- Licensed residential building area increased 14.3% in the first nine months of 2026.
- Residential buildings accounted for 81.3% of the total licensed area.
- The report cited a 4.7% increase in building permits issued during the period.
- The central region accounted for 71.9% of the total licensed area.

Amman, Nov. 11 (Petra) -- The total area covered by building permits issued in Jordan rose 9% in the first nine months of 2026 to 7.82 million square meters against 7.18 million square meters in the same period in 2025, according to the Department of Statistics.

The department’s monthly report on construction activity and building permits covered licenses issued by the Greater Amman Municipality and municipalities across the Kingdom.

The total number of building permits issued reached 19,102, compared to 18,248 permits during the same period in 2025, representing an increase of 4.7%.

Licensed residential building area rose 14.3% to approximately 6.4 million square meters, compared with 5.6 million a year earlier. Nonresidential area fell 8.8% to 1.46 million square meters from 1.60 million.

Residential buildings accounted for 81.3% of the total licensed area, while nonresidential buildings represented 18.7%.

The central region accounted for 71.9% of the total, up approximately one percentage point from the same period in 2025. The northern region’s share increased 1.1 percentage points to 21.5%, while the southern region’s share fell two percentage points to 6.6%.

//Petra// AO

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