Japan Housing Starts
Monthly new construction starts of dwellings — total, owner-occupied, rented, built for sale and issued housing — original, seasonally adjusted and annualised, with year-on-year changes. 22 series.
| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | 07-2023 | |
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| New construction starts of dwellings (Number of dwelling units) (Total) | 66,439 | 66,344 | 57,877 | 62,569 | 63,495 | 57,630 | 55,898 | 62,118 | 59,524 | 71,871 | 63,570 | 60,275 | 61,409 | 55,956 | 43,237 | 56,188 | 89,802 | 60,583 | 56,134 | 62,957 | 65,052 | 69,670 | 68,554 | 66,823 | 68,021 | 66,287 | 65,923 | 76,582 | 64,308 | 59,169 | 58,849 | 64,586 | 66,238 | 71,769 | 68,941 | 70,389 | 68,151 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted New construction starts of dwellings (Number of dwelling units) (Total) | 64,493 | 65,536 | 63,060 | 60,302 | 61,373 | 62,547 | 62,929 | 63,003 | 60,167 | 65,723 | 60,791 | 59,588 | 59,433 | 55,446 | 46,153 | 53,381 | 87,853 | 65,920 | 63,024 | 64,263 | 64,818 | 63,777 | 66,284 | 66,039 | 65,232 | 65,996 | 68,711 | 72,492 | 63,205 | 65,007 | 66,088 | 66,879 | 65,969 | 66,236 | 66,872 | 68,416 | 66,343 | |
| New construction starts of dwellings (Number of dwelling units) (Total) ※Seasonally adjusted annual rate | 773,916 | 786,432 | 756,720 | 723,624 | 736,476 | 750,564 | 755,148 | 756,036 | 722,004 | 788,676 | 729,492 | 715,056 | 713,196 | 665,352 | 553,836 | 640,572 | 1,054,236 | 791,040 | 756,288 | 771,156 | 777,816 | 765,324 | 795,408 | 792,468 | 782,784 | 791,952 | 824,532 | 869,904 | 758,460 | 780,084 | 793,056 | 802,548 | 791,628 | 794,832 | 802,464 | 820,992 | 796,116 | |
| New construction starts of dwellings (Number of dwelling units) (Owned) | 17,730 | 18,553 | 15,708 | 16,296 | 16,659 | 15,501 | 14,418 | 17,496 | 17,901 | 18,081 | 18,273 | 17,532 | 17,665 | 16,030 | 11,920 | 13,635 | 22,955 | 16,272 | 13,525 | 17,821 | 19,771 | 19,706 | 19,355 | 19,601 | 19,863 | 19,183 | 17,238 | 17,877 | 16,644 | 16,311 | 14,805 | 17,031 | 17,789 | 18,078 | 19,527 | 20,984 | 20,689 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted New construction starts of dwellings (Number of dwelling units) (Owned) | 16,260 | 17,126 | 16,650 | 16,654 | 17,795 | 16,947 | 17,942 | 17,435 | 17,224 | 17,016 | 16,890 | 16,469 | 16,102 | 15,000 | 12,448 | 13,761 | 24,871 | 17,887 | 16,696 | 18,035 | 18,659 | 18,389 | 18,145 | 18,592 | 17,843 | 18,050 | 17,764 | 18,143 | 18,216 | 18,258 | 17,828 | 17,517 | 17,028 | 16,885 | 18,112 | 19,706 | 19,053 | |
| New construction starts of dwellings (Number of dwelling units) (Rented) | 30,164 | 30,253 | 25,175 | 29,265 | 27,678 | 25,042 | 24,032 | 25,518 | 25,253 | 30,771 | 28,494 | 26,585 | 27,412 | 24,289 | 18,893 | 24,939 | 42,706 | 25,744 | 24,387 | 26,424 | 26,729 | 29,541 | 31,033 | 28,939 | 31,546 | 28,233 | 27,194 | 34,598 | 28,240 | 24,934 | 24,681 | 25,869 | 28,275 | 31,671 | 29,735 | 29,364 | 30,170 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted New construction starts of dwellings (Number of dwelling units) (Rented) | 27,764 | 30,460 | 30,167 | 29,426 | 25,722 | 27,630 | 27,014 | 26,299 | 25,676 | 26,713 | 26,251 | 26,000 | 25,330 | 24,447 | 21,782 | 24,663 | 40,523 | 28,604 | 27,459 | 27,266 | 26,693 | 25,805 | 29,021 | 28,269 | 29,203 | 28,603 | 30,349 | 33,935 | 26,958 | 27,985 | 28,103 | 27,064 | 28,003 | 28,180 | 28,142 | 27,853 | 28,589 | |
