The total licensed building area in Jordan for the year 2024 reached 9.03 million square meters, reflecting a 4% decrease compared to 9.41 million square meters in 2023, according to the monthly report by the Department of Statistics released on Monday.
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The total number of building permits issued in 2024 was 23,902, slightly down by 1.3% from 24,207 permits in 2023.
Breakdown of Licensed Areas
Residential Purposes: 7.12 million m² (down 8.2% from 7.76 million m² in 2023).
Non-Residential Purposes: 1.91 million m² (up 15.8% from 1.65 million m² in 2023).
Residential buildings accounted for 78.9%, while non-residential buildings constituted 21.1% of the total licensed area.
Regional Distribution
Central Region: 66.9% of the total licensed building area (+0.3% from 2023).
Northern Region: 23% (-6.5% from 2023).
Southern Region: 10.1% (+16.1% from 2023).
Per Capita Licensed Residential Space
Highest: Balqa Governorate (13.5% share, 0.916 m² per person).
Lowest: Mafraq Governorate (4% share, 0.271 m² per person).
New vs. Existing Buildings
New buildings and additions: 62.7% of total licensed area (5.662 million m², down 8.2% from 2023).
Existing buildings: 37.3% of total licensed area.
December 2024 Data
Licensed building area in December: 902,000 m² (+4.4% compared to November 2024: 864,000 m²).
