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EU countries by local units in real estate activities

France had the highest local units in real estate activities of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 300,301. Cyprus had the lowest, at 1,467. The median was 31,645. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest300,301France
Lowest1,467Cyprus
Median31,64527 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 33,210 countBelgium: 51,376 countBulgaria: 26,926 countCyprus: 1,467 countCzechia: 67,829 countGermany: 215,388 countDenmark: 31,645 countEstonia: 12,297 countSpain: 214,651 countFinland: 41,949 countFrance: 300,301 countGreece: 13,063 countCroatia: 6,145 countHungary: 42,149 countIreland: 19,212 countItaly: 244,586 countLithuania: 24,925 countLuxembourg: 4,581 countLatvia: 13,178 countMalta: 3,290 countNetherlands: 38,070 countPoland: 69,591 countPortugal: 58,301 countRomania: 22,536 countSweden: 68,315 countSlovenia: 4,422 countSlovakia: 17,510 count
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count, 2021. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

France: 300,301 countFrance300,301Italy: 244,586 countItaly244,586Germany: 215,388 countGermany215,388Spain: 214,651 countSpain214,651Poland: 69,591 countPoland69,591Sweden: 68,315 countSweden68,315Czechia: 67,829 countCzechia67,829Portugal: 58,301 countPortugal58,301Belgium: 51,376 countBelgium51,376Hungary: 42,149 countHungary42,149Finland: 41,949 countFinland41,949Netherlands: 38,070 countNetherlands38,070Austria: 33,210 countAustria33,210Denmark: 31,645 countDenmark31,645Bulgaria: 26,926 countBulgaria26,926Lithuania: 24,925 countLithuania24,925Romania: 22,536 countRomania22,536Ireland: 19,212 countIreland19,212Slovakia: 17,510 countSlovakia17,510Latvia: 13,178 countLatvia13,178Greece: 13,063 countGreece13,063Estonia: 12,297 countEstonia12,297Croatia: 6,145 countCroatia6,145Luxembourg: 4,581 countLuxembourg4,581Slovenia: 4,422 countSlovenia4,422Malta: 3,290 countMalta3,290Cyprus: 1,467 countCyprus1,467France: 300,301 countFrance300,301Italy: 244,586 countItaly244,586Germany: 215,388 countGermany215,388Spain: 214,651 countSpain214,651Poland: 69,591 countPoland69,591Sweden: 68,315 countSweden68,315Czechia: 67,829 countCzechia67,829Portugal: 58,301 countPortugal58,301Belgium: 51,376 countBelgium51,376Hungary: 42,149 countHungary42,149Finland: 41,949 countFinland41,949Netherlands: 38,070 countNetherlands38,070Austria: 33,210 countAustria33,210Denmark: 31,645 countDenmark31,645Bulgaria: 26,926 countBulgaria26,926Lithuania: 24,925 countLithuania24,925Romania: 22,536 countRomania22,536Ireland: 19,212 countIreland19,212Slovakia: 17,510 countSlovakia17,510Latvia: 13,178 countLatvia13,178Greece: 13,063 countGreece13,063Estonia: 12,297 countEstonia12,297Croatia: 6,145 countCroatia6,145Luxembourg: 4,581 countLuxembourg4,581Slovenia: 4,422 countSlovenia4,422Malta: 3,290 countMalta3,290Cyprus: 1,467 countCyprus1,467
count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
count
1France Series break300,301
2Italy244,586
3Germany215,388
4Spain214,651
5Poland69,591
6Sweden68,315
7Czechia Series break67,829
8Portugal Series break58,301
9Belgium51,376
10Hungary42,149
11Finland Series break41,949
12Netherlands38,070
13Austria Series break33,210
14Denmark31,645
15Bulgaria26,926
16Lithuania24,925
17Romania22,536
18Ireland19,212
19Slovakia17,510
20Latvia13,178
21Greece13,063
22Estonia12,297
23Croatia6,145
24Luxembourg4,581
25Slovenia4,422
26Malta3,290
27Cyprus1,467

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About this ranking

Number of local units of enterprises in real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L). A local unit is an enterprise, or part of one, at a geographically identified place, such as a factory, shop, office or warehouse. Eurostat structural business statistics by region.

Eurostat structural business statistics by region (sbs_r_nuts2021), from 2021. Counted where each unit is located, so an enterprise with shops in several regions counts once in each. Countries and NUTS 2 regions. Eurostat publishes 2021 on NUTS 2021 codes and later years on NUTS 2024 codes, so regions created in 2024 (in Portugal and the Netherlands) start in 2022. Some countries publish estimates, flagged as such.

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. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L) (sbs_r_nuts2021). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Local units by NUTS 2 region, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (EU countries by local units in real estate activities, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table

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Local units by NUTS 2 region, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU countries by local units in real estate activities, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-real-estate/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L) (sbs_r_nuts2021). EU countries by local units in real estate activities, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-real-estate/eu-countries?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU countries by local units in real estate activities, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-real-estate/eu-countries?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest local units in real estate activities?

France, with 300,301 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest local units in real estate activities?

Cyprus, with 1,467 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, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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