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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 2022, at 279,278. Cyprus had the lowest, at 1,575. The median was 29,782 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.56 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest279,278France
Lowest1,575Cyprus
Median29,78227 EU countries
European Union (27)1,561,900History

Map of EU countries, 2022

Austria: 23,145 countBelgium: 54,940 countBulgaria: 25,309 countCyprus: 1,575 countCzechia: 69,105 countGermany: 185,567 countDenmark: 38,530 countEstonia: 13,355 countSpain: 207,993 countFinland: 42,862 countFrance: 279,278 countGreece: 14,265 countCroatia: 6,225 countHungary: 40,239 countIreland: 18,295 countItaly: 226,351 countLithuania: 29,782 countLuxembourg: 4,668 countLatvia: 12,694 countMalta: 3,373 countNetherlands: 34,604 countPoland: 66,526 countPortugal: 61,546 countRomania: 27,383 countSweden: 51,033 countSlovenia: 4,784 countSlovakia: 18,473 count
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  • 66K and over
count, 2022. 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, 2022

France: 279,278 countFrance279,278Italy: 226,351 countItaly226,351Spain: 207,993 countSpain207,993Germany: 185,567 countGermany185,567Czechia: 69,105 countCzechia69,105Poland: 66,526 countPoland66,526Portugal: 61,546 countPortugal61,546Belgium: 54,940 countBelgium54,940Sweden: 51,033 countSweden51,033Finland: 42,862 countFinland42,862Hungary: 40,239 countHungary40,239Denmark: 38,530 countDenmark38,530Netherlands: 34,604 countNetherlands34,604Lithuania: 29,782 countLithuania29,782Romania: 27,383 countRomania27,383Bulgaria: 25,309 countBulgaria25,309Austria: 23,145 countAustria23,145Slovakia: 18,473 countSlovakia18,473Ireland: 18,295 countIreland18,295Greece: 14,265 countGreece14,265Estonia: 13,355 countEstonia13,355Latvia: 12,694 countLatvia12,694Croatia: 6,225 countCroatia6,225Slovenia: 4,784 countSlovenia4,784Luxembourg: 4,668 countLuxembourg4,668Malta: 3,373 countMalta3,373Cyprus: 1,575 countCyprus1,575France: 279,278 countFrance279,278Italy: 226,351 countItaly226,351Spain: 207,993 countSpain207,993Germany: 185,567 countGermany185,567Czechia: 69,105 countCzechia69,105Poland: 66,526 countPoland66,526Portugal: 61,546 countPortugal61,546Belgium: 54,940 countBelgium54,940Sweden: 51,033 countSweden51,033Finland: 42,862 countFinland42,862Hungary: 40,239 countHungary40,239Denmark: 38,530 countDenmark38,530Netherlands: 34,604 countNetherlands34,604Lithuania: 29,782 countLithuania29,782Romania: 27,383 countRomania27,383Bulgaria: 25,309 countBulgaria25,309Austria: 23,145 countAustria23,145Slovakia: 18,473 countSlovakia18,473Ireland: 18,295 countIreland18,295Greece: 14,265 countGreece14,265Estonia: 13,355 countEstonia13,355Latvia: 12,694 countLatvia12,694Croatia: 6,225 countCroatia6,225Slovenia: 4,784 countSlovenia4,784Luxembourg: 4,668 countLuxembourg4,668Malta: 3,373 countMalta3,373Cyprus: 1,575 countCyprus1,575
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 countries2022
count		Change on 2021
1France279,278+6.1%
2Italy226,351+1%
3Spain207,993+7.3%
4Germany185,567-7.2%
5Czechia69,105+4.2%
6Poland66,526+0.9%
7Portugal61,546+8.5%
8Belgium54,940+8.5%
9Sweden51,033+8.2%
10Finland42,862+1.6%
11Hungary40,239-1%
12Denmark38,530+24.6%
13Netherlands34,604+6.5%
14Lithuania29,782+23.1%
15Romania27,383+4%
16Bulgaria25,309+5.6%
17Austria23,145+5.8%
18Slovakia18,473+6.1%
19Ireland18,295+7%
20Greece14,265+20.7%
21Estonia13,355+14.2%
22Latvia12,694+1.1%
23Croatia6,225+8.2%
24Slovenia4,784+9.6%
25Luxembourg4,668-2.6%
26Malta3,373+2.5%
27Cyprus1,575+11.3%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

France, with 279,278 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with 1,575 in 2022.

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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