| New construction starts of dwellings (Number of dwelling units) (Built for sale) | 18,208 | 17,211 | 16,600 | 16,702 | 18,530 | 16,613 | 17,035 | 18,522 | 16,103 | 22,480 | 16,428 | 15,819 | 15,886 | 15,075 | 11,924 | 16,148 | 23,672 | 18,213 | 17,899 | 18,182 | 18,146 | 19,577 | 17,922 | 17,240 | 16,166 | 18,361 | 21,208 | 22,955 | 19,189 | 17,330 | 19,039 | 21,320 | 19,578 | 21,582 | 19,266 | 19,587 | 16,979 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted New construction starts of dwellings (Number of dwelling units) (Issued) | 20,132 | 17,623 | 15,849 | 13,916 | 17,228 | 17,496 | 17,560 | 18,687 | 17,000 | 21,455 | 17,275 | 16,780 | 17,555 | 15,437 | 11,423 | 13,491 | 21,990 | 19,075 | 18,546 | 18,432 | 19,060 | 18,737 | 18,874 | 18,135 | 17,740 | 18,833 | 20,315 | 19,262 | 17,796 | 18,170 | 19,833 | 21,932 | 20,342 | 20,733 | 20,205 | 20,403 | 18,388 | |
| New construction starts of dwellings (Number of dwelling units) (Issued) | 337 | 327 | 394 | 306 | 628 | 474 | 413 | 582 | 267 | 539 | 375 | 339 | 446 | 562 | 500 | 1,466 | 469 | 354 | 323 | 530 | 406 | 846 | 244 | 1,043 | 446 | 510 | 283 | 1,152 | 235 | 594 | 324 | 366 | 596 | 438 | 413 | 454 | 313 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted New construction starts of dwellings (Number of dwelling units) (Built for sale) | 337 | 327 | 394 | 306 | 628 | 474 | 413 | 582 | 267 | 539 | 375 | 339 | 446 | 562 | 500 | 1,466 | 469 | 354 | 323 | 530 | 406 | 846 | 244 | 1,043 | 446 | 510 | 283 | 1,152 | 235 | 594 | 324 | 366 | 596 | 438 | 413 | 454 | 313 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) New construction starts of dwellings (Number of dwelling units) (Total) | 8.2 | 18.6 | 33.9 | 11.4 | -29.3 | -4.9 | -0.4 | -1.3 | -8.5 | 3.2 | -7.3 | -9.8 | -9.7 | -15.6 | -34.4 | -26.6 | 39.6 | 2.4 | -4.6 | -2.5 | -1.8 | -2.9 | -0.6 | -5.1 | -0.2 | -6.7 | -5.2 | 13.9 | -12.7 | -8.2 | -7.5 | -4 | -8.5 | -6.3 | -6.8 | -9.4 | -6.7 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted (Changes from previous month (%)) New construction starts of dwellings (Number of dwelling units) (Total) | -1.6 | 3.9 | 4.6 | -1.7 | -1.9 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 4.7 | -8.5 | 8.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 7.2 | 20.1 | -13.5 | -39.2 | 33.3 | 4.6 | -1.9 | -0.9 | 1.6 | -3.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -1.2 | -4 | -5.2 | 14.7 | -2.8 | -1.6 | -1.2 | 1.4 | -0.4 | -1 | -2.3 | 3.1 | -4.5 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) New construction starts of dwellings (Number of dwelling units) (Owned) | 0.4 | 15.7 | 31.8 | 19.5 | -27.4 | -4.7 | 6.6 | -1.8 | -9.5 | -8.2 | -5.6 | -10.6 | -11.1 | -16.4 | -30.9 | -23.7 | 37.9 | -0.2 | -8.6 | 4.6 | 11.1 | 9 | -0.9 | -6.6 | -4 | -5.6 | -8.6 | -3.9 | -4.8 | -11.2 | -11 | -13.8 | -17.3 | -17.2 | -12.3 | -5.9 | -7.8 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted (Changes from previous month (%)) New construction starts of dwellings (Number of dwelling units) (Owned) | -5.1 | 2.9 | 0 | -6.4 | 5 | -5.5 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 7.3 | 20.5 | -9.5 | -44.7 | 39 | 7.1 | -7.4 | -3.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | -2.4 | 4.2 | -1.1 | 1.6 | -2.1 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.8 | -6.8 | -8.1 | 3.4 | -0.2 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) New construction starts of dwellings (Number of dwelling units) (Rented) | 10 | 24.6 | 33.3 | 17.3 | -35.2 | -2.7 | -1.5 | -3.4 | -5.5 | 4.2 | -8.2 | -8.1 | -13.1 | -14 | -30.5 | -27.9 | 51.2 | 3.2 | -1.2 | 2.1 | -5.5 | -6.7 | 4.4 | -1.4 | 4.6 | -6.2 | -5.2 | 20.6 | -13.3 | 1 | 2.7 | -3.6 | -5.3 | -1 | -2.9 | -6.2 | 1.6 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted (Changes from previous month (%)) New construction starts of dwellings (Number of dwelling units) (Rented) | -8.9 | 1 | 2.5 | 14.4 | -6.9 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | -3.9 | 1.8 | 1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 12.2 | -11.7 | -39.1 | 41.7 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 3.4 | -11.1 | 2.7 | -3.2 | 2.1 | -5.8 | -10.6 | 25.9 | -3.7 | -0.4 | 3.8 | -3.4 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 1 | -2.6 | -2.5 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) New construction starts of dwellings (Number of dwelling units) (Built for sale) | 14.6 | 14.2 | 39.2 | 3.4 | -21.7 | -8.8 | -4.8 | 1.9 | -11.3 | 14.8 | -8.3 | -8.2 | -1.7 | -17.9 | -43.8 | -29.7 | 23.4 | 5.1 | -6 | -14.7 | -7.3 | -9.3 | -7 | -12 | -4.8 | -8.6 | -0.8 | 16.5 | -16.8 | -17.7 | -16.1 | 5.5 | -5.2 | -1.2 | -7.3 | -15.5 | -17.6 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted (Changes from previous month (%)) New construction starts of dwellings (Number of dwelling units) (Built for sale) | 14.2 | 11.2 | 13.9 | -19.2 | -1.5 | -0.4 | -6 | 9.9 | -20.8 | 24.2 | 2.9 | -4.4 | 13.7 | 35.1 | -15.3 | -38.6 | 15.3 | 2.9 | 0.6 | -3.3 | 1.7 | -0.7 | 4.1 | 2.2 | -5.8 | -7.3 | 5.5 | 8.2 | -2.1 | -8.4 | -9.6 | 7.8 | -1.9 | 2.6 | -1 | 11 | -10.5 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) New construction starts of dwellings (Number of dwelling units) (Issued) | -24.4 | -41.8 | -21.2 | -79.1 | 33.9 | 33.9 | 27.9 | 9.8 | -34.2 | -36.3 | 53.7 | -67.5 | 0 | 10.2 | 76.7 | 27.3 | 99.6 | -40.4 | -0.3 | 44.8 | -31.9 | 93.2 | -40.9 | 129.7 | 42.5 | 3.2 | -54.6 | 331.5 | -58.8 | 95.4 | 36.1 | -16.1 | 72.3 | -52.3 | 17.7 | -52.4 | 6.1 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted (Changes from previous month (%)) New construction starts of dwellings (Number of dwelling units) (Issued) | 3.1 | -17 | 28.8 | -51.3 | 32.5 | 14.8 | -29 | 118 | -50.5 | 43.7 | 10.6 | -24 | -20.6 | 12.4 | -65.9 | 212.6 | 32.5 | 9.6 | -39.1 | 30.5 | -52 | 246.7 | -76.6 | 133.9 | -12.5 | 80.2 | -75.4 | 390.2 | -60.4 | 83.3 | -11.5 | -38.6 | 36.1 | 6.1 | -9 | 45 | -36.6 | |
| (Changes from previous month (%)) New construction starts of dwellings (Number of dwelling units) (Total) ※Seasonally adjusted annual rate | -1.6 | 3.9 | 4.6 | -1.7 | -1.9 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 4.7 | -8.5 | 8.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 7.2 | 20.1 | -13.5 | -39.2 | 33.3 | 4.6 | -1.9 | -0.9 | 1.6 | -3.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -1.2 | -4 | -5.2 | 14.7 | -2.8 | -1.6 | -1.2 | 1.4 | -0.4 | -1 | -2.3 | 3.1 | -4.5 |
Latest reading
The latest reading is 66,439 number of dwelling units, for Jul 2026. That is +0.1% from Jun 2026 and +8.2% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1983 to Jul 2026. Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (e-Stat Statistics Dashboard).
- Latest
- 66,439 number of dwelling units
- Jul 2026
- vs previous period
- +0.1%
- Jun 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +8.2%
About this data
Monthly new construction starts of dwellings — total, owner-occupied, rented, built for sale and issued housing — original, seasonally adjusted and annualised, with year-on-year changes. 22 series. Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, via the e-Stat Statistics Dashboard.
