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EU countries by enterprises in real estate activities

Italy had the highest enterprises in real estate activities of 27 EU countries in 2013, at 243,564. Cyprus had the lowest, at 717. The median was 21,435 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.22 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest243,564Italy
Lowest717Cyprus
Median21,43527 EU countries
European Union (27)1,224,476History

Map of EU countries, 2013

Austria: 21,435 countBelgium: 38,577 countBulgaria: 19,361 countCyprus: 717 countCzechia: 47,581 countGermany: 205,323 countDenmark: 27,573 countEstonia: 5,137 countSpain: 115,662 countFinland: 24,172 countFrance: 217,678 countGreece: 5,728 countCroatia: 4,190 countHungary: 30,238 countIreland: 12,065 countItaly: 243,564 countLithuania: 8,721 countLuxembourg: 3,027 countLatvia: 11,998 countMalta: 1,408 countNetherlands: 27,024 countPoland: 41,146 countPortugal: 28,298 countRomania: 13,202 countSweden: 59,551 countSlovenia: 2,428 countSlovakia: 8,672 count
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  • 5,000 to 13K
  • 13K to 27K
  • 27K to 46K
  • 46K and over
count, 2013. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2013

Italy: 243,564 countItaly243,564France: 217,678 countFrance217,678Germany: 205,323 countGermany205,323Spain: 115,662 countSpain115,662Sweden: 59,551 countSweden59,551Czechia: 47,581 countCzechia47,581Poland: 41,146 countPoland41,146Belgium: 38,577 countBelgium38,577Hungary: 30,238 countHungary30,238Portugal: 28,298 countPortugal28,298Denmark: 27,573 countDenmark27,573Netherlands: 27,024 countNetherlands27,024Finland: 24,172 countFinland24,172Austria: 21,435 countAustria21,435Bulgaria: 19,361 countBulgaria19,361Romania: 13,202 countRomania13,202Ireland: 12,065 countIreland12,065Latvia: 11,998 countLatvia11,998Lithuania: 8,721 countLithuania8,721Slovakia: 8,672 countSlovakia8,672Greece: 5,728 countGreece5,728Estonia: 5,137 countEstonia5,137Croatia: 4,190 countCroatia4,190Luxembourg: 3,027 countLuxembourg3,027Slovenia: 2,428 countSlovenia2,428Malta: 1,408 countMalta1,408Cyprus: 717 countCyprus717Italy: 243,564 countItaly243,564France: 217,678 countFrance217,678Germany: 205,323 countGermany205,323Spain: 115,662 countSpain115,662Sweden: 59,551 countSweden59,551Czechia: 47,581 countCzechia47,581Poland: 41,146 countPoland41,146Belgium: 38,577 countBelgium38,577Hungary: 30,238 countHungary30,238Portugal: 28,298 countPortugal28,298Denmark: 27,573 countDenmark27,573Netherlands: 27,024 countNetherlands27,024Finland: 24,172 countFinland24,172Austria: 21,435 countAustria21,435Bulgaria: 19,361 countBulgaria19,361Romania: 13,202 countRomania13,202Ireland: 12,065 countIreland12,065Latvia: 11,998 countLatvia11,998Lithuania: 8,721 countLithuania8,721Slovakia: 8,672 countSlovakia8,672Greece: 5,728 countGreece5,728Estonia: 5,137 countEstonia5,137Croatia: 4,190 countCroatia4,190Luxembourg: 3,027 countLuxembourg3,027Slovenia: 2,428 countSlovenia2,428Malta: 1,408 countMalta1,408Cyprus: 717 countCyprus717
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2013
count		Change on 2012
1Italy243,564+3.5%
2France217,678-4.8%
3Germany205,323+4.1%
4Spain115,662-1.5%
5Sweden59,551+2.3%
6Czechia47,581-1.7%
7Poland41,146-1.4%
8Belgium38,577-1%
9Hungary30,238-3.5%
10Portugal28,298-0.5%
11Denmark27,573+0.6%
12Netherlands27,024-14.7%
13Finland Series break24,172+31.1%
14Austria21,435+12.1%
15Bulgaria19,361+3.1%
16Romania13,202+3.7%
17Ireland12,065+0.7%
18Latvia11,998+1.2%
19Lithuania8,721+5.6%
20Slovakia8,672+10.7%
21Greece5,728-0.7%
22Estonia5,137+4.4%
23Croatia4,190-3.4%
24Luxembourg3,027+6.9%
25Slovenia2,428+3.8%
26Malta1,408-9.7%
27Cyprus717+4.1%

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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.

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2024). Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by enterprises in real estate activities, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table

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Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in real estate activities, 2013. Eurostat, European Commission, 1 Mar. 2024, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-real-estate/eu-countries?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2024. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). EU countries by enterprises in real estate activities, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-real-estate/eu-countries?period=2013.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2024) Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in real estate activities, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-real-estate/eu-countries?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Italy, with 243,564 in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with 717 in 2013.

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 (2005 to 2020), Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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