Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by local units in real estate activities

Oberbayern had the highest local units in real estate activities of 38 regions in 2021, at 17,646. Trier had the lowest, at 1,129. The median was 4,658 and the figure for Germany was 215,388. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest17,646Oberbayern

Lowest1,129Trier

Median4,65838 regions

Germany215,388History

All regions, 2021

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

Rank	Regions	2021 count
1	Oberbayern	17,646
2	Düsseldorf	15,454
3	Berlin	12,204
4	Köln	11,900
5	Darmstadt	11,623
6	Stuttgart	10,162
7	Arnsberg	8,915
8	Schleswig-Holstein	7,854
9	Weser-Ems	7,359
10	Karlsruhe	7,127
11	Münster	6,700
12	Hamburg	6,548
13	Schwaben	5,953
14	Freiburg	5,824
15	Detmold	5,681
16	Hannover	5,293
17	Mittelfranken	5,248
18	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	4,781
19	Tübingen	4,740
20	Brandenburg	4,576
21	Lüneburg	3,859
22	Niederbayern	3,711
23	Unterfranken	3,639
24	Thüringen	3,244
25	Braunschweig	3,211
26	Koblenz	3,201
27	Oberpfalz	2,958
28	Dresden	2,915
29	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	2,863
30	Sachsen-Anhalt	2,846
31	Oberfranken	2,662
32	Kassel	2,469
33	Chemnitz	2,411
34	Leipzig	2,394
35	Saarland	2,215
36	Gießen	2,112
37	Bremen	1,961
38	Trier	1,129

Other periods

2024
2023
2022
2021

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 regions 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) (Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) 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), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) 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/germany-regions?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) 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/germany-regions?period=2021.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) 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/germany-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{eurostat_regions_of_germany_nuts_2021,
  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Local units by NUTS 2 region, Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L) (sbs\_r\_nuts2021): Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by local units in real estate activities, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-real-estate/germany-regions?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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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Which region has the highest local units in real estate activities?

Oberbayern, with 17,646 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest local units in real estate activities?

Trier, with 1,129 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.