Freedonia Focus Reports

World Collection

World Housing

CH
UR

FU ICK
LL TO
O
R
E RD
P
O ER
R
T

July 2014

Highlights

BR
O

World Overview and Forecasts

World Demographic Overview | World Housing Stock Overview
World New Housing Overview | World New Housing by Type

L
C

Resources

FU ICK
LL TO
O
R
E RD
P
O ER
R
T

Regional Trends and Forecasts

North America | Western Europe | Asia/Pacific | Central and South America
Eastern Europe | Africa/Mideast
www.freedoniafocus.com

World Housing

ABOUT THIS REPORT

Scope & Method

This report forecasts to 2018 world residential construction activity in terms of new
housing constructed and housing stock (in units) as well as new housing floor space (in
square meters). New housing units are segmented by type in terms of:

single-family
multifamily.

World forecasts for new housing units and housing stock are also segmented by major
world region, which include:

North America
Western Europe
Asia/Pacific

Central and South America

Eastern Europe
Africa/Mideast.

Total floor space for the housing stock of each major world region is also forecast to
2018.
To illustrate historical trends, all forecasted measures described above are provided for
2008 and 2013.
Finally, key macroeconomic indicators are also provided at five-year intervals with
CAGRs for the years corresponding to other reported figures.
Forecasts are developed via the identification and analysis of pertinent statistical
relationships and other historical trends/events as well as their expected
progression/impact over the forecast period. Changes in quantities between reported
years of a given total or segment are typically provided in terms of five-year compound
annual growth rates (CAGRs). For the sake of brevity, forecasts are generally stated in
smoothed CAGR-based descriptions to the forecast year, such as demand is projected
to rise 3.2% annually through 2018. The result of any particular year over that period,
however, may exhibit volatility and depart from a smoothed, long-term trend, as
historical data typically illustrate.
Other various topics, including profiles of pertinent leading suppliers, are covered in this
report. A full outline of report items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Sources
World Housing is based on a comprehensive industry study published by The Freedonia
Group in July 2014. Reported findings represent the synthesis and analysis of data from
various primary, secondary, macroeconomic, and demographic sources including:
i

2014 by The Freedonia Group, Inc.

World Housing

firms participating in the industry, and their suppliers and customers

government/public agencies
national, regional, and international non-governmental organizations
trade associations and their publications
the business and trade press
The Freedonia Group Consensus Forecasts dated January 2014
the findings of other industry studies by The Freedonia Group.

Specific sources and additional resources are listed in the Resources section of this
publication for reference and to facilitate further research.

Industry Codes
The topic of this report is related to the following industry codes:
NAICS/SCIAN 2007
North American Industry Classification System

SIC
Standard Industry Codes

236115

1521

236116
236117

New Single-Family Housing

Construction (except Operative
Builders)
New Multifamily Housing Construction
(except Operative Builders)
New Housing Operative Builders

1522
1531

General Contractors Single-Family

Houses
General Contractors Residential
Buildings Other Than Single-Family
Operative Builders

Copyright & Licensing

The full report is protected by copyright laws of the United States of America and
international treaties. The entire contents of the publication are copyrighted by The
Freedonia Group, Inc.

2014 by The Freedonia Group, Inc.

ii

World Housing

Table of Contents
Section

Page

About This Report ......................................................................................................................................... i

Highlights....................................................................................................................................................... 1
World Overview & Forecasts......................................................................................................................... 2
World Demographic Overview ................................................................................................................. 2
Population. .......................................................................................................................................... 2
Table 1 | World Population by Region; 2008, 2013, 2018 (mil persons) ............................................ 2
Urbanization. ....................................................................................................................................... 3
Table 2 | World Urban Population by Region; 2008, 2013, 2018 (mil persons) ................................. 3
Households. ........................................................................................................................................ 4
Table 3 | World Households by Region; 2008, 2013, 2018 (mil units) ............................................... 4
World Housing Stock Overview .............................................................................................................. 5
Chart 1 | World Housing Stock by Region, 2013 ................................................................................ 5
Table 4 | World Housing Stock by Region; 2008, 2013, 2018 (mil units) ........................................... 6
World New Housing Overview ................................................................................................................. 7
Chart 2 | World New Housing Units by Region, 2013 ........................................................................ 7
Table 5 | World New Housing Units by Region; 2008, 2013, 2018 (000 units) ................................. 8
World New Housing by Type ................................................................................................................... 9
Chart 3 | World Housing Units by Type, 2013 .................................................................................... 9
Table 6 | World New Housing Units by Type; 2008, 2013, 2018 (000 units) ................................... 10
Regional Trends & Forecasts...................................................................................................................... 11
North America ........................................................................................................................................ 11
Chart 4 | North America: Housing Stock by Type, 2013 ................................................................... 11
Table 7 | North America: Housing Demand; 2008, 2013, 2018 ........................................................ 12
Western Europe ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Chart 5 | Western Europe: Housing Stock by Type, 2013 ................................................................ 13
Table 8 | Western Europe: Housing Demand; 2008, 2013, 2018 ..................................................... 14
Asia/Pacific ............................................................................................................................................ 15
Chart 6 | Asia/Pacific: Housing Stock by Type, 2013 ....................................................................... 15
Table 9 | Asia/Pacific: Housing Demand; 2008, 2013, 2018 ............................................................ 16
Central & South America ....................................................................................................................... 17
Chart 7 | Central & South America: Housing Stock by Type, 2013 .................................................. 17
Table 10 | Central & South America: Housing Demand; 2008, 2013, 2018 ..................................... 18
Eastern Europe ...................................................................................................................................... 19
Chart 8 | Eastern Europe: Housing Stock by Type, 2013 ................................................................. 19
Table 11 | Eastern Europe: Housing Demand; 2008, 2013, 2018.................................................... 20
Africa/Mideast ........................................................................................................................................ 21
Chart 9 | Africa/Mideast: Housing Stock by Type, 2013 ................................................................... 21
Table 12 | Africa/Mideast: Housing Demand; 2008, 2013, 2018 ...................................................... 22
Resources ................................................................................................................................................... 23
To return here, click on any Freedonia logo or the Table of Contents link in report footers.
PDF bookmarks are also available for navigation.

iii

2014 by The Freedonia Group, Inc.