | 13,256 |
| Jun 2018 | 11,629 |
| Mar 2018 | 9,685 |
| Dec 2017 | 10,273 |
| Sep 2017 | 11,147 |
| Jun 2017 | 11,662 |
| Mar 2017 | 12,824 |
| Dec 2016 | 12,569 |
| Sep 2016 | 10,606 |
| Jun 2016 | 10,404 |
| Mar 2016 | 10,353 |
| Dec 2015 | 9,891 |
| Sep 2015 | 8,730 |
| Jun 2015 | 7,786 |
| Mar 2015 | 6,175 |
| Dec 2014 | 5,484 |
| Sep 2014 | 5,159 |
| Jun 2014 | 4,247 |
| Mar 2014 | 3,501 |
| Dec 2013 | 3,067 |
| Sep 2013 | 3,133 |
| Jun 2013 | 3,006 |
| Mar 2013 | 3,031 |
| Dec 2012 | 4,389 |
| Sep 2012 | 4,397 |
| Jun 2012 | 4,360 |
| Mar 2012 | 4,300 |
| Dec 2011 | 3,355 |
| Sep 2011 | 5,203 |
| Jun 2011 | 5,389 |
| Mar 2011 | 5,158 |
| Dec 2010 | 5,066 |
| Sep 2010 | 3,030 |
| Jun 2010 | 2,363 |
| Mar 2010 | 2,315 |
| Dec 2009 | 1,827 |
| Sep 2009 | 1,743 |
| Jun 2009 | 2,066 |
| Mar 2009 | 2,083 |
| Dec 2008 | 2,526 |
| Sep 2008 | 2,814 |
| Jun 2008 | 3,201 |
| Mar 2008 | 3,945 |
| Dec 2007 | 3,999 |
| Sep 2007 | 4,773 |
| Jun 2007 | 5,419 |
| Mar 2007 | 6,748 |
| Dec 2006 | 8,348 |
Homes finished and licensed each year in Region Hovedstaden
Homes completed (columns) against homes granted a permit (line), each year since 2006. Statistics Denmark.
- Homes finished
- Homes licensed
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| Year | Homes finished | Homes licensed |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,012 | — |
| 2024 | 9,802 | 5,457 |
| 2023 | 12,235 | 6,694 |
| 2022 | 11,338 | 12,963 |
| 2021 | 12,240 | 12,164 |
| 2020 | 11,376 | 11,003 |
| 2019 | 11,207 | 13,617 |
| 2018 | 10,084 | 13,285 |
| 2017 | 8,961 | 10,273 |
| 2016 | 7,070 | 12,569 |
| 2015 | 4,242 | 9,891 |
| 2014 | 4,483 | 5,484 |
| 2013 | 3,728 | 3,067 |
| 2012 | 4,020 | 4,389 |
| 2011 | 2,921 | 3,355 |
| 2010 | 2,702 | 5,066 |
| 2009 | 3,598 | 1,827 |
| 2008 | 6,053 | 2,526 |
| 2007 | 8,657 | 3,999 |
| 2006 | 8,427 | 8,348 |
- Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
- 4.1
A licence is permission to build, not a finished home: most are completed one to three years later, and some never are. Statistics Denmark counts permits from the building register by quarter, and permits are registered late: the latest four quarters are left out below the national level, and Denmark's own figures are adjusted for the delay.
Other reports for Region Hovedstaden
Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between DKK 52,176/m² and DKK 56,952/m² by September 2027.
- Expected, September 2027
- DKK 54,564/m²
- Chance of a rise
- 93%
Figures for Denmark: Region Hovedstaden has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average sale price of houses, a 90 m² home costs DKK 3,747,600. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is DKK 16,066 a month. Denmark sets no cap on the payment; lenders treat debt above four times gross income as high.
- Payment, two incomes
- 33%
- Payment, one income
- 66%
Houses sold in Q2 2026 had first been offered at 4.0% more than they fetched. A year ago the gap was +4.9%.
- Gap today
- +4.0%
- Change in a year
- −0.9 pp
Prices of existing homes have fallen by 3% or more 3 times since 1992. The deepest began in Q3 2006.
- Deepest fall
- −29.9%
- Recovery from the low
- 108 months
In 2025 the population grew by 16,332 while 8,012 homes were finished: 2.0 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 2.0
- Population change, 2025
- +16,332
4.4% of the 957,541 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 4.4%
- Empty homes
- 42,606
In 2025, 4% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 4%
Public bodies signed DKK 1.5B of housing works here in 2025, and DKK 6.7B since 2017.
- Signed in 2025
- DKK 1.5B
- Per resident, 2025
- DKK 775