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Municipalities in Almería province by active companies

Almería had the highest active companies of 95 municipalities in 2017, at 12,140. Velefique had the lowest, at 4. The median was 60 and the figure for Almería province was 42,329. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Highest12,140Almería
Lowest4Velefique
Median6095 municipalities
Almería province42,329History

Top 40 municipalities, 2017

Almería: 12,140 countAlmería12,140Roquetas de Mar: 5,464 countRoquetas de Mar5,464El Ejido: 4,868 countEl Ejido4,868Huércal de Almería: 1,404 countHuércal de Almería1,404Níjar: 1,351 countNíjar1,351Adra: 1,251 countAdra1,251Vícar: 1,186 countVícar1,186Vera: 1,140 countVera1,140Huércal-Overa: 1,139 countHuércal-Overa1,139Albox: 912 countAlbox912Cuevas del Almanzora: 897 countCuevas del Almanzora897Berja: 669 countBerja669Mojácar: 655 countMojácar655Pulpí: 577 countPulpí577Garrucha: 552 countGarrucha552Viator: 552 countViator552Olula del Río: 486 countOlula del Río486Carboneras: 480 countCarboneras480Vélez-Rubio: 463 countVélez-Rubio463Macael: 440 countMacael440La Mojonera: 420 countLa Mojonera420Antas: 405 countAntas405Tíjola: 294 countTíjola294Benahadux: 253 countBenahadux253Alhama de Almería: 245 countAlhama de Almería245Turre: 218 countTurre218Cantoria: 206 countCantoria206Sorbas: 199 countSorbas199Arboleas: 193 countArboleas193Pechina: 192 countPechina192Dalías: 184 countDalías184Los Gallardos: 184 countLos Gallardos184Tabernas: 179 countTabernas179Fines: 176 countFines176Laujar de Andarax: 118 countLaujar de Andarax118Serón: 117 countSerón117Gádor: 116 countGádor116Zurgena: 116 countZurgena116Vélez-Blanco: 101 countVélez-Blanco101Purchena: 100 countPurchena100Almería: 12,140 countAlmería12,140Roquetas de Mar: 5,464 countRoquetas de Mar5,464El Ejido: 4,868 countEl Ejido4,868Huércal de Almería: 1,404 countHuércal de Almería1,404Níjar: 1,351 countNíjar1,351Adra: 1,251 countAdra1,251Vícar: 1,186 countVícar1,186Vera: 1,140 countVera1,140Huércal-Overa: 1,139 countHuércal-Overa1,139Albox: 912 countAlbox912Cuevas del Almanzora: 897 countCuevas del Almanzora897Berja: 669 countBerja669Mojácar: 655 countMojácar655Pulpí: 577 countPulpí577Garrucha: 552 countGarrucha552Viator: 552 countViator552Olula del Río: 486 countOlula del Río486Carboneras: 480 countCarboneras480Vélez-Rubio: 463 countVélez-Rubio463Macael: 440 countMacael440La Mojonera: 420 countLa Mojonera420Antas: 405 countAntas405Tíjola: 294 countTíjola294Benahadux: 253 countBenahadux253Alhama de Almería: 245 countAlhama de Almería245Turre: 218 countTurre218Cantoria: 206 countCantoria206Sorbas: 199 countSorbas199Arboleas: 193 countArboleas193Pechina: 192 countPechina192Dalías: 184 countDalías184Los Gallardos: 184 countLos Gallardos184Tabernas: 179 countTabernas179Fines: 176 countFines176Laujar de Andarax: 118 countLaujar de Andarax118Serón: 117 countSerón117Gádor: 116 countGádor116Zurgena: 116 countZurgena116Vélez-Blanco: 101 countVélez-Blanco101Purchena: 100 countPurchena100
count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2017
count		Change on 2016
1Almería12,140+2.5%
2Roquetas de Mar5,464+4.4%
3El Ejido4,868+3%
4Huércal de Almería1,404+2.9%
5Níjar1,351+3.1%
6Adra1,251+0.2%
7Vícar1,186+2%
8Vera1,140+3.7%
9Huércal-Overa1,139+0.9%
10Albox912+2.9%
11Cuevas del Almanzora897+3.2%
12Berja669-9.7%
13Mojácar655+10.5%
14Pulpí577+0.5%
15Garrucha552+5.3%
15Viator552-0.4%
17Olula del Río486+0.8%
18Carboneras480-0.8%
19Vélez-Rubio463+2.7%
20Macael440+2.3%
21La Mojonera420+1.4%
22Antas405+4.1%
23Tíjola294+2.4%
24Benahadux253+3.7%
25Alhama de Almería245+5.2%
26Turre218+7.4%
27Cantoria206+3%
28Sorbas199-1%
29Arboleas193+7.2%
30Pechina192+1.6%
31Dalías184+3.4%
31Los Gallardos184-2.6%
33Tabernas179+2.9%
34Fines176-0.6%
35Laujar de Andarax118+2.6%
36Serón117-1.7%
37Gádor116+2.7%
37Zurgena116+7.4%
39Vélez-Blanco101-1.9%
40Purchena100+4.2%
41Oria96-2%
42Balanegra93n/a
43Fiñana85+9%
44Chirivel76-5%
45Lubrín70+1.4%
46María67-6.9%
47Abrucena64+3.2%
48Abla60-3.2%
49Canjáyar59+11.3%
49Rioja59-6.3%
51Uleila del Campo57-5%
52Alhabia52+15.6%
53Gérgal49+4.3%
54Bédar48+11.6%
54Taberno48+6.7%
56Alcolea45+7.1%
57Fondón44+25.7%
58Lúcar38-5%
59Albanchez34-5.6%
60Alcóntar33-2.9%
61Alboloduy290%
61Felix29+7.4%
63Partaloa28+3.7%
64Huécija270%
65Instinción23-17.9%
66Armuña de Almanzora21+10.5%
67Ohanes20-9.1%
68Lucainena de las Torres18-10%
69Las Tres Villas17+13.3%
70Enix16-11.1%
70Santa Fe de Mondújar16+14.3%
72Bentarique150%
72Nacimiento15+15.4%
72Padules15+7.1%
75Bayárcal140%
75Líjar14-12.5%
75Paterna del Río14+16.7%
75Sierro14-6.7%
75Somontín14-17.6%
75Tahal14-6.7%
75Terque14+16.7%
82Bacares13+18.2%
82Íllar13-18.8%
84Chercos11+10%
85Almócita9-10%
86Benizalón8-27.3%
86Suflí8-11.1%
86Turrillas8-11.1%
86Urrácal80%
90Alicún7-22.2%
90Senés70%
92Rágol6+20%
93Bayarque4-20%
93Cóbdar4-33.3%
93Velefique40%

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 2017 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Almería province by active companies, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/almeria-province-municipalities?period=2017 (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, 2017}},
  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/almeria-province-municipalities?period=2017. 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 12,140 in 2017, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Velefique, with 4 in 2017.

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 2017 and are not ranked.

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