Municipalities in Álava province by active companies

Vitoria-Gasteiz had the highest active companies of 51 municipalities in 2021, at 13,765. Kripan had the lowest, at 5. The median was 61 and the figure for Álava province was 18,628. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest13,765Vitoria-Gasteiz

Lowest5Kripan

Median6151 municipalities

Álava province18,628History

All municipalities, 2021

count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2021 count	Change on 2020
1	Vitoria-Gasteiz	13,765	-1.3%
2	Laudio/Llodio	826	-3.4%
3	Amurrio	596	-0.8%
4	Laguardia	253	-1.9%
5	Oyón-Oion	250	-1.6%
6	Agurain/Salvatierra	222	-4.7%
7	Legutio	211	-4.5%
8	Iruña Oka/Iruña de Oca	209	+1.5%
9	Alegría-Dulantzi	169	+9%
10	Ayala/Aiara	162	+1.9%
11	Zuia	152	-4.4%
12	Zigoitia	129	+1.6%
13	Labastida/Bastida	111	+0.9%
14	Artziniega	107	+2.9%
15	Asparrena	85	+3.7%
16	Urkabustaiz	79	+12.9%
17	Lapuebla de Labarca	74	0%
17	Okondo	74	+1.4%
19	Lanciego/Lantziego	71	+1.4%
20	Barrundia	66	+11.9%
20	Elciego	66	+4.8%
20	Lantarón	66	-1.5%
20	Valdegovía/Gaubea	66	-4.3%
24	Arratzua-Ubarrundia	64	-5.9%
25	Ribera Baja/Erriberabeitia	62	+6.9%
26	Campezo/Kanpezu	61	+8.9%
27	Erriberagoitia/Ribera Alta	60	-1.6%
28	Aramaio	46	0%
29	Arraia-Maeztu	45	+15.4%
29	Villabuena de Álava/Eskuernaga	45	-8.2%
31	Berantevilla	42	-6.7%
32	Elburgo/Burgelu	37	-7.5%
33	Baños de Ebro/Mañueta	36	-5.3%
34	Iruraiz-Gauna	34	+3%
35	Bernedo	27	+3.8%
35	San Millán/Donemiliaga	27	-18.2%
37	Samaniego	25	-10.7%
38	Elvillar/Bilar	23	-11.5%
38	Zambrana	23	-4.2%
40	Navaridas	19	0%
41	Kuartango	18	-10%
41	Peñacerrada-Urizaharra	18	0%
43	Moreda de Álava/Moreda Araba	16	0%
44	Añana	14	0%
44	Yécora/Iekora	14	0%
46	Armiñón	12	-20%
46	Harana/Valle de Arana	12	+20%
46	Leza	12	-14.3%
46	Zalduondo	12	-7.7%
50	Lagrán	10	-9.1%
51	Kripan	5	0%

Other periods

About this ranking

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

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the municipalities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (2026). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721) (Municipalities in Álava province by active companies, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721

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Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Álava province by active companies, 2021. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/alava-province-municipalities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2026. Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Municipalities in Álava province by active companies, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/alava-province-municipalities?period=2021.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Álava province by active companies, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/alava-province-municipalities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_alava_province_2021,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Álava province by active companies, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/alava-province-municipalities?period=2021. Publisher attribution: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Vitoria-Gasteiz, with 13,765 in 2021, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Kripan, with 5 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.