Amman, June 17 (Petra) -- Licensed Building Areas in Jordan rose by 4.8 percent in the first four months of 2026, reaching 3.177 million square meters, compared with 3.032 million square meters in the same period of 2025, according to Department of Statistics (DoS) figures.

In April alone, licensed building areas totaled 904,000 square meters, up 5.1 percent from 860,000 square meters in April, 2025.

The total number of building licenses issued in the Kingdom stood at 8,317 in the first four months of 2026, compared with 7,253 in the same period last year, an increase of 14.7 percent, the figures released on Wednesday showed.

By license purpose, residential licensed areas rose by 20.4 percent to about 2.7 million square meters, compared with 2.243 million square meters in the same period of 2025. Non-residential licensed areas fell by 39.5 percent to 477,000 square meters, compared with 789,000 square meters a year earlier, said the department.

Residential buildings accounted for 85 percent of total licensed building areas, while non-residential buildings made up 15 percent.

Regionally, the central region accounted for 71.7 percent of total licensed building areas in the Kingdom during the first four months of 2026, down 0.3 percentage points from the same period in 2025. The northern region’s share stood at 22.2 percent, up 2.6 percentage points, while the southern region accounted for 6.1 percent, down 2.3 percentage points, according to the data.

//Petra// AO