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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 2018, at 219,144. Cyprus had the lowest, at 1,115. The median was 22,651 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.28 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest219,144Italy
Lowest1,115Cyprus
Median22,65127 EU countries
European Union (27)1,283,074History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 14,311 countBelgium: 45,303 countBulgaria: 22,651 countCyprus: 1,115 countCzechia: 49,135 countGermany: 167,054 countDenmark: 29,673 countEstonia: 6,686 countSpain: 172,836 countFinland: 30,822 countFrance: 213,534 countGreece: 8,420 countCroatia: 5,069 countHungary: 34,380 countIreland: 14,913 countItaly: 219,144 countLithuania: 18,525 countLuxembourg: 3,622 countLatvia: 13,735 countMalta: 2,377 countNetherlands: 29,481 countPoland: 55,831 countPortugal: 45,510 countRomania: 17,732 countSweden: 42,287 countSlovenia: 3,566 countSlovakia: 15,375 count
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  • 7,000 to 16K
  • 16K to 30K
  • 30K to 48K
  • 48K and over
count, 2018. 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, 2018

Italy: 219,144 countItaly219,144France: 213,534 countFrance213,534Spain: 172,836 countSpain172,836Germany: 167,054 countGermany167,054Poland: 55,831 countPoland55,831Czechia: 49,135 countCzechia49,135Portugal: 45,510 countPortugal45,510Belgium: 45,303 countBelgium45,303Sweden: 42,287 countSweden42,287Hungary: 34,380 countHungary34,380Finland: 30,822 countFinland30,822Denmark: 29,673 countDenmark29,673Netherlands: 29,481 countNetherlands29,481Bulgaria: 22,651 countBulgaria22,651Lithuania: 18,525 countLithuania18,525Romania: 17,732 countRomania17,732Slovakia: 15,375 countSlovakia15,375Ireland: 14,913 countIreland14,913Austria: 14,311 countAustria14,311Latvia: 13,735 countLatvia13,735Greece: 8,420 countGreece8,420Estonia: 6,686 countEstonia6,686Croatia: 5,069 countCroatia5,069Luxembourg: 3,622 countLuxembourg3,622Slovenia: 3,566 countSlovenia3,566Malta: 2,377 countMalta2,377Cyprus: 1,115 countCyprus1,115Italy: 219,144 countItaly219,144France: 213,534 countFrance213,534Spain: 172,836 countSpain172,836Germany: 167,054 countGermany167,054Poland: 55,831 countPoland55,831Czechia: 49,135 countCzechia49,135Portugal: 45,510 countPortugal45,510Belgium: 45,303 countBelgium45,303Sweden: 42,287 countSweden42,287Hungary: 34,380 countHungary34,380Finland: 30,822 countFinland30,822Denmark: 29,673 countDenmark29,673Netherlands: 29,481 countNetherlands29,481Bulgaria: 22,651 countBulgaria22,651Lithuania: 18,525 countLithuania18,525Romania: 17,732 countRomania17,732Slovakia: 15,375 countSlovakia15,375Ireland: 14,913 countIreland14,913Austria: 14,311 countAustria14,311Latvia: 13,735 countLatvia13,735Greece: 8,420 countGreece8,420Estonia: 6,686 countEstonia6,686Croatia: 5,069 countCroatia5,069Luxembourg: 3,622 countLuxembourg3,622Slovenia: 3,566 countSlovenia3,566Malta: 2,377 countMalta2,377Cyprus: 1,115 countCyprus1,115
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 countries2018
count		Change on 2017
1Italy219,144-1.8%
2France213,534-8.6%
3Spain Series break172,836-0.4%
4Germany Series break167,054+3.9%
5Poland Series break55,831-1.5%
6Czechia49,135+3%
7Portugal45,510+11.6%
8Belgium Series break45,303-6.1%
9Sweden Series break42,287-37%
10Hungary Series break34,380+1.1%
11Finland30,822+5.3%
12Denmark29,673+1.5%
13Netherlands29,481+4.7%
14Bulgaria Series break22,651+1.1%
15Lithuania Series break18,525+9.3%
16Romania Series break17,732+6.1%
17Slovakia15,375+5.4%
18Ireland14,913-1.7%
19Austria Series break14,311-23.7%
20Latvia13,735-2%
21Greece Series break8,420+6.9%
22Estonia Series break6,686+2.9%
23Croatia5,069+5.7%
24Luxembourg3,622+2.2%
25Slovenia3,566+12.5%
26Malta2,377+9.5%
27Cyprus1,115+11.6%

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Italy, with 219,144 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with 1,115 in 2018.

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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