In Baden-Württemberg, annually, approximately 50,000 new residential properties are demanded

In a recent housing demand forecast published by the Federal Institute for Building, Urban and Spatial Research (BBSR), it was revealed that Baden-Württemberg, a southwestern German state, requires an average of 44.6 apartments per 10,000 inhabitants to be built annually to meet its housing needs.

The demand is particularly high in Freiburg, where 65.9 apartments per 10,000 inhabitants are needed. This demand translates to a total of 50,500 new apartments required across Baden-Württemberg each year.

The forecast was published after Klara Geywitz (SPD) took office as the Federal Minister of Housing. The forecast also covers the period from 2023 to 2030, indicating a need for 316,000 new apartments nationwide each year.

Interestingly, the demand for new apartments is higher in North Rhine-Westphalia (59,000 per year) and Bavaria (67,500 per year) compared to Baden-Württemberg. The city in Baden-Württemberg with the highest housing demand per 10,000 inhabitants is Stuttgart, making it the city most severely affected by the housing shortage in Germany.

The housing shortage in Stuttgart and its region is a serious factor affecting the location and workforce retention. Other cities with high demands for new apartments include Berlin (61.3), Hamburg (54.4), and Bavaria (50.8).

However, the demand is lower in the eastern German federal states of Saxony-Anhalt (6.8), Thuringia (9.9), and Saxony (12.9).

The incumbent Federal Minister of Housing, Klara Geywitz (SPD), announced a goal of building 400,000 new apartments annually in Germany. However, this goal was not achieved, and only North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and Bavaria are still deemed to lack more housing space in Germany.

For more information about the housing demand forecast, you can contact Jürgen Schmidt at 0711 66601-147 or via email at his provided address. The forecast was also published for the cities of Bonn and Stuttgart.

It's important to note that the housing demand forecast was published without mention of whether it has been achieved or surpassed at the time of publication. Nonetheless, it provides valuable insights into the current and future housing demands across Germany's regions.

In Baden-Württemberg, annually, approximately 50,000 new residential properties are demanded