Data / Active companies / Catalonia

Active companies in Catalonia

Active companies in Catalonia was 610,062 in 2025, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 19 autonomous communities in 2025.

2025, count610,062
Change on 2024+1.2%
Rank1st of 19Autonomous communities of Spain ranked
Series high634,2232022
Series low494,1532001

Active companies in Catalonia, 2001 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

450K500K550K600K650K20012005200920132017202120252001: 494,153 count2002: 515,173 count2003: 525,557 count2004: 543,719 count2005: 567,019 count2006: 578,340 count2007: 612,404 count2008: 626,020 count2009: 619,624 count2010: 609,670 count2011: 601,801 count2012: 592,192 count2013: 580,804 count2014: 576,565 count2015: 584,369 count2016: 596,196 count2017: 608,981 count2018: 618,366 count2019: 620,031 count2020: 629,876 count2021: 622,967 count2022: 634,223 count2023: 591,734 count2024: 602,706 count2025: 610,062 count
count. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
All 25 values
Periodcount
2025610,062
2024602,706
2023591,734
2022634,223
2021622,967
2020629,876
2019620,031
2018618,366
2017608,981
2016596,196
2015584,369
2014576,565
2013580,804
2012592,192
2011601,801
2010609,670
2009619,624
2008626,020
2007612,404
2006578,340
2005567,019
2004543,719
2003525,557
2002515,173
2001494,153

Compared with Spain

Place2025
Catalonia610,062
Spain3,310,824

Rankings

Definition

Active companies on 1 January (INE Central Business Directory, DIRCE).

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por provincia (tabla 302). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=302. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

What is the latest active companies in Catalonia? Cite the source.
get_value {"indicator":"active_companies","place":"es-ccaa-09"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=active_companies&place=es-ccaa-09

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

What is the active companies in Catalonia?

Active companies in Catalonia was 610,062 in 2025, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 19 autonomous communities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por provincia (tabla 302). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest active companies in Catalonia?

634,223 in 2022, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

More statistics for Catalonia

All statistics for Catalonia