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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 2021, at 263,328. Cyprus had the lowest, at 1,415. The median was 26,339 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.5 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest263,328France
Lowest1,415Cyprus
Median26,33927 EU countries
European Union (27)1,500,878History

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 21,885 countBelgium: 50,645 countBulgaria: 23,959 countCyprus: 1,415 countCzechia: 66,346 countGermany: 199,991 countDenmark: 30,932 countEstonia: 11,697 countSpain: 193,866 countFinland: 42,202 countFrance: 263,328 countGreece: 11,814 countCroatia: 5,754 countHungary: 40,628 countIreland: 17,101 countItaly: 224,053 countLithuania: 24,192 countLuxembourg: 4,793 countLatvia: 12,561 countMalta: 3,290 countNetherlands: 32,499 countPoland: 65,913 countPortugal: 56,737 countRomania: 26,339 countSweden: 47,163 countSlovenia: 4,364 countSlovakia: 17,411 count
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count, 2021. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

France: 263,328 countFrance263,328Italy: 224,053 countItaly224,053Germany: 199,991 countGermany199,991Spain: 193,866 countSpain193,866Czechia: 66,346 countCzechia66,346Poland: 65,913 countPoland65,913Portugal: 56,737 countPortugal56,737Belgium: 50,645 countBelgium50,645Sweden: 47,163 countSweden47,163Finland: 42,202 countFinland42,202Hungary: 40,628 countHungary40,628Netherlands: 32,499 countNetherlands32,499Denmark: 30,932 countDenmark30,932Romania: 26,339 countRomania26,339Lithuania: 24,192 countLithuania24,192Bulgaria: 23,959 countBulgaria23,959Austria: 21,885 countAustria21,885Slovakia: 17,411 countSlovakia17,411Ireland: 17,101 countIreland17,101Latvia: 12,561 countLatvia12,561Greece: 11,814 countGreece11,814Estonia: 11,697 countEstonia11,697Croatia: 5,754 countCroatia5,754Luxembourg: 4,793 countLuxembourg4,793Slovenia: 4,364 countSlovenia4,364Malta: 3,290 countMalta3,290Cyprus: 1,415 countCyprus1,415France: 263,328 countFrance263,328Italy: 224,053 countItaly224,053Germany: 199,991 countGermany199,991Spain: 193,866 countSpain193,866Czechia: 66,346 countCzechia66,346Poland: 65,913 countPoland65,913Portugal: 56,737 countPortugal56,737Belgium: 50,645 countBelgium50,645Sweden: 47,163 countSweden47,163Finland: 42,202 countFinland42,202Hungary: 40,628 countHungary40,628Netherlands: 32,499 countNetherlands32,499Denmark: 30,932 countDenmark30,932Romania: 26,339 countRomania26,339Lithuania: 24,192 countLithuania24,192Bulgaria: 23,959 countBulgaria23,959Austria: 21,885 countAustria21,885Slovakia: 17,411 countSlovakia17,411Ireland: 17,101 countIreland17,101Latvia: 12,561 countLatvia12,561Greece: 11,814 countGreece11,814Estonia: 11,697 countEstonia11,697Croatia: 5,754 countCroatia5,754Luxembourg: 4,793 countLuxembourg4,793Slovenia: 4,364 countSlovenia4,364Malta: 3,290 countMalta3,290Cyprus: 1,415 countCyprus1,415
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
count		Change on 2020
1France Series break263,328+14.1%
2Italy Series break224,053+1.5%
3Germany Series break199,991+26.9%
4Spain Series break193,866+6.9%
5Czechia Series break66,346+20.6%
6Poland Series break65,913+7%
7Portugal Series break56,737+9.2%
8Belgium Series break50,645+2.9%
9Sweden Series break47,163+4.6%
10Finland Series break42,202+31.8%
11Hungary Series break40,628+13.3%
12Netherlands Series break32,499+2.8%
13Denmark Series break30,932+2.1%
14Romania Series break26,339+34.1%
15Lithuania Series break24,192+6.3%
16Bulgaria Series break23,959-1.5%
17Austria Series break21,885+21%
18Slovakia Series break17,411+4.2%
19Ireland Series break17,101+9.6%
20Latvia Series break12,561-4.5%
21Greece Series break11,814+12.8%
22Estonia Series break11,697+59.2%
23Croatia Series break5,754+11.1%
24Luxembourg Series break4,793+15.2%
25Slovenia Series break4,364+5.5%
26Malta Series break3,290+33.7%
27Cyprus Series break1,415+4.5%

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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.

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by enterprises in real estate activities, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in real estate activities, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-real-estate/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by enterprises in real estate activities, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-real-estate/eu-countries?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in real estate activities, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-real-estate/eu-countries?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

France, with 263,328 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with 1,415 in 2021.

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, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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