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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 2023, at 280,103. Cyprus had the lowest, at 1,736. The median was 34,438 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.59 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest280,103France
Lowest1,736Cyprus
Median34,43827 EU countries
European Union (27)1,589,171History

Map of EU countries, 2023

Austria: 24,233 countBelgium: 55,737 countBulgaria: 26,451 countCyprus: 1,736 countCzechia: 69,623 countGermany: 177,669 countDenmark: 39,139 countEstonia: 14,968 countSpain: 219,345 countFinland: 43,284 countFrance: 280,103 countGreece: 16,117 countCroatia: 6,691 countHungary: 39,390 countIreland: 19,036 countItaly: 227,527 countLithuania: 34,992 countLuxembourg: 4,676 countLatvia: 12,282 countMalta: 3,670 countNetherlands: 34,438 countPoland: 68,540 countPortugal: 64,794 countRomania: 29,013 countSweden: 51,412 countSlovenia: 5,097 countSlovakia: 19,208 count
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  • 68K and over
count, 2023. 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, 2023

France: 280,103 countFrance280,103Italy: 227,527 countItaly227,527Spain: 219,345 countSpain219,345Germany: 177,669 countGermany177,669Czechia: 69,623 countCzechia69,623Poland: 68,540 countPoland68,540Portugal: 64,794 countPortugal64,794Belgium: 55,737 countBelgium55,737Sweden: 51,412 countSweden51,412Finland: 43,284 countFinland43,284Hungary: 39,390 countHungary39,390Denmark: 39,139 countDenmark39,139Lithuania: 34,992 countLithuania34,992Netherlands: 34,438 countNetherlands34,438Romania: 29,013 countRomania29,013Bulgaria: 26,451 countBulgaria26,451Austria: 24,233 countAustria24,233Slovakia: 19,208 countSlovakia19,208Ireland: 19,036 countIreland19,036Greece: 16,117 countGreece16,117Estonia: 14,968 countEstonia14,968Latvia: 12,282 countLatvia12,282Croatia: 6,691 countCroatia6,691Slovenia: 5,097 countSlovenia5,097Luxembourg: 4,676 countLuxembourg4,676Malta: 3,670 countMalta3,670Cyprus: 1,736 countCyprus1,736France: 280,103 countFrance280,103Italy: 227,527 countItaly227,527Spain: 219,345 countSpain219,345Germany: 177,669 countGermany177,669Czechia: 69,623 countCzechia69,623Poland: 68,540 countPoland68,540Portugal: 64,794 countPortugal64,794Belgium: 55,737 countBelgium55,737Sweden: 51,412 countSweden51,412Finland: 43,284 countFinland43,284Hungary: 39,390 countHungary39,390Denmark: 39,139 countDenmark39,139Lithuania: 34,992 countLithuania34,992Netherlands: 34,438 countNetherlands34,438Romania: 29,013 countRomania29,013Bulgaria: 26,451 countBulgaria26,451Austria: 24,233 countAustria24,233Slovakia: 19,208 countSlovakia19,208Ireland: 19,036 countIreland19,036Greece: 16,117 countGreece16,117Estonia: 14,968 countEstonia14,968Latvia: 12,282 countLatvia12,282Croatia: 6,691 countCroatia6,691Slovenia: 5,097 countSlovenia5,097Luxembourg: 4,676 countLuxembourg4,676Malta: 3,670 countMalta3,670Cyprus: 1,736 countCyprus1,736
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 countries2023
count		Change on 2022
1France280,103+0.3%
2Italy227,527+0.5%
3Spain219,345+5.5%
4Germany177,669-4.3%
5Czechia69,623+0.7%
6Poland68,540+3%
7Portugal64,794+5.3%
8Belgium55,737+1.5%
9Sweden51,412+0.7%
10Finland43,284+1%
11Hungary39,390-2.1%
12Denmark39,139+1.6%
13Lithuania34,992+17.5%
14Netherlands34,438-0.5%
15Romania29,013+6%
16Bulgaria26,451+4.5%
17Austria24,233+4.7%
18Slovakia19,208+4%
19Ireland19,036+4.1%
20Greece16,117+13%
21Estonia14,968+12.1%
22Latvia12,282-3.2%
23Croatia6,691+7.5%
24Slovenia5,097+6.5%
25Luxembourg4,676+0.2%
26Malta3,670+8.8%
27Cyprus1,736+10.2%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

France, with 280,103 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with 1,736 in 2023.

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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