Deputy Director of statistical projects and registered statistics of the Center of Iran Statistics, Alireza Zahedian, made the remarks that the number of predicted housing units in issued construction permits over the winter in 1395 (ended up March 2017) rose by 9.9 percent from a year earlier and stood at 102 thousand and 22 units. Moreover, this figure in Tehran soared up by 25.5 percent to 18 thousand and 508 housing units.
“Based on the results of statistical project of workforce in the current year’s spring, revealed the number of employees in construction sector increased to 96 thousands and 137 persons, compared with prior spring. Hence, statistics confirm the exit of stagnation from construction sector”, he said.
The official pointed that it is expected the other parts of industry related to construction sector get impressed efficiently within one to three months thank to the boom in construction area.
Referring to Iran’s National Organization for Civil Registeration's statistics, Zahedian noted the rate of marriage has decreased since 1389 and if we consider the major age group of marriage between 20 to 24-year, this downward trend will continue up to next five years; therefore, the chance of sharp increase in housing units for next five years is so low.
