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Municipalities in Almería province by active companies

Almería had the highest active companies of 97 municipalities in 2021, at 12,614. Santa Cruz de Marchena had the lowest, at 4. The median was 62 and the figure for Almería province was 44,437. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Highest12,614Almería
Lowest4Santa Cruz de Marchena
Median6297 municipalities
Almería province44,437History

Top 40 municipalities, 2021

Almería: 12,614 countAlmería12,614Roquetas de Mar: 5,970 countRoquetas de Mar5,970El Ejido: 5,145 countEl Ejido5,145Níjar: 1,488 countNíjar1,488Adra: 1,337 countAdra1,337Vera: 1,282 countVera1,282Huércal de Almería: 1,269 countHuércal de Almería1,269Vícar: 1,194 countVícar1,194Huércal-Overa: 1,129 countHuércal-Overa1,129Albox: 945 countAlbox945Cuevas del Almanzora: 939 countCuevas del Almanzora939Mojácar: 745 countMojácar745Berja: 715 countBerja715Pulpí: 592 countPulpí592Garrucha: 580 countGarrucha580Viator: 562 countViator562Carboneras: 509 countCarboneras509Olula del Río: 474 countOlula del Río474Vélez-Rubio: 462 countVélez-Rubio462Macael: 431 countMacael431La Mojonera: 416 countLa Mojonera416Antas: 376 countAntas376Tíjola: 286 countTíjola286Alhama de Almería: 280 countAlhama de Almería280Turre: 267 countTurre267Benahadux: 264 countBenahadux264Arboleas: 246 countArboleas246Cantoria: 243 countCantoria243Los Gallardos: 220 countLos Gallardos220Sorbas: 203 countSorbas203Tabernas: 203 countTabernas203Pechina: 196 countPechina196Fines: 194 countFines194Dalías: 182 countDalías182Zurgena: 147 countZurgena147Laujar de Andarax: 128 countLaujar de Andarax128Serón: 124 countSerón124Gádor: 121 countGádor121Oria: 117 countOria117Vélez-Blanco: 115 countVélez-Blanco115Almería: 12,614 countAlmería12,614Roquetas de Mar: 5,970 countRoquetas de Mar5,970El Ejido: 5,145 countEl Ejido5,145Níjar: 1,488 countNíjar1,488Adra: 1,337 countAdra1,337Vera: 1,282 countVera1,282Huércal de Almería: 1,269 countHuércal de Almería1,269Vícar: 1,194 countVícar1,194Huércal-Overa: 1,129 countHuércal-Overa1,129Albox: 945 countAlbox945Cuevas del Almanzora: 939 countCuevas del Almanzora939Mojácar: 745 countMojácar745Berja: 715 countBerja715Pulpí: 592 countPulpí592Garrucha: 580 countGarrucha580Viator: 562 countViator562Carboneras: 509 countCarboneras509Olula del Río: 474 countOlula del Río474Vélez-Rubio: 462 countVélez-Rubio462Macael: 431 countMacael431La Mojonera: 416 countLa Mojonera416Antas: 376 countAntas376Tíjola: 286 countTíjola286Alhama de Almería: 280 countAlhama de Almería280Turre: 267 countTurre267Benahadux: 264 countBenahadux264Arboleas: 246 countArboleas246Cantoria: 243 countCantoria243Los Gallardos: 220 countLos Gallardos220Sorbas: 203 countSorbas203Tabernas: 203 countTabernas203Pechina: 196 countPechina196Fines: 194 countFines194Dalías: 182 countDalías182Zurgena: 147 countZurgena147Laujar de Andarax: 128 countLaujar de Andarax128Serón: 124 countSerón124Gádor: 121 countGádor121Oria: 117 countOria117Vélez-Blanco: 115 countVélez-Blanco115
count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2021
count		Change on 2020
1Almería12,614+0.3%
2Roquetas de Mar5,970-0.7%
3El Ejido5,145+1.8%
4Níjar1,488+2%
5Adra1,337+2.8%
6Vera1,282+0.4%
7Huércal de Almería1,269-2.5%
8Vícar1,194+0.3%
9Huércal-Overa1,129-0.2%
10Albox945+2.1%
11Cuevas del Almanzora939+1.7%
12Mojácar745+3.6%
13Berja715+1%
14Pulpí592-0.2%
15Garrucha580-0.9%
16Viator562+4.1%
17Carboneras509+2.2%
18Olula del Río474-4%
19Vélez-Rubio462-1.3%
20Macael431-0.9%
21La Mojonera416-0.2%
22Antas376-0.3%
23Tíjola286-1.4%
24Alhama de Almería280+4.5%
25Turre267+4.3%
26Benahadux264-0.4%
27Arboleas246+7.4%
28Cantoria243+6.1%
29Los Gallardos220+3.8%
30Sorbas203+2.5%
30Tabernas203+6.8%
32Pechina196+4.8%
33Fines194-0.5%
34Dalías182+2.8%
35Zurgena147+16.7%
36Laujar de Andarax1280%
37Serón124+10.7%
38Gádor121-0.8%
39Oria117+6.4%
40Vélez-Blanco115+10.6%
41Balanegra104-1%
42Purchena94-2.1%
43Fiñana860%
44Chirivel75-5.1%
45Lubrín72+4.3%
46María67+1.5%
47Abla63+5%
48Canjáyar62+8.8%
48Uleila del Campo62+1.6%
50Rioja61-1.6%
51Bédar60+3.4%
52Abrucena55-6.8%
53Gérgal53-7%
54Fondón47+6.8%
55Taberno46-4.2%
56Alhabia44+2.3%
57Albanchez42+13.5%
58Partaloa36+28.6%
59Felix35+6.1%
59Lúcar35-2.8%
61Alcolea34-2.9%
62Alcóntar270%
63Huécija25+4.2%
64Alboloