Municipalities in Alicante province by active companies

Alacant/Alicante had the highest active companies of 136 municipalities in 2022, at 27,388. Balones had the lowest, at 4. The median was 224 and the figure for Alicante province was 147,286. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest27,388Alacant/Alicante

Lowest4Balones

Median224136 municipalities

Alicante province147,286History

Top 40 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	Alacant/Alicante	27,388	+1.5%
2	Elx/Elche	17,877	+1%
3	Torrevieja	6,377	+2.9%
4	Orihuela	6,053	+1.1%
5	Benidorm	5,684	+3.5%
6	Dénia	4,777	+2.4%
7	Elda	3,958	+0.9%
8	Alcoi/Alcoy	3,904	-0.2%
9	Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig	3,732	+1.9%
10	Xàbia/Jávea	3,306	+3.1%
11	Altea	2,486	+4.3%
12	Petrer	2,462	+2.4%
13	Santa Pola	2,441	+4.9%
14	el Campello	2,308	+2.5%
15	Villena	2,269	+1.2%
16	Calp	2,180	+3.7%
17	la Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa	2,155	+2.7%
18	Crevillent	2,107	+1%
19	Sant Joan d'Alacant	2,106	+2.1%
20	l'Alfàs del Pi	1,968	+1.7%
21	Ibi	1,907	+2.1%
22	Mutxamel	1,860	+1.6%
23	Novelda	1,710	+0.9%
24	la Nucia	1,527	+2.9%
25	Teulada	1,504	+1%
26	Aspe	1,472	+2.4%
27	Almoradí	1,471	+0.2%
28	Pilar de la Horadada	1,428	+4.8%
29	Benissa	1,358	+5.6%
30	Guardamar del Segura	1,279	+1.3%
31	Callosa de Segura	1,062	+0.5%
32	Rojales	1,059	+1.9%
33	Cocentaina	1,001	+1.4%
34	Castalla	847	-0.8%
35	Pego	843	+1.2%
36	Albatera	837	-1.2%
37	Muro de Alcoy	805	-1.2%
38	Pedreguer	755	+2.7%
39	Cox	740	+1.1%
40	Finestrat	736	+11.3%
41	Monòver/Monóvar	730	+1.1%
42	Ondara	701	+0.9%
43	Catral	651	+5%
44	Onil	602	+2.9%
45	Callosa d'en Sarrià	589	+2.4%
46	Sax	580	+1.9%
47	el Pinós/Pinoso	579	+1.8%
48	Monforte del Cid	553	+0.5%
49	Dolores	552	-0.2%
50	Gata de Gorgos	549	+0.4%
51	Banyeres de Mariola	545	+1.1%
52	San Miguel de Salinas	542	+5.2%
53	Bigastro	526	+0.6%
54	San Fulgencio	506	+4.5%
55	Redován	480	-4.6%
56	Los Montesinos	445	+2.8%
57	Xixona/Jijona	433	0%
58	el Poble Nou de Benitatxell/Benitachell	414	+6.4%
59	el Verger	413	+4%
60	Polop	403	+1.5%
61	Benejúzar	367	+2.5%
62	Agost	338	+1.2%
63	Biar	321	+6.6%
64	Formentera del Segura	289	+10.3%
65	Xaló	288	+0.3%
66	Benijófar	276	+5.7%
67	Rafal	274	-3.2%
68	Algorfa	236	-2.5%
69	Granja de Rocamora	212	+2.9%
70	Busot	208	+6.1%
71	Beniarbeig	200	+7%
72	els Poblets	191	0%
73	Orba	188	+1.1%
74	Jacarilla	183	-1.1%
75	San Isidro	177	+1.1%
76	la Romana	162	+3.2%
77	el Fondó de les Neus/Hondón de las Nieves	150	+3.4%
78	Beneixama	123	-2.4%
79	Daya Nueva	122	-0.8%
80	Benferri	112	-0.9%
81	Alcalalí	103	+1%
82	Salinas	102	+2%
83	Benidoleig	96	+6.7%
84	Parcent	94	+8%
85	Tibi	92	-7.1%
86	Cañada	90	-1.1%
87	Llíber	89	+11.3%
88	Algueña	82	-2.4%
89	Aigües	73	+2.8%
90	Beniarrés	71	-2.7%
91	Hondón de los Frailes	67	+3.1%
91	la Vall de Laguar	67	+15.5%
93	Relleu	62	+5.1%
94	Benimantell	61	+8.9%
95	l'Alqueria d'Asnar	58	+1.8%
96	Senija	53	-3.6%
97	el Ràfol d'Almúnia	52	+4%
98	Sanet y Negrals	51	+2%
99	Orxeta	47	+14.6%
100	Planes	45	+18.4%
101	el Castell de Guadalest	44	+7.3%
102	Benilloba	43	-6.5%
102	Daya Vieja	43	0%
104	Sella	42	0%
104	Tàrbena	42	0%
106	Benigembla	41	0%
107	la Torre de les Maçanes/Torremanzanas	40	+17.6%
108	Benimeli	39	-7.1%
108	l'Atzúbia	39	-2.5%
110	Agres	38	+2.7%
110	Gaianes	38	-7.3%
112	Benimarfull	34	+13.3%
112	la Vall de Gallinera	34	-2.9%
114	l'Orxa/Lorcha	33	+6.5%
115	Alfafara	30	0%
116	Castell de Castells	25	-3.8%
116	Sagra	25	-3.8%
118	el Camp de Mirra/Campo de Mirra	22	0%
119	Murla	21	+10.5%
120	Alcosser	19	-5%
121	Beniardà	18	+28.6%
121	Bolulla	18	-10%
123	la Vall d'Ebo	17	-10.5%
124	Gorga	16	-5.9%
124	Penàguila	16	-5.9%
126	Tormos	15	-6.3%
127	Benifato	12	0%
128	Confrides	11	-15.4%
129	Alcoleja	10	0%
130	Benasau	9	0%
131	Fageca	8	+60%
131	la Vall d'Alcalà	8	+60%
133	Millena	6	0%
133	Quatretondeta	6	-14.3%
135	Almudaina	4	0%
135	Balones	4	n/a

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. 3 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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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Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (2026). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721) (Municipalities in Alicante province by active companies, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721

MLA 9

Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Alicante 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/alicante-province-municipalities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2026. Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Municipalities in Alicante 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/alicante-province-municipalities?period=2022.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Alicante 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/alicante-province-municipalities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_alicante_province_2022,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Alicante 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/alicante-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.},
}

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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Alacant/Alicante, with 27,388 in 2022, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Balones, with 4 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. 3 municipalities have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.