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EU countries by persons employed in real estate activities

Germany had the highest persons employed in real estate activities of 27 EU countries in 2019, at 573,150. Cyprus had the lowest, at 3,015. The median was 50,609 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 2.53 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest573,150Germany
Lowest3,015Cyprus
Median50,60927 EU countries
European Union (27)2,528,582History

Map of EU countries, 2019

Austria: 51,251 personsBelgium: 80,683 personsBulgaria: 39,664 personsCyprus: 3,015 personsCzechia: 60,462 personsGermany: 573,150 personsDenmark: 60,626 personsEstonia: 12,456 personsSpain: 283,644 personsFinland: 26,448 personsFrance: 287,500 personsGreece: 21,463 personsCroatia: 11,328 personsHungary: 77,185 personsIreland: 32,870 personsItaly: 305,111 personsLithuania: 32,324 personsLuxembourg: 5,084 personsLatvia: 30,250 personsMalta: 3,115 personsNetherlands: 77,873 personsPoland: 191,905 personsPortugal: 78,191 personsRomania: 50,609 personsSweden: 91,990 personsSlovenia: 6,145 personsSlovakia: 34,144 persons
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persons, 2019. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), persons employed, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2019

Germany: 573,150 personsGermany573,150Italy: 305,111 personsItaly305,111France: 287,500 personsFrance287,500Spain: 283,644 personsSpain283,644Poland: 191,905 personsPoland191,905Sweden: 91,990 personsSweden91,990Belgium: 80,683 personsBelgium80,683Portugal: 78,191 personsPortugal78,191Netherlands: 77,873 personsNetherlands77,873Hungary: 77,185 personsHungary77,185Denmark: 60,626 personsDenmark60,626Czechia: 60,462 personsCzechia60,462Austria: 51,251 personsAustria51,251Romania: 50,609 personsRomania50,609Bulgaria: 39,664 personsBulgaria39,664Slovakia: 34,144 personsSlovakia34,144Ireland: 32,870 personsIreland32,870Lithuania: 32,324 personsLithuania32,324Latvia: 30,250 personsLatvia30,250Finland: 26,448 personsFinland26,448Greece: 21,463 personsGreece21,463Estonia: 12,456 personsEstonia12,456Croatia: 11,328 personsCroatia11,328Slovenia: 6,145 personsSlovenia6,145Luxembourg: 5,084 personsLuxembourg5,084Malta: 3,115 personsMalta3,115Cyprus: 3,015 personsCyprus3,015Germany: 573,150 personsGermany573,150Italy: 305,111 personsItaly305,111France: 287,500 personsFrance287,500Spain: 283,644 personsSpain283,644Poland: 191,905 personsPoland191,905Sweden: 91,990 personsSweden91,990Belgium: 80,683 personsBelgium80,683Portugal: 78,191 personsPortugal78,191Netherlands: 77,873 personsNetherlands77,873Hungary: 77,185 personsHungary77,185Denmark: 60,626 personsDenmark60,626Czechia: 60,462 personsCzechia60,462Austria: 51,251 personsAustria51,251Romania: 50,609 personsRomania50,609Bulgaria: 39,664 personsBulgaria39,664Slovakia: 34,144 personsSlovakia34,144Ireland: 32,870 personsIreland32,870Lithuania: 32,324 personsLithuania32,324Latvia: 30,250 personsLatvia30,250Finland: 26,448 personsFinland26,448Greece: 21,463 personsGreece21,463Estonia: 12,456 personsEstonia12,456Croatia: 11,328 personsCroatia11,328Slovenia: 6,145 personsSlovenia6,145Luxembourg: 5,084 personsLuxembourg5,084Malta: 3,115 personsMalta3,115Cyprus: 3,015 personsCyprus3,015
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), persons employed, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2019
persons		Change on 2018
1Germany573,150+4.1%
2Italy305,111+4%
3France287,500-5.5%
4Spain283,644+6.2%
5Poland191,905+1.9%
6Sweden91,990+3.3%
7Belgium80,683+4.9%
8Portugal78,191+8.9%
9Netherlands77,873+3.7%
10Hungary77,185+4.2%
11Denmark60,626-0.9%
12Czechia60,462+2.2%
13Austria51,251+3.1%
14Romania50,609+2.7%
15Bulgaria39,664+1.5%
16Slovakia34,144-1.2%
17Ireland32,870+12.5%
18Lithuania32,324+13.5%
19Latvia30,250-5.5%
20Finland26,448+0.6%
21Greece21,463+13.8%
22Estonia12,456-2.5%
23Croatia Series break11,328-7.7%
24Slovenia6,145+3.3%
25Luxembourg5,084+4.5%
26Malta3,115+3.3%
27Cyprus3,015+10.1%

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About this ranking

Number of persons who work in enterprises of real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L): employees plus working proprietors, partners working regularly in the enterprise and unpaid family workers. A head count, not full-time equivalents. Eurostat structural business statistics.

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.

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Eurostat. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), persons employed, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2024). Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), persons employed, number (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by persons employed in real estate activities, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table

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Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), persons employed, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by persons employed in real estate activities, 2019. Eurostat, European Commission, 1 Mar. 2024, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/persons-employed-real-estate/eu-countries?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2024. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), persons employed, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). EU countries by persons employed in real estate activities, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/persons-employed-real-estate/eu-countries?period=2019.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2024) Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), persons employed, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by persons employed in real estate activities, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/persons-employed-real-estate/eu-countries?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest persons employed in real estate activities?

Germany, with 573,150 in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest persons employed in real estate activities?

Cyprus, with 3,015 in 2019.

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 (2005 to 2020), Real estate activities (NACE Rev. 2 section L), persons employed, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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