Municipalities in Álava province by active companies

Vitoria-Gasteiz had the highest active companies of 51 municipalities in 2022, at 13,846. Kripan had the lowest, at 6. The median was 60 and the figure for Álava province was 18,771. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest13,846Vitoria-Gasteiz

Lowest6Kripan

Median6051 municipalities

Álava province18,771History

All municipalities, 2022

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	Vitoria-Gasteiz	13,846	+0.6%
2	Laudio/Llodio	823	-0.4%
3	Amurrio	601	+0.8%
4	Oyón-Oion	267	+6.8%
5	Laguardia	259	+2.4%
6	Agurain/Salvatierra	227	+2.3%
7	Iruña Oka/Iruña de Oca	220	+5.3%
8	Legutio	214	+1.4%
9	Ayala/Aiara	163	+0.6%
10	Zuia	161	+5.9%
11	Alegría-Dulantzi	154	-8.9%
12	Zigoitia	134	+3.9%
13	Labastida/Bastida	109	-1.8%
14	Artziniega	105	-1.9%
15	Urkabustaiz	88	+11.4%
16	Okondo	78	+5.4%
17	Asparrena	77	-9.4%
18	Elciego	74	+12.1%
18	Lanciego/Lantziego	74	+4.2%
20	Lapuebla de Labarca	73	-1.4%
21	Valdegovía/Gaubea	68	+3%
22	Barrundia	67	+1.5%
23	Ribera Baja/Erriberabeitia	65	+4.8%
24	Lantarón	64	-3%
25	Arratzua-Ubarrundia	62	-3.1%
26	Campezo/Kanpezu	60	-1.6%
27	Erriberagoitia/Ribera Alta	55	-8.3%
28	Arraia-Maeztu	46	+2.2%
29	Aramaio	43	-6.5%
29	Villabuena de Álava/Eskuernaga	43	-4.4%
31	Berantevilla	42	0%
32	Elburgo/Burgelu	38	+2.7%
32	Iruraiz-Gauna	38	+11.8%
34	Baños de Ebro/Mañueta	35	-2.8%
35	Bernedo	32	+18.5%
36	San Millán/Donemiliaga	30	+11.1%
37	Samaniego	25	0%
38	Zambrana	23	0%
39	Elvillar/Bilar	22	-4.3%
39	Navaridas	22	+15.8%
41	Kuartango	18	0%
41	Peñacerrada-Urizaharra	18	0%
43	Añana	16	+14.3%
44	Moreda de Álava/Moreda Araba	15	-6.3%
45	Yécora/Iekora	13	-7.1%
46	Armiñón	12	0%
46	Lagrán	12	+20%
46	Zalduondo	12	0%
49	Harana/Valle de Arana	11	-8.3%
49	Leza	11	-8.3%
51	Kripan	6	+20%

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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Álava province by active companies, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/alava-province-municipalities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Álava province by active companies, 2022}},
  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=2022. 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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Questions

Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Vitoria-Gasteiz, with 13,846 in 2022, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Kripan, with 6 in 2022.

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.