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Persons employed in real estate activities in Germany

Persons employed in real estate activities in Germany was 755,302 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 17.5% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, persons755,302
Change on 2023+17.5%
Rank1st of 27EU countries ranked
Series high755,3022024
Series low407,9282015

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Persons employed in real estate activities in Germany, 2008 to 2024

400K500K600K700K800K2008201120142017202020242008: 491,360 persons2009: 459,094 persons2010: 440,747 persons2011: 476,317 persons2012: 477,245 persons2013: 511,967 persons2014: 615,005 persons2015: 407,928 persons2016: 486,368 persons2017: 503,744 persons2018: 550,798 persons2019: 573,150 persons2020: 500,367 persons2021: 670,390 persons2022: 645,669 persons2023: 643,055 persons2024: 755,302 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodpersons
2024755,302
2023643,055
2022645,669
2021670,390 Series break
2020500,367
2019573,150
2018550,798 Series break
2017503,744
2016486,368
2015407,928
2014615,005
2013511,967
2012477,245
2011476,317
2010440,747
2009459,094
2008491,360

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Germany755,302
European Union (27)2,852,037

Rankings

Definition

Number of persons who work in enterprises of real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L): employees plus working proprietors, partners working regularly in the enterprise and unpaid family workers. A head count, not full-time equivalents. Eurostat structural business statistics.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Persons employed in real estate activities, Germany, 2008 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

MLA 9

Structural business statistics, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in real estate activities, Germany, 2008 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-real-estate/germany. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in real estate activities, Germany, 2008 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-real-estate/germany.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in real estate activities, Germany, 2008 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-real-estate/germany (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the persons employed in real estate activities in Germany?

Persons employed in real estate activities in Germany was 755,302 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 17.5% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest persons employed in real estate activities in Germany?

755,302 in 2024, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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