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EU countries by enterprises in real estate activities, 2024

France had the highest enterprises in real estate activities of 27 EU countries in 2024, at 287,658. Cyprus had the lowest, at 1,911. The median was 38,445 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.66 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest287,658France
Lowest1,911Cyprus
Median38,44527 EU countries
European Union (27)1,660,772History

Map of EU countries, 2024

Austria: 25,749 countBelgium: 55,586 countBulgaria: 27,785 countCyprus: 1,911 countCzechia: 70,878 countGermany: 201,357 countDenmark: 38,445 countEstonia: 15,673 countSpain: 228,854 countFinland: 44,049 countFrance: 287,658 countGreece: 18,566 countCroatia: 6,904 countHungary: 40,864 countIreland: 19,722 countItaly: 226,456 countLithuania: 42,152 countLuxembourg: 4,685 countLatvia: 12,891 countMalta: 3,897 countNetherlands: 40,512 countPoland: 71,090 countPortugal: 67,910 countRomania: 29,735 countSweden: 52,008 countSlovenia: 5,342 countSlovakia: 20,093 count
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count, 2024. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2024

France: 287,658 countFrance287,658Spain: 228,854 countSpain228,854Italy: 226,456 countItaly226,456Germany: 201,357 countGermany201,357Poland: 71,090 countPoland71,090Czechia: 70,878 countCzechia70,878Portugal: 67,910 countPortugal67,910Belgium: 55,586 countBelgium55,586Sweden: 52,008 countSweden52,008Finland: 44,049 countFinland44,049Lithuania: 42,152 countLithuania42,152Hungary: 40,864 countHungary40,864Netherlands: 40,512 countNetherlands40,512Denmark: 38,445 countDenmark38,445Romania: 29,735 countRomania29,735Bulgaria: 27,785 countBulgaria27,785Austria: 25,749 countAustria25,749Slovakia: 20,093 countSlovakia20,093Ireland: 19,722 countIreland19,722Greece: 18,566 countGreece18,566Estonia: 15,673 countEstonia15,673Latvia: 12,891 countLatvia12,891Croatia: 6,904 countCroatia6,904Slovenia: 5,342 countSlovenia5,342Luxembourg: 4,685 countLuxembourg4,685Malta: 3,897 countMalta3,897Cyprus: 1,911 countCyprus1,911France: 287,658 countFrance287,658Spain: 228,854 countSpain228,854Italy: 226,456 countItaly226,456Germany: 201,357 countGermany201,357Poland: 71,090 countPoland71,090Czechia: 70,878 countCzechia70,878Portugal: 67,910 countPortugal67,910Belgium: 55,586 countBelgium55,586Sweden: 52,008 countSweden52,008Finland: 44,049 countFinland44,049Lithuania: 42,152 countLithuania42,152Hungary: 40,864 countHungary40,864Netherlands: 40,512 countNetherlands40,512Denmark: 38,445 countDenmark38,445Romania: 29,735 countRomania29,735Bulgaria: 27,785 countBulgaria27,785Austria: 25,749 countAustria25,749Slovakia: 20,093 countSlovakia20,093Ireland: 19,722 countIreland19,722Greece: 18,566 countGreece18,566Estonia: 15,673 countEstonia15,673Latvia: 12,891 countLatvia12,891Croatia: 6,904 countCroatia6,904Slovenia: 5,342 countSlovenia5,342Luxembourg: 4,685 countLuxembourg4,685Malta: 3,897 countMalta3,897Cyprus: 1,911 countCyprus1,911
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2024
count		Change on 2023
1France287,658+2.7%
2Spain228,854+4.3%
3Italy226,456-0.5%
4Germany201,357+13.3%
5Poland71,090+3.7%
6Czechia70,878+1.8%
7Portugal67,910+4.8%
8Belgium55,586-0.3%
9Sweden52,008+1.2%
10Finland44,049+1.8%
11Lithuania42,152+20.5%
12Hungary40,864+3.7%
13Netherlands40,512+17.6%
14Denmark38,445-1.8%
15Romania29,735+2.5%
16Bulgaria27,785+5%
17Austria25,749+6.3%
18Slovakia20,093+4.6%
19Ireland19,722+3.6%
20Greece18,566+15.2%
21Estonia15,673+4.7%
22Latvia12,891+5%
23Croatia6,904+3.2%
24Slovenia5,342+4.8%
25Luxembourg4,685+0.2%
26Malta3,897+6.2%
27Cyprus1,911+10.1%

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About this ranking

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in real estate activities (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section L), from Eurostat structural business statistics.
  • An enterprise is the smallest combination of legal units that produces goods or services with some autonomy in its decisions; one enterprise can have several local units.

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).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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

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Structural business statistics, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in real estate activities, 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-real-estate/eu-countries. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in real estate activities?

France, with 287,658 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in real estate activities?

Cyprus, with 1,911 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Structural business statistics, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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