Vacancy rate in the largest office markets worldwide forecast 2019-2024, by region

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has led to major cyclical and structural changes in the office real estate sector. As a result of the economic downturn and rising unemployment, along with an increasing share of businesses that introduce the option to work from home, office real estate demand in certain regions worldwide is forecast see a short term decline. In 2022, office real estate vacancy rates are forecast to peak at 17.4 percent in the United States, 10.5 percent in Europe, and 25.9 percent in Greater China. In the Asia Pacific region and in Canada, vacancies are expected to reach their highest point in 2022.

新冠病毒（COVID-19）大流行引发了办公房地产领域的重大周期性及结构性变革。受经济衰退、失业率上升以及越来越多的企业提供远程办公选择等因素影响，全球某些地区的办公房地产需求预计将出现短期下降。预计到2022年，美国办公房地产的空置率将达到峰值，为17.4%，欧洲为10.5%，而中国（大中华区）则为25.9%。在亚太地区和加拿大，预计2022年空置率将达到历史最高点。