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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 2017, at 233,658. Cyprus had the lowest, at 999. The median was 22,396 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.32 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest233,658France
Lowest999Cyprus
Median22,39627 EU countries
European Union (27)1,319,778History

Map of EU countries, 2017

Austria: 18,764 countBelgium: 48,264 countBulgaria: 22,396 countCyprus: 999 countCzechia: 47,714 countGermany: 160,769 countDenmark: 29,242 countEstonia: 6,497 countSpain: 173,532 countFinland: 29,260 countFrance: 233,658 countGreece: 7,877 countCroatia: 4,796 countHungary: 34,021 countIreland: 15,178 countItaly: 223,109 countLithuania: 16,944 countLuxembourg: 3,543 countLatvia: 14,021 countMalta: 2,170 countNetherlands: 28,167 countPoland: 56,692 countPortugal: 40,792 countRomania: 16,705 countSweden: 67,089 countSlovenia: 3,169 countSlovakia: 14,590 count
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  • 7,000 to 17K
  • 17K to 29K
  • 29K to 55K
  • 55K and over
count, 2017. 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, 2017

France: 233,658 countFrance233,658Italy: 223,109 countItaly223,109Spain: 173,532 countSpain173,532Germany: 160,769 countGermany160,769Sweden: 67,089 countSweden67,089Poland: 56,692 countPoland56,692Belgium: 48,264 countBelgium48,264Czechia: 47,714 countCzechia47,714Portugal: 40,792 countPortugal40,792Hungary: 34,021 countHungary34,021Finland: 29,260 countFinland29,260Denmark: 29,242 countDenmark29,242Netherlands: 28,167 countNetherlands28,167Bulgaria: 22,396 countBulgaria22,396Austria: 18,764 countAustria18,764Lithuania: 16,944 countLithuania16,944Romania: 16,705 countRomania16,705Ireland: 15,178 countIreland15,178Slovakia: 14,590 countSlovakia14,590Latvia: 14,021 countLatvia14,021Greece: 7,877 countGreece7,877Estonia: 6,497 countEstonia6,497Croatia: 4,796 countCroatia4,796Luxembourg: 3,543 countLuxembourg3,543Slovenia: 3,169 countSlovenia3,169Malta: 2,170 countMalta2,170Cyprus: 999 countCyprus999France: 233,658 countFrance233,658Italy: 223,109 countItaly223,109Spain: 173,532 countSpain173,532Germany: 160,769 countGermany160,769Sweden: 67,089 countSweden67,089Poland: 56,692 countPoland56,692Belgium: 48,264 countBelgium48,264Czechia: 47,714 countCzechia47,714Portugal: 40,792 countPortugal40,792Hungary: 34,021 countHungary34,021Finland: 29,260 countFinland29,260Denmark: 29,242 countDenmark29,242Netherlands: 28,167 countNetherlands28,167Bulgaria: 22,396 countBulgaria22,396Austria: 18,764 countAustria18,764Lithuania: 16,944 countLithuania16,944Romania: 16,705 countRomania16,705Ireland: 15,178 countIreland15,178Slovakia: 14,590 countSlovakia14,590Latvia: 14,021 countLatvia14,021Greece: 7,877 countGreece7,877Estonia: 6,497 countEstonia6,497Croatia: 4,796 countCroatia4,796Luxembourg: 3,543 countLuxembourg3,543Slovenia: 3,169 countSlovenia3,169Malta: 2,170 countMalta2,170Cyprus: 999 countCyprus999
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 countries2017
count		Change on 2016
1France Series break233,658-15.1%
2Italy Series break223,109-8.5%
3Spain173,532+2.7%
4Germany160,769+6.2%
5Sweden67,089+4.4%
6Poland56,692+3.3%
7Belgium48,264+1.9%
8Czechia47,714+2.7%
9Portugal40,792+14%
10Hungary34,021+3.6%
11Finland Series break29,260+6.7%
12Denmark29,242+2.8%
13Netherlands28,167+2.2%
14Bulgaria22,396+2.9%
15Austria18,764+4.4%
16Lithuania16,944+26.7%
17Romania16,705+8.8%
18Ireland15,178+14.6%
19Slovakia14,590+5.3%
20Latvia14,021-3%
21Greece7,877-10.6%
22Estonia6,497+9.4%
23Croatia4,796+4.6%
24Luxembourg3,543+6.8%
25Slovenia3,169+9.8%
26Malta2,170+9%
27Cyprus999+13.5%

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

France, with 233,658 in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with 999 in 2017.

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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