Chechnya took second place among Russian regions in terms of housing construction

In 2024, 1.65 square meters of housing per capita were built in Chechnya. According to this indicator, the region takes second place in Russia, second only to the Leningrad Region (1.98 square meters). This data was shared by the RIA Novosti agency.

Other subjects of the North Caucasus Federal District are ranked significantly further. Thus, Dagestan takes 14th place (0.89 square meters), Karachay-Cherkessia - 20th (0.8 square meters), North Ossetia - 23rd (0.75 square meters), Kabardino-Balkaria - 36th (0.67 square meters), Stavropol Krai - 38th (0.66 square meters), Ingushetia - 79th (0.32 square meters).

The total volume of housing commissioned in the Russian Federation in 2024 amounted to 107.8 million square meters, which is 2.4% less than in 2023. The least amount of housing was commissioned in the Magadan Region (0.07 square meters per person). The Murmansk Region and the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug also made it to the bottom of the rating with indicators of less than 0.2 square meters.

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