In Serbia, 1,604 building permits were issued in January this year, which is 1.5 per cent more than in the same period in 2025, the Statistical Office of Serbia (RZS) announced today, reports Beta.
Of the total number of permits issued in January, 83.4 per cent were for buildings and 16.6 per cent for other structures.
Of the total number of building permits for buildings, 80.5 per cent were issued for residential and 19.5 per cent for non-residential buildings, while for other constructions, the largest share relates to pipelines, communication and electricity lines (83.1 per cent).
According to the permits issued in January, the construction of 2,679 apartments was reported in Serbia, with an average area of 67.8 square metres.
Of the total number of new residential buildings, nine per cent will be houses with an average area of 133.8 square metres, while 89.7 per cent of apartments will be built in buildings with three or more apartments, with an average area of 60.3 square metres.
By region, the greatest construction activity is expected in Belgrade, accounting for 53 per cent of the projected value of new construction, followed by the Southern Bačka region (8.5 per cent), the Srem region (seven per cent), Raška Oblast (4.3 per cent) and West Bačka Oblast (4.2 per cent), while the shares of the other oblasts range from 0.1 to three per cent, the RZS announced.
(Nova Ekonomija, 16.03.2026)