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EU countries by enterprises in real estate activities

Germany had the highest enterprises in real estate activities of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 258,043. Cyprus had the lowest, at 748. The median was 20,204 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.29 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest258,043Germany
Lowest748Cyprus
Median20,20427 EU countries
European Union (27)1,289,519History

Map of EU countries, 2014

Austria: 18,177 countBelgium: 41,073 countBulgaria: 20,204 countCyprus: 748 countCzechia: 46,778 countGermany: 258,043 countDenmark: 27,461 countEstonia: 5,310 countSpain: 129,420 countFinland: 24,871 countFrance: 210,735 countGreece: 8,915 countCroatia: 3,899 countHungary: 30,593 countIreland: 11,912 countItaly: 239,134 countLithuania: 9,982 countLuxembourg: 3,115 countLatvia: 12,105 countMalta: 1,474 countNetherlands: 26,530 countPoland: 43,815 countPortugal: 29,561 countRomania: 13,842 countSweden: 57,483 countSlovenia: 2,486 countSlovakia: 11,852 count
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  • 6,000 to 13K
  • 13K to 27K
  • 27K to 46K
  • 46K and over
count, 2014. 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, 2014

Germany: 258,043 countGermany258,043Italy: 239,134 countItaly239,134France: 210,735 countFrance210,735Spain: 129,420 countSpain129,420Sweden: 57,483 countSweden57,483Czechia: 46,778 countCzechia46,778Poland: 43,815 countPoland43,815Belgium: 41,073 countBelgium41,073Hungary: 30,593 countHungary30,593Portugal: 29,561 countPortugal29,561Denmark: 27,461 countDenmark27,461Netherlands: 26,530 countNetherlands26,530Finland: 24,871 countFinland24,871Bulgaria: 20,204 countBulgaria20,204Austria: 18,177 countAustria18,177Romania: 13,842 countRomania13,842Latvia: 12,105 countLatvia12,105Ireland: 11,912 countIreland11,912Slovakia: 11,852 countSlovakia11,852Lithuania: 9,982 countLithuania9,982Greece: 8,915 countGreece8,915Estonia: 5,310 countEstonia5,310Croatia: 3,899 countCroatia3,899Luxembourg: 3,115 countLuxembourg3,115Slovenia: 2,486 countSlovenia2,486Malta: 1,474 countMalta1,474Cyprus: 748 countCyprus748Germany: 258,043 countGermany258,043Italy: 239,134 countItaly239,134France: 210,735 countFrance210,735Spain: 129,420 countSpain129,420Sweden: 57,483 countSweden57,483Czechia: 46,778 countCzechia46,778Poland: 43,815 countPoland43,815Belgium: 41,073 countBelgium41,073Hungary: 30,593 countHungary30,593Portugal: 29,561 countPortugal29,561Denmark: 27,461 countDenmark27,461Netherlands: 26,530 countNetherlands26,530Finland: 24,871 countFinland24,871Bulgaria: 20,204 countBulgaria20,204Austria: 18,177 countAustria18,177Romania: 13,842 countRomania13,842Latvia: 12,105 countLatvia12,105Ireland: 11,912 countIreland11,912Slovakia: 11,852 countSlovakia11,852Lithuania: 9,982 countLithuania9,982Greece: 8,915 countGreece8,915Estonia: 5,310 countEstonia5,310Croatia: 3,899 countCroatia3,899Luxembourg: 3,115 countLuxembourg3,115Slovenia: 2,486 countSlovenia2,486Malta: 1,474 countMalta1,474Cyprus: 748 countCyprus748
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 countries2014
count		Change on 2013
1Germany258,043+25.7%
2Italy239,134-1.8%
3France Series break210,735-3.2%
4Spain129,420+11.9%
5Sweden57,483-3.5%
6Czechia46,778-1.7%
7Poland43,815+6.5%
8Belgium41,073+6.5%
9Hungary30,593+1.2%
10Portugal29,561+4.5%
11Denmark27,461-0.4%
12Netherlands26,530-1.8%
13Finland24,871+2.9%
14Bulgaria20,204+4.4%
15Austria18,177-15.2%
16Romania13,842+4.8%
17Latvia12,105+0.9%
18Ireland11,912-1.3%
19Slovakia11,852+36.7%
20Lithuania9,982+14.5%
21Greece8,915+55.6%
22Estonia5,310+3.4%
23Croatia3,899-6.9%
24Luxembourg3,115+2.9%
25Slovenia2,486+2.4%
26Malta1,474+4.7%
27Cyprus748+4.3%

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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 (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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Germany, with 258,043 in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with 748 in 2014.

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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