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EU countries by enterprises in real estate activities

France had the highest enterprises in real estate activities of 27 EU countries in 2015, at 244,367. Cyprus had the lowest, at 807. The median was 20,815 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.22 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest244,367France
Lowest807Cyprus
Median20,81527 EU countries
European Union (27)1,219,437History

Map of EU countries, 2015

Austria: 17,923 countBelgium: 45,001 countBulgaria: 20,815 countCyprus: 807 countCzechia: 45,033 countGermany: 127,155 countDenmark: 26,932 countEstonia: 5,545 countSpain: 135,528 countFinland: 25,444 countFrance: 244,367 countGreece: 8,915 countCroatia: 3,954 countHungary: 31,544 countIreland: 13,228 countItaly: 238,273 countLithuania: 12,818 countLuxembourg: 3,250 countLatvia: 13,434 countMalta: 1,586 countNetherlands: 26,582 countPoland: 47,841 countPortugal: 32,154 countRomania: 14,472 countSweden: 60,696 countSlovenia: 2,618 countSlovakia: 13,520 count
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  • 6,000 to 14K
  • 14K to 27K
  • 27K to 47K
  • 47K and over
count, 2015. 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, 2015

France: 244,367 countFrance244,367Italy: 238,273 countItaly238,273Spain: 135,528 countSpain135,528Germany: 127,155 countGermany127,155Sweden: 60,696 countSweden60,696Poland: 47,841 countPoland47,841Czechia: 45,033 countCzechia45,033Belgium: 45,001 countBelgium45,001Portugal: 32,154 countPortugal32,154Hungary: 31,544 countHungary31,544Denmark: 26,932 countDenmark26,932Netherlands: 26,582 countNetherlands26,582Finland: 25,444 countFinland25,444Bulgaria: 20,815 countBulgaria20,815Austria: 17,923 countAustria17,923Romania: 14,472 countRomania14,472Slovakia: 13,520 countSlovakia13,520Latvia: 13,434 countLatvia13,434Ireland: 13,228 countIreland13,228Lithuania: 12,818 countLithuania12,818Greece: 8,915 countGreece8,915Estonia: 5,545 countEstonia5,545Croatia: 3,954 countCroatia3,954Luxembourg: 3,250 countLuxembourg3,250Slovenia: 2,618 countSlovenia2,618Malta: 1,586 countMalta1,586Cyprus: 807 countCyprus807France: 244,367 countFrance244,367Italy: 238,273 countItaly238,273Spain: 135,528 countSpain135,528Germany: 127,155 countGermany127,155Sweden: 60,696 countSweden60,696Poland: 47,841 countPoland47,841Czechia: 45,033 countCzechia45,033Belgium: 45,001 countBelgium45,001Portugal: 32,154 countPortugal32,154Hungary: 31,544 countHungary31,544Denmark: 26,932 countDenmark26,932Netherlands: 26,582 countNetherlands26,582Finland: 25,444 countFinland25,444Bulgaria: 20,815 countBulgaria20,815Austria: 17,923 countAustria17,923Romania: 14,472 countRomania14,472Slovakia: 13,520 countSlovakia13,520Latvia: 13,434 countLatvia13,434Ireland: 13,228 countIreland13,228Lithuania: 12,818 countLithuania12,818Greece: 8,915 countGreece8,915Estonia: 5,545 countEstonia5,545Croatia: 3,954 countCroatia3,954Luxembourg: 3,250 countLuxembourg3,250Slovenia: 2,618 countSlovenia2,618Malta: 1,586 countMalta1,586Cyprus: 807 countCyprus807
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 countries2015
count		Change on 2014
1France Series break244,367+16%
2Italy238,273-0.4%
3Spain135,528+4.7%
4Germany127,155-50.7%
5Sweden60,696+5.6%
6Poland47,841+9.2%
7Czechia45,033-3.7%
8Belgium45,001+9.6%
9Portugal32,154+8.8%
10Hungary31,544+3.1%
11Denmark26,932-1.9%
12Netherlands26,582+0.2%
13Finland25,444+2.3%
14Bulgaria20,815+3%
15Austria17,923-1.4%
16Romania14,472+4.6%
17Slovakia13,520+14.1%
18Latvia13,434+11%
19Ireland13,228+11%
20Lithuania12,818+28.4%
21Greece8,9150%
22Estonia5,545+4.4%
23Croatia3,954+1.4%
24Luxembourg3,250+4.3%
25Slovenia2,618+5.3%
26Malta1,586+7.6%
27Cyprus807+7.9%

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

France, with 244,367 in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with 807 in 2015.

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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