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Municipalities in Almería province by active companies

Almería had the highest active companies of 94 municipalities in 2019, at 12,443. Velefique had the lowest, at 5. The median was 61 and the figure for Almería province was 43,406. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Highest12,443Almería
Lowest5Velefique
Median6194 municipalities
Almería province43,406History

Top 40 municipalities, 2019

Almería: 12,443 countAlmería12,443Roquetas de Mar: 5,739 countRoquetas de Mar5,739El Ejido: 4,966 countEl Ejido4,966Huércal de Almería: 1,415 countHuércal de Almería1,415Níjar: 1,414 countNíjar1,414Adra: 1,286 countAdra1,286Vera: 1,229 countVera1,229Vícar: 1,196 countVícar1,196Huércal-Overa: 1,117 countHuércal-Overa1,117Albox: 918 countAlbox918Cuevas del Almanzora: 915 countCuevas del Almanzora915Mojácar: 709 countMojácar709Berja: 695 countBerja695Pulpí: 601 countPulpí601Garrucha: 584 countGarrucha584Viator: 562 countViator562Olula del Río: 487 countOlula del Río487Carboneras: 483 countCarboneras483Vélez-Rubio: 466 countVélez-Rubio466Macael: 436 countMacael436La Mojonera: 426 countLa Mojonera426Antas: 371 countAntas371Tíjola: 293 countTíjola293Benahadux: 266 countBenahadux266Alhama de Almería: 258 countAlhama de Almería258Turre: 246 countTurre246Cantoria: 221 countCantoria221Arboleas: 200 countArboleas200Fines: 190 countFines190Pechina: 188 countPechina188Sorbas: 187 countSorbas187Los Gallardos: 184 countLos Gallardos184Tabernas: 183 countTabernas183Dalías: 176 countDalías176Zurgena: 127 countZurgena127Laujar de Andarax: 123 countLaujar de Andarax123Serón: 114 countSerón114Oria: 112 countOria112Gádor: 110 countGádor110Balanegra: 99 countBalanegra99Almería: 12,443 countAlmería12,443Roquetas de Mar: 5,739 countRoquetas de Mar5,739El Ejido: 4,966 countEl Ejido4,966Huércal de Almería: 1,415 countHuércal de Almería1,415Níjar: 1,414 countNíjar1,414Adra: 1,286 countAdra1,286Vera: 1,229 countVera1,229Vícar: 1,196 countVícar1,196Huércal-Overa: 1,117 countHuércal-Overa1,117Albox: 918 countAlbox918Cuevas del Almanzora: 915 countCuevas del Almanzora915Mojácar: 709 countMojácar709Berja: 695 countBerja695Pulpí: 601 countPulpí601Garrucha: 584 countGarrucha584Viator: 562 countViator562Olula del Río: 487 countOlula del Río487Carboneras: 483 countCarboneras483Vélez-Rubio: 466 countVélez-Rubio466Macael: 436 countMacael436La Mojonera: 426 countLa Mojonera426Antas: 371 countAntas371Tíjola: 293 countTíjola293Benahadux: 266 countBenahadux266Alhama de Almería: 258 countAlhama de Almería258Turre: 246 countTurre246Cantoria: 221 countCantoria221Arboleas: 200 countArboleas200Fines: 190 countFines190Pechina: 188 countPechina188Sorbas: 187 countSorbas187Los Gallardos: 184 countLos Gallardos184Tabernas: 183 countTabernas183Dalías: 176 countDalías176Zurgena: 127 countZurgena127Laujar de Andarax: 123 countLaujar de Andarax123Serón: 114 countSerón114Oria: 112 countOria112Gádor: 110 countGádor110Balanegra: 99 countBalanegra99
count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2019
count		Change on 2018
1Almería12,443+1.1%
2Roquetas de Mar5,739+2.6%
3El Ejido4,966-0.2%
4Huércal de Almería1,415-0.2%
5Níjar1,414+3.8%
6Adra1,286+1.1%
7Vera1,229+3.2%
8Vícar1,196+1%
9Huércal-Overa1,117-1.3%
10Albox918+0.4%
11Cuevas del Almanzora915+1.7%
12Mojácar709+6.8%
13Berja695+5%
14Pulpí601+0.2%
15Garrucha584+2.8%
16Viator562-2.3%
17Olula del Río487-1%
18Carboneras4830%
19Vélez-Rubio466+1.3%
20Macael436-1.8%
21La Mojonera426-0.9%
22Antas371-7.2%
23Tíjola2930%
24Benahadux266+1.5%
25Alhama de Almería258+2.4%
26Turre246+5.6%
27Cantoria221+6.8%
28Arboleas200+0.5%
29Fines190+4.4%
30Pechina188-6%
31Sorbas187+0.5%
32Los Gallardos184+4%
33Tabernas1830%
34Dalías176-1.7%
35Zurgena127+5.8%
36Laujar de Andarax123+1.7%
37Serón114-1.7%
38Oria112+7.7%
39Gádor110-0.9%
40Balanegra99+7.6%
40Vélez-Blanco99+5.3%
42Purchena94-3.1%
43Chirivel84+18.3%
44Fiñana83-1.2%
45María71+1.4%
46Lubrín70-2.8%
47Uleila del Campo620%
48Canjáyar60+7.1%
48Rioja60-4.8%
50Abla56-6.7%
51Abrucena52-13.3%
52Gérgal50+2%
53Bédar48+14.3%
54Alhabia46-16.4%
54Taberno46+2.2%
56Fondón43-6.5%
57Alcolea39-2.5%
58Lúcar370%
59Albanchez35+2.9%
60Felix33+10%
61Partaloa30-3.2%
62Alboloduy270%
62Alcóntar27-3.6%
62Huécija27+3.8%
65Lucainena de las Torres250%
66Instinción22-15.4%
67Ohanes20+11.1%
68Enix19+35.7%
69Padules17+6.3%
70Bentarique16-15.8%
71Armuña de Almanzora15-21.1%
71Líjar15-6.3%
71Terque15+7.1%
74Almócita14+27.3%
74Las Tres Villas14-12.5%
74Nacimiento14-6.7%
74Santa Fe de Mondújar14-6.7%
74Sierro14-6.7%
79Tahal13+8.3%
80Bayárcal11-21.4%
80Chercos11-8.3%
80Íllar11-21.4%
80Somontín11-21.4%
84Bacares10-16.7%
84Paterna del Río10-33.3%
84Urrácal10+42.9%
87Alicún7+16.7%
87Rágol7-12.5%
87Senés70%
87Suflí70%
87Turrillas7+16.7%
92Bayarque6+50%
92Benizalón6-14.3%
94Velefique5+25%

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 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Almería province by active companies, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/almeria-province-municipalities?period=2019 (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, 2019}},
  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=2019. 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 12,443 in 2019, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Velefique, with 5 in 2019.

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 2019 and are not ranked.

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