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Municipalities in Almería province by active companies

Almería had the highest active companies of 94 municipalities in 2018, at 12,313. Velefique had the lowest, at 4. The median was 63 and the figure for Almería province was 42,931. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Highest12,313Almería
Lowest4Velefique
Median6394 municipalities
Almería province42,931History

Top 40 municipalities, 2018

Almería: 12,313 countAlmería12,313Roquetas de Mar: 5,593 countRoquetas de Mar5,593El Ejido: 4,974 countEl Ejido4,974Huércal de Almería: 1,418 countHuércal de Almería1,418Níjar: 1,362 countNíjar1,362Adra: 1,272 countAdra1,272Vera: 1,191 countVera1,191Vícar: 1,184 countVícar1,184Huércal-Overa: 1,132 countHuércal-Overa1,132Albox: 914 countAlbox914Cuevas del Almanzora: 900 countCuevas del Almanzora900Mojácar: 664 countMojácar664Berja: 662 countBerja662Pulpí: 600 countPulpí600Viator: 575 countViator575Garrucha: 568 countGarrucha568Olula del Río: 492 countOlula del Río492Carboneras: 483 countCarboneras483Vélez-Rubio: 460 countVélez-Rubio460Macael: 444 countMacael444La Mojonera: 430 countLa Mojonera430Antas: 400 countAntas400Tíjola: 293 countTíjola293Benahadux: 262 countBenahadux262Alhama de Almería: 252 countAlhama de Almería252Turre: 233 countTurre233Cantoria: 207 countCantoria207Pechina: 200 countPechina200Arboleas: 199 countArboleas199Sorbas: 186 countSorbas186Tabernas: 183 countTabernas183Fines: 182 countFines182Dalías: 179 countDalías179Los Gallardos: 177 countLos Gallardos177Laujar de Andarax: 121 countLaujar de Andarax121Zurgena: 120 countZurgena120Serón: 116 countSerón116Gádor: 111 countGádor111Oria: 104 countOria104Purchena: 97 countPurchena97Almería: 12,313 countAlmería12,313Roquetas de Mar: 5,593 countRoquetas de Mar5,593El Ejido: 4,974 countEl Ejido4,974Huércal de Almería: 1,418 countHuércal de Almería1,418Níjar: 1,362 countNíjar1,362Adra: 1,272 countAdra1,272Vera: 1,191 countVera1,191Vícar: 1,184 countVícar1,184Huércal-Overa: 1,132 countHuércal-Overa1,132Albox: 914 countAlbox914Cuevas del Almanzora: 900 countCuevas del Almanzora900Mojácar: 664 countMojácar664Berja: 662 countBerja662Pulpí: 600 countPulpí600Viator: 575 countViator575Garrucha: 568 countGarrucha568Olula del Río: 492 countOlula del Río492Carboneras: 483 countCarboneras483Vélez-Rubio: 460 countVélez-Rubio460Macael: 444 countMacael444La Mojonera: 430 countLa Mojonera430Antas: 400 countAntas400Tíjola: 293 countTíjola293Benahadux: 262 countBenahadux262Alhama de Almería: 252 countAlhama de Almería252Turre: 233 countTurre233Cantoria: 207 countCantoria207Pechina: 200 countPechina200Arboleas: 199 countArboleas199Sorbas: 186 countSorbas186Tabernas: 183 countTabernas183Fines: 182 countFines182Dalías: 179 countDalías179Los Gallardos: 177 countLos Gallardos177Laujar de Andarax: 121 countLaujar de Andarax121Zurgena: 120 countZurgena120Serón: 116 countSerón116Gádor: 111 countGádor111Oria: 104 countOria104Purchena: 97 countPurchena97
count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2018
count		Change on 2017
1Almería12,313+1.4%
2Roquetas de Mar5,593+2.4%
3El Ejido4,974+2.2%
4Huércal de Almería1,418+1%
5Níjar1,362+0.8%
6Adra1,272+1.7%
7Vera1,191+4.5%
8Vícar1,184-0.2%
9Huércal-Overa1,132-0.6%
10Albox914+0.2%
11Cuevas del Almanzora900+0.3%
12Mojácar664+1.4%
13Berja662-1%
14Pulpí600+4%
15Viator575+4.2%
16Garrucha568+2.9%
17Olula del Río492+1.2%
18Carboneras483+0.6%
19Vélez-Rubio460-0.6%
20Macael444+0.9%
21La Mojonera430+2.4%
22Antas400-1.2%
23Tíjola293-0.3%
24Benahadux262+3.6%
25Alhama de Almería252+2.9%
26Turre233+6.9%
27Cantoria207+0.5%
28Pechina200+4.2%
29Arboleas199+3.1%
30Sorbas186-6.5%
31Tabernas183+2.2%
32Fines182+3.4%
33Dalías179-2.7%
34Los Gallardos177-3.8%
35Laujar de Andarax121+2.5%
36Zurgena120+3.4%
37Serón116-0.9%
38Gádor111-4.3%
39Oria104+8.3%
40Purchena97-3%
41Vélez-Blanco94-6.9%
42Balanegra92-1.1%
43Fiñana84-1.2%
44Lubrín72+2.9%
45Chirivel71-6.6%
46María70+4.5%
47Rioja63+6.8%
48Uleila del Campo62+8.8%
49Abla600%
49Abrucena60-6.3%
51Canjáyar56-5.1%
52Alhabia55+5.8%
53Gérgal490%
54Fondón46+4.5%
55Taberno45-6.3%
56Bédar42-12.5%
57Alcolea40-11.1%
58Lúcar37-2.6%
59Albanchez340%
60Partaloa31+10.7%
61Felix30+3.4%
62Alcóntar28-15.2%
63Alboloduy27-6.9%
64Huécija26-3.7%
64Instinción26+13%
66Lucainena de las Torres25+38.9%
67Armuña de Almanzora19-9.5%
67Bentarique19+26.7%
69Ohanes18-10%
70Las Tres Villas16-5.9%
70Líjar16+14.3%
70Padules16+6.7%
73Nacimiento150%
73Paterna del Río15+7.1%
73Santa Fe de Mondújar15-6.3%
73Sierro15+7.1%
77Bayárcal140%
77Enix14-12.5%
77Íllar14+7.7%
77Somontín140%
77Terque140%
82Bacares12-7.7%
82Chercos12+9.1%
82Tahal12-14.3%
85Almócita11+22.2%
86Rágol8+33.3%
87Benizalón7-12.5%
87Senés70%
87Suflí7-12.5%
87Urrácal7-12.5%
91Alicún6-14.3%
91Turrillas6-25%
93Bayarque40%
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. 6 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Almería province by active companies, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/almeria-province-municipalities?period=2018 (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, 2018}},
  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=2018. 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 12,313 in 2018, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Velefique, with 4 in 2018.

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. 6 municipalities have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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