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Municipalities in Almería province by active companies

Almería had the highest active companies of 96 municipalities in 2020, at 12,578. Castro de Filabres had the lowest, at 4. The median was 61 and the figure for Almería province was 44,092. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Highest12,578Almería
Lowest4Castro de Filabres
Median6196 municipalities
Almería province44,092History

Top 40 municipalities, 2020

Almería: 12,578 countAlmería12,578Roquetas de Mar: 6,014 countRoquetas de Mar6,014El Ejido: 5,056 countEl Ejido5,056Níjar: 1,459 countNíjar1,459Huércal de Almería: 1,302 countHuércal de Almería1,302Adra: 1,300 countAdra1,300Vera: 1,277 countVera1,277Vícar: 1,190 countVícar1,190Huércal-Overa: 1,131 countHuércal-Overa1,131Albox: 926 countAlbox926Cuevas del Almanzora: 923 countCuevas del Almanzora923Mojácar: 719 countMojácar719Berja: 708 countBerja708Pulpí: 593 countPulpí593Garrucha: 585 countGarrucha585Viator: 540 countViator540Carboneras: 498 countCarboneras498Olula del Río: 494 countOlula del Río494Vélez-Rubio: 468 countVélez-Rubio468Macael: 435 countMacael435La Mojonera: 417 countLa Mojonera417Antas: 377 countAntas377Tíjola: 290 countTíjola290Alhama de Almería: 268 countAlhama de Almería268Benahadux: 265 countBenahadux265Turre: 256 countTurre256Arboleas: 229 countArboleas229Cantoria: 229 countCantoria229Los Gallardos: 212 countLos Gallardos212Sorbas: 198 countSorbas198Fines: 195 countFines195Tabernas: 190 countTabernas190Pechina: 187 countPechina187Dalías: 177 countDalías177Laujar de Andarax: 128 countLaujar de Andarax128Zurgena: 126 countZurgena126Gádor: 122 countGádor122Serón: 112 countSerón112Oria: 110 countOria110Balanegra: 105 countBalanegra105Almería: 12,578 countAlmería12,578Roquetas de Mar: 6,014 countRoquetas de Mar6,014El Ejido: 5,056 countEl Ejido5,056Níjar: 1,459 countNíjar1,459Huércal de Almería: 1,302 countHuércal de Almería1,302Adra: 1,300 countAdra1,300Vera: 1,277 countVera1,277Vícar: 1,190 countVícar1,190Huércal-Overa: 1,131 countHuércal-Overa1,131Albox: 926 countAlbox926Cuevas del Almanzora: 923 countCuevas del Almanzora923Mojácar: 719 countMojácar719Berja: 708 countBerja708Pulpí: 593 countPulpí593Garrucha: 585 countGarrucha585Viator: 540 countViator540Carboneras: 498 countCarboneras498Olula del Río: 494 countOlula del Río494Vélez-Rubio: 468 countVélez-Rubio468Macael: 435 countMacael435La Mojonera: 417 countLa Mojonera417Antas: 377 countAntas377Tíjola: 290 countTíjola290Alhama de Almería: 268 countAlhama de Almería268Benahadux: 265 countBenahadux265Turre: 256 countTurre256Arboleas: 229 countArboleas229Cantoria: 229 countCantoria229Los Gallardos: 212 countLos Gallardos212Sorbas: 198 countSorbas198Fines: 195 countFines195Tabernas: 190 countTabernas190Pechina: 187 countPechina187Dalías: 177 countDalías177Laujar de Andarax: 128 countLaujar de Andarax128Zurgena: 126 countZurgena126Gádor: 122 countGádor122Serón: 112 countSerón112Oria: 110 countOria110Balanegra: 105 countBalanegra105
count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2020
count		Change on 2019
1Almería12,578+1.1%
2Roquetas de Mar6,014+4.8%
3El Ejido5,056+1.8%
4Níjar1,459+3.2%
5Huércal de Almería1,302-8%
6Adra1,300+1.1%
7Vera1,277+3.9%
8Vícar1,190-0.5%
9Huércal-Overa1,131+1.3%
10Albox926+0.9%
11Cuevas del Almanzora923+0.9%
12Mojácar719+1.4%
13Berja708+1.9%
14Pulpí593-1.3%
15Garrucha585+0.2%
16Viator540-3.9%
17Carboneras498+3.1%
18Olula del Río494+1.4%
19Vélez-Rubio468+0.4%
20Macael435-0.2%
21La Mojonera417-2.1%
22Antas377+1.6%
23Tíjola290-1%
24Alhama de Almería268+3.9%
25Benahadux265-0.4%
26Turre256+4.1%
27Arboleas229+14.5%
27Cantoria229+3.6%
29Los Gallardos212+15.2%
30Sorbas198+5.9%
31Fines195+2.6%
32Tabernas190+3.8%
33Pechina187-0.5%
34Dalías177+0.6%
35Laujar de Andarax128+4.1%
36Zurgena126-0.8%
37Gádor122+10.9%
38Serón112-1.8%
39Oria110-1.8%
40Balanegra105+6.1%
41Vélez-Blanco104+5.1%
42Purchena96+2.1%
43Fiñana86+3.6%
44Chirivel79-6%
45Lubrín69-1.4%
46María66-7%
47Rioja62+3.3%
48Uleila del Campo61-1.6%
49Abla60+7.1%
50Abrucena59+13.5%
51Bédar58+20.8%
52Canjáyar57-5%
52Gérgal57+14%
54Taberno48+4.3%
55Fondón44+2.3%
56Alhabia43-6.5%
57Albanchez37+5.7%
58Lúcar36-2.7%
59Alcolea35-10.3%
60Felix330%
61Lucainena de las Torres28+12%
61Partaloa28-6.7%
63Alcóntar270%
64Alboloduy25-7.4%
65Huécija24-11.1%
66Ohanes23+15%
67Instinción220%
68Padules21+23.5%
69Enix20+5.3%
70Armuña de Almanzora18+20%
70Las Tres Villas18+28.6%
72Nacimiento17+21.4%
72Somontín17+54.5%
74Santa Fe de Mondújar15+7.1%
75Bayárcal14+27.3%
76Bentarique13-18.8%
76Tahal130%
78Íllar12+9.1%
78Sierro12-14.3%
78Terque12-20%
81Líjar11-26.7%
81Rágol11+57.1%
83Almócita10-28.6%
83Bacares100%
83Paterna del Río100%
86Urrácal9-10%
87Chercos8-27.3%
88Benizalón7+16.7%
88Suflí70%
88Turrillas70%
91Alicún6-14.3%
91Bayarque60%
91Velefique6+20%
94Laroya5n/a
94Senés5-28.6%
96Castro de Filabres4n/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. 4 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2020 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Almería province by active companies, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/almeria-province-municipalities?period=2020 (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, 2020}},
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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=2020. 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 12,578 in 2020, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Castro de Filabres, with 4 in 2020.

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. 4 municipalities have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.

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