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Municipalities in Almería province by active companies

Almería had the highest active companies of 95 municipalities in 2016, at 11,848. Velefique had the lowest, at 4. The median was 62 and the figure for Almería province was 41,212. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Highest11,848Almería
Lowest4Velefique
Median6295 municipalities
Almería province41,212History

Top 40 municipalities, 2016

Almería: 11,848 countAlmería11,848Roquetas de Mar: 5,235 countRoquetas de Mar5,235El Ejido: 4,725 countEl Ejido4,725Huércal de Almería: 1,364 countHuércal de Almería1,364Níjar: 1,311 countNíjar1,311Adra: 1,249 countAdra1,249Vícar: 1,163 countVícar1,163Huércal-Overa: 1,129 countHuércal-Overa1,129Vera: 1,099 countVera1,099Albox: 886 countAlbox886Cuevas del Almanzora: 869 countCuevas del Almanzora869Berja: 741 countBerja741Mojácar: 593 countMojácar593Pulpí: 574 countPulpí574Viator: 554 countViator554Garrucha: 524 countGarrucha524Carboneras: 484 countCarboneras484Olula del Río: 482 countOlula del Río482Vélez-Rubio: 451 countVélez-Rubio451Macael: 430 countMacael430La Mojonera: 414 countLa Mojonera414Antas: 389 countAntas389Tíjola: 287 countTíjola287Benahadux: 244 countBenahadux244Alhama de Almería: 233 countAlhama de Almería233Turre: 203 countTurre203Sorbas: 201 countSorbas201Cantoria: 200 countCantoria200Los Gallardos: 189 countLos Gallardos189Pechina: 189 countPechina189Arboleas: 180 countArboleas180Dalías: 178 countDalías178Fines: 177 countFines177Tabernas: 174 countTabernas174Serón: 119 countSerón119Laujar de Andarax: 115 countLaujar de Andarax115Gádor: 113 countGádor113Zurgena: 108 countZurgena108Vélez-Blanco: 103 countVélez-Blanco103Oria: 98 countOria98Almería: 11,848 countAlmería11,848Roquetas de Mar: 5,235 countRoquetas de Mar5,235El Ejido: 4,725 countEl Ejido4,725Huércal de Almería: 1,364 countHuércal de Almería1,364Níjar: 1,311 countNíjar1,311Adra: 1,249 countAdra1,249Vícar: 1,163 countVícar1,163Huércal-Overa: 1,129 countHuércal-Overa1,129Vera: 1,099 countVera1,099Albox: 886 countAlbox886Cuevas del Almanzora: 869 countCuevas del Almanzora869Berja: 741 countBerja741Mojácar: 593 countMojácar593Pulpí: 574 countPulpí574Viator: 554 countViator554Garrucha: 524 countGarrucha524Carboneras: 484 countCarboneras484Olula del Río: 482 countOlula del Río482Vélez-Rubio: 451 countVélez-Rubio451Macael: 430 countMacael430La Mojonera: 414 countLa Mojonera414Antas: 389 countAntas389Tíjola: 287 countTíjola287Benahadux: 244 countBenahadux244Alhama de Almería: 233 countAlhama de Almería233Turre: 203 countTurre203Sorbas: 201 countSorbas201Cantoria: 200 countCantoria200Los Gallardos: 189 countLos Gallardos189Pechina: 189 countPechina189Arboleas: 180 countArboleas180Dalías: 178 countDalías178Fines: 177 countFines177Tabernas: 174 countTabernas174Serón: 119 countSerón119Laujar de Andarax: 115 countLaujar de Andarax115Gádor: 113 countGádor113Zurgena: 108 countZurgena108Vélez-Blanco: 103 countVélez-Blanco103Oria: 98 countOria98
count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2016
count		Change on 2015
1Almería11,848+2.5%
2Roquetas de Mar5,235+2.3%
3El Ejido4,725+0.7%
4Huércal de Almería1,364+1.7%
5Níjar1,311+3.1%
6Adra1,249+2%
7Vícar1,163+2.3%
8Huércal-Overa1,129+6.1%
9Vera1,099+4.8%
10Albox886+1.5%
11Cuevas del Almanzora869+1.8%
12Berja741+0.8%
13Mojácar593+4.6%
14Pulpí574+3.2%
15Viator554-1.2%
16Garrucha524+2.1%
17Carboneras484-2.2%
18Olula del Río482-1.2%
19Vélez-Rubio451+2%
20Macael430+1.2%
21La Mojonera414+5.9%
22Antas389+2.1%
23Tíjola287+0.7%
24Benahadux244+3.4%
25Alhama de Almería233+3.1%
26Turre203+2%
27Sorbas201+3.6%
28Cantoria200+5.8%
29Los Gallardos189+4.4%
29Pechina1890%
31Arboleas180+11.1%
32Dalías178-1.1%
33Fines177+0.6%
34Tabernas174+1.2%
35Serón119+3.5%
36Laujar de Andarax115+3.6%
37Gádor113+0.9%
38Zurgena108+2.9%
39Vélez-Blanco103+9.6%
40Oria98-6.7%
41Purchena96+3.2%
42Chirivel80+8.1%
43Fiñana78-7.1%
44María72+1.4%
45Lubrín69+11.3%
46Rioja63+14.5%
47Abla62+8.8%
47Abrucena62-4.6%
49Uleila del Campo60+5.3%
50Canjáyar53-11.7%
51Gérgal47-6%
52Alhabia45-6.3%
52Taberno45+2.3%
54Bédar43-8.5%
55Alcolea42+10.5%
56Lúcar40+14.3%
57Albanchez36-2.7%
58Fondón35-2.8%
59Alcóntar34+9.7%
60Alboloduy29+3.6%
61Instinción28-9.7%
62Felix27+12.5%
62Huécija270%
62Partaloa27+8%
65Ohanes220%
66Lucainena de las Torres20-4.8%
67Armuña de Almanzora19-9.5%
68Enix18+38.5%
69Somontín17+6.3%
70Íllar16-5.9%
70Líjar160%
72Bentarique15-6.3%
72Las Tres Villas15+7.1%
72Sierro15+25%
72Tahal150%
76Bayárcal14-6.7%
76Padules14-6.7%
76Santa Fe de Mondújar140%
79Nacimiento13-13.3%
80Paterna del Río12+9.1%
80Terque120%
82Bacares110%
82Benizalón11-8.3%
84Almócita100%
84Chercos10+11.1%
86Alicún90%
86Suflí90%
86Turrillas9+28.6%
89Urrácal8-20%
90Senés70%
91Cóbdar6-14.3%
92Bayarque50%
92Rágol5+25%
94Santa Cruz de Marchena4n/a
94Velefique4n/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. 5 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2016 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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APA 7

Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (2026). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721) (Municipalities in Almería province by active companies, 2016) [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 Almería province by active companies, 2016. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/almeria-province-municipalities?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2026. Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Municipalities in Almería province by active companies, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/almeria-province-municipalities?period=2016.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Almería province by active companies, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/almeria-province-municipalities?period=2016 (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 Almería province by active companies, 2016}},
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  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/almeria-province-municipalities?period=2016. 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?

Almería, with 11,848 in 2016, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Velefique, with 4 in 2016.

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. 5 municipalities have no value for 2016 and are not ranked.

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