Global Residential Construction

April 2026 | 45 pages | ID: G781FA44ED7EN
MarketLine

Abstracts

Summary

Global Residential Construction industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2020-25, and forecast to 2030). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

• Residential construction refers to the process of building structures primarily intended for people to live in. Market value refers to the total output value of construction activity in a specific year. Construction output value is defined as the total value of construction activity in any given period, including costs related to all materials, equipment, and services used.
• The global residential construction sector recorded a revenue of $5,097.5 billion in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.0% between 2020 and 2025.
• The new construction segment accounted for the sector's largest proportion in 2025, with total revenue of $2,958.2 billion, equivalent to 58.0% of the sector's overall value.
• The decline in global residential construction growth between 2024 and 2025 was primarily driven by the long-term impact of high interest rates, which severely restricted household borrowing power and developer financing.

Scope

• Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the residential construction market in the global
• Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the global residential construction market
• Leading company profiles reveal details of key residential construction market players’ global operations and financial performance
• Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Global residential construction market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

• What was the size of the Global residential construction market by value in 2025?
• What will be the size of the Global residential construction market in 2030?
• What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Global residential construction market?
• How has the market performed over the last five years?
• Who are the top competitors in the global's residential construction market?

Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive landscape

2 MARKET OVERVIEW

2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
2.3. Regulatory landscape

3 MARKET DATA

3.1. Market value

4 MARKET SEGMENTATION

4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation

5 MARKET OUTLOOK

5.1. Market value forecast

6 FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry

7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strategies of the leading players?
7.3. What are the recent technological advancements in the sector?
7.4. What are the recent developments in the sector?

8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1. Barratt Redrow Plc
8.2. HOCHTIEF AG
8.3. China State Construction Engineering Corp Ltd
8.4. D.R. Horton Inc

9 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

9.1. Country data

10 APPENDIX

10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Global residential construction sector value: $ million, 2020-25
Table 2: Global residential construction sector category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020-25
Table 3: Global residential construction sector category segmentation: $ million, 2020-25
Table 4: Global residential construction sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2025
Table 5: Global residential construction sector value forecast: $ million, 2025-30
Table 6: Barratt Redrow Plc: Key Facts
Table 7: Barratt Redrow Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 8: Barratt Redrow Plc: Key Employees
Table 9: HOCHTIEF AG: Key Facts
Table 10: HOCHTIEF AG: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 11: HOCHTIEF AG: Key Employees
Table 12: China State Construction Engineering Corp Ltd: Key Facts
Table 13: China State Construction Engineering Corp Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 14: China State Construction Engineering Corp Ltd: Key Employees
Table 15: D.R. Horton Inc: Key Facts
Table 16: D.R. Horton Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 17: D.R. Horton Inc: Key Employees
Table 18: Global Exchange Rate, 2020-25

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Global residential construction sector value: $ million, 2020-25
Figure 2: Global residential construction sector category segmentation: $ million, 2020-25
Figure 3: Global residential construction sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 4: Global residential construction sector value forecast: $ million, 2025-30
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the global residential construction sector, 2025
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the global residential construction sector, 2025
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the global residential construction sector, 2025
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global residential construction sector, 2025
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global residential construction sector, 2025
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global residential construction sector, 2025