New dwellings completed as a percentage of total dwellings rose 24.1% to 2.61% in Iceland in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, new dwellings completed as a percentage of total dwellings in Iceland reached an all time high of 3.34% in 1960 and an all time low of 0.431% in 2011.
Iceland has been ranked 1st within the group of 20 countries we follow in terms of new dwellings completed as a percentage of total dwellings, 19 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| New Dwellings Completed (As % of Total Dwellings) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belgium | % | 0.819% | 0.838% | 0.891% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 0.567% | 0.794% | 0.913% | 0.983% | 1.13% | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 1.04% | 1.11% | 1.30% | 1.55% | 1.57% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 0.947% | 1.03% | 1.20% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 0.737% | 0.901% | 0.830% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 0.830% | 1.11% | 1.28% | 1.65% | 2.11% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 0.361% | 0.492% | 0.715% | 0.893% | 1.04% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 0.638% | 0.718% | 0.814% | 0.852% | 0.896% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 1.14% | 1.16% | 1.24% | 1.27% | 1.16% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 1.87% | 1.80% | 1.73% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 0.734% | 0.885% | 0.992% | 1.11% | 1.12% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 0.505% | 0.499% | 0.567% | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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