RAMALLAH, March 10, 2026 (WAFA) – According to a report by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), a decrease in the number of building licenses in Palestine* in the Fourth quarter of 2025 compared with the third quarter of 2025, has been noted.

The total number of  building licenses issued in the fourth quarter of 2025 decreased by 3% compared with the third quarter of  2025, and increased by 11% compared with the fourth quarter of 2024, at the same time the number of new building licenses decreased by 7% compared with the third quarter of 2025, while it increased by 31% compared with the fourth quarter of 2024.

A total of 2,120 building licenses were issued in the fourth quarter of 2025, of which 1,354 are new buildings. The area of licensed buildings (residential and non-residential) totaled 1,157 thousand m2, of which new buildings made up 983 thousand m2 and existing buildings comprised 174 thousand m2.

Meanwhile, the total number of licensed dwellings was 4,348 with a total area of 704 thousand m2, of which 3,694 were new dwellings with a total area of 597 thousand m2 and 654 were existing dwellings with a total area of 107 thousand m2. The number of new dwellings in the fourth quarter of 2025 decreased by 3% compared with the third quarter of 2025, while it increased by 22% compared with the fourth quarter of 2024.

K.T