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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 2019, at 219,330. Cyprus had the lowest, at 1,245. The median was 23,771 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.32 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest219,330France
Lowest1,245Cyprus
Median23,77127 EU countries
European Union (27)1,321,704History

Map of EU countries, 2019

Austria: 15,107 countBelgium: 50,584 countBulgaria: 23,771 countCyprus: 1,245 countCzechia: 52,211 countGermany: 159,841 countDenmark: 29,632 countEstonia: 6,990 countSpain: 185,319 countFinland: 31,274 countFrance: 219,330 countGreece: 9,727 countCroatia: 5,365 countHungary: 35,854 countIreland: 15,788 countItaly: 218,077 countLithuania: 21,048 countLuxembourg: 3,911 countLatvia: 13,254 countMalta: 2,552 countNetherlands: 30,700 countPoland: 58,306 countPortugal: 49,830 countRomania: 18,603 countSweden: 43,608 countSlovenia: 3,928 countSlovakia: 16,043 count
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  • 8,000 to 17K
  • 17K to 31K
  • 31K to 52K
  • 52K and over
count, 2019. 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, 2019

France: 219,330 countFrance219,330Italy: 218,077 countItaly218,077Spain: 185,319 countSpain185,319Germany: 159,841 countGermany159,841Poland: 58,306 countPoland58,306Czechia: 52,211 countCzechia52,211Belgium: 50,584 countBelgium50,584Portugal: 49,830 countPortugal49,830Sweden: 43,608 countSweden43,608Hungary: 35,854 countHungary35,854Finland: 31,274 countFinland31,274Netherlands: 30,700 countNetherlands30,700Denmark: 29,632 countDenmark29,632Bulgaria: 23,771 countBulgaria23,771Lithuania: 21,048 countLithuania21,048Romania: 18,603 countRomania18,603Slovakia: 16,043 countSlovakia16,043Ireland: 15,788 countIreland15,788Austria: 15,107 countAustria15,107Latvia: 13,254 countLatvia13,254Greece: 9,727 countGreece9,727Estonia: 6,990 countEstonia6,990Croatia: 5,365 countCroatia5,365Slovenia: 3,928 countSlovenia3,928Luxembourg: 3,911 countLuxembourg3,911Malta: 2,552 countMalta2,552Cyprus: 1,245 countCyprus1,245France: 219,330 countFrance219,330Italy: 218,077 countItaly218,077Spain: 185,319 countSpain185,319Germany: 159,841 countGermany159,841Poland: 58,306 countPoland58,306Czechia: 52,211 countCzechia52,211Belgium: 50,584 countBelgium50,584Portugal: 49,830 countPortugal49,830Sweden: 43,608 countSweden43,608Hungary: 35,854 countHungary35,854Finland: 31,274 countFinland31,274Netherlands: 30,700 countNetherlands30,700Denmark: 29,632 countDenmark29,632Bulgaria: 23,771 countBulgaria23,771Lithuania: 21,048 countLithuania21,048Romania: 18,603 countRomania18,603Slovakia: 16,043 countSlovakia16,043Ireland: 15,788 countIreland15,788Austria: 15,107 countAustria15,107Latvia: 13,254 countLatvia13,254Greece: 9,727 countGreece9,727Estonia: 6,990 countEstonia6,990Croatia: 5,365 countCroatia5,365Slovenia: 3,928 countSlovenia3,928Luxembourg: 3,911 countLuxembourg3,911Malta: 2,552 countMalta2,552Cyprus: 1,245 countCyprus1,245
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 countries2019
count		Change on 2018
1France219,330+2.7%
2Italy218,077-0.5%
3Spain185,319+7.2%
4Germany159,841-4.3%
5Poland58,306+4.4%
6Czechia52,211+6.3%
7Belgium50,584+11.7%
8Portugal49,830+9.5%
9Sweden43,608+3.1%
10Hungary35,854+4.3%
11Finland31,274+1.5%
12Netherlands30,700+4.1%
13Denmark29,632-0.1%
14Bulgaria23,771+4.9%
15Lithuania21,048+13.6%
16Romania18,603+4.9%
17Slovakia16,043+4.3%
18Ireland15,788+5.9%
19Austria15,107+5.6%
20Latvia13,254-3.5%
21Greece9,727+15.5%
22Estonia6,990+4.5%
23Croatia Series break5,365+5.8%
24Slovenia3,928+10.2%
25Luxembourg3,911+8%
26Malta2,552+7.4%
27Cyprus1,245+11.7%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

France, with 219,330 in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with 1,245 in 2019.

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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