Housing Starts in France decreased to 23569 units in May from 25016 units in April of 2026. Housing Starts in France averaged 31384.91 units from 2000 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 56052.00 units in December of 2017 and a record low of 8192.00 units in August of 2025. source: Ministère de la Transition écologique et solidaire

Housing Starts in France is expected to be 26500.00 units by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the France Housing Starts is projected to trend around 45100.00 units in 2027 and 47600.00 units in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Building Permits 30325.00 26642.00 Units May 2026
Construction Output -0.70 -2.90 percent May 2026
Home Ownership Rate 61.40 61.20 percent Dec 2025
House Price Index YoY 0.10 0.90 percent Mar 2026
Housing Index 126.67 127.46 points Mar 2026
Housing Starts 23569.00 25016.00 units May 2026
New Home Sales 14376.00 14535.00 Units Mar 2026
Price to Rent Ratio 115.88 114.88 Jun 2026
Residential Property Prices 0.16 0.95 Percent Mar 2026


France Housing Starts
In France, Housing Starts refers to the number of housing units initiated across different categories of accommodation, including typical housing such as standalone individual dwellings, grouped individual dwellings and collective housing, as well as residential accommodation.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
23569.00 25016.00 56052.00 8192.00 2000 - 2026 units Monthly
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