INS data also shows that 46% of dwellings completed in 2025, or 34,644 units, were in rural areas, compared to 43% in 2024, and the share of housing units in urban areas fell to 56.8% from 53.7%.
The Bucharest-Ilfov region saw 17,293 dwellings completed, accounting for 29% of the total countrywide. By volume, the ranking lists the following development regions: North-West, with 8,606 units in the counties of Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Cluj, Maramures, Satu-Mare and Salaj), and North-East, with 7,771 units in the counties of Bacau, Botosani, Iasi, Neamt, Suceava and Vaslui.
In 2025 versus 2024, Romania saw a decline in the number of homes built using private funds (-1,863 units) and in the number of homes built using public funds (-53 units).
The number of dwellings put into use decreased in six out of eight development regjons across Romania: Center (-685 units), West (-609), North–West (-575), South–Muntenia (-417), South–East (-279) and South–West Oltenia (-181). Increased were recorded in the development region North-East (+516 units) and Bucharest-Ilfov (+314).
In the fourth quarter of 2025, a total of 18,740 housing units were put into use in Romania, 73 more than in the same period of 2024, most of which were built in urban areas (52.2 %). The number of homes built using private funds rose by 262 units and the number of homes built using public funds dropped by 189 units.