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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 2023, at 321,863. Cyprus had the lowest, at 1,785. The median was 37,369. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest321,863France
Lowest1,785Cyprus
Median37,36927 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2023

Austria: 37,369 countBelgium: 55,897 countBulgaria: 29,469 countCyprus: 1,785 countCzechia: 71,305 countGermany: 218,595 countDenmark: 40,089 countEstonia: 15,694 countSpain: 255,531 countFinland: 43,408 countFrance: 321,863 countGreece: 17,691 countCroatia: 7,103 countHungary: 41,016 countIreland: 30,081 countItaly: 251,089 countLithuania: 35,825 countLuxembourg: 4,938 countLatvia: 12,900 countMalta: 3,670 countNetherlands: 39,978 countPoland: 72,364 countPortugal: 66,244 countRomania: 24,548 countSweden: 82,472 countSlovenia: 5,148 countSlovakia: 19,349 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

France: 321,863 countFrance321,863Spain: 255,531 countSpain255,531Italy: 251,089 countItaly251,089Germany: 218,595 countGermany218,595Sweden: 82,472 countSweden82,472Poland: 72,364 countPoland72,364Czechia: 71,305 countCzechia71,305Portugal: 66,244 countPortugal66,244Belgium: 55,897 countBelgium55,897Finland: 43,408 countFinland43,408Hungary: 41,016 countHungary41,016Denmark: 40,089 countDenmark40,089Netherlands: 39,978 countNetherlands39,978Austria: 37,369 countAustria37,369Lithuania: 35,825 countLithuania35,825Ireland: 30,081 countIreland30,081Bulgaria: 29,469 countBulgaria29,469Romania: 24,548 countRomania24,548Slovakia: 19,349 countSlovakia19,349Greece: 17,691 countGreece17,691Estonia: 15,694 countEstonia15,694Latvia: 12,900 countLatvia12,900Croatia: 7,103 countCroatia7,103Slovenia: 5,148 countSlovenia5,148Luxembourg: 4,938 countLuxembourg4,938Malta: 3,670 countMalta3,670Cyprus: 1,785 countCyprus1,785France: 321,863 countFrance321,863Spain: 255,531 countSpain255,531Italy: 251,089 countItaly251,089Germany: 218,595 countGermany218,595Sweden: 82,472 countSweden82,472Poland: 72,364 countPoland72,364Czechia: 71,305 countCzechia71,305Portugal: 66,244 countPortugal66,244Belgium: 55,897 countBelgium55,897Finland: 43,408 countFinland43,408Hungary: 41,016 countHungary41,016Denmark: 40,089 countDenmark40,089Netherlands: 39,978 countNetherlands39,978Austria: 37,369 countAustria37,369Lithuania: 35,825 countLithuania35,825Ireland: 30,081 countIreland30,081Bulgaria: 29,469 countBulgaria29,469Romania: 24,548 countRomania24,548Slovakia: 19,349 countSlovakia19,349Greece: 17,691 countGreece17,691Estonia: 15,694 countEstonia15,694Latvia: 12,900 countLatvia12,900Croatia: 7,103 countCroatia7,103Slovenia: 5,148 countSlovenia5,148Luxembourg: 4,938 countLuxembourg4,938Malta: 3,670 countMalta3,670Cyprus: 1,785 countCyprus1,785
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 countries2023
count		Change on 2022
1France321,863+1%
2Spain255,531+9.1%
3Italy251,089+1.1%
4Germany218,595+1%
5Sweden82,472+4%
6Poland72,364+2.9%
7Czechia71,305+1%
8Portugal66,244+5.2%
9Belgium55,897+0.1%
10Finland43,408+0.3%
11Hungary41,016-1.8%
12Denmark40,089+1.8%
13Netherlands39,978-0.6%
14Austria37,369+4.5%
15Lithuania35,825+16.9%
16Ireland30,081+68.8%
17Bulgaria29,469+4%
18Romania24,548+5.7%
19Slovakia19,349+4%
20Greece17,691+13.3%
21Estonia15,694+10.6%
22Latvia12,900-3.3%
23Croatia7,103+6.4%
24Slovenia5,148+7.1%
25Luxembourg4,938+1%
26Malta3,670+8.8%
27Cyprus1,785+7.7%

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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.

How to cite

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

Harvard

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

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

France, with 321,863 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with 1,785 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, 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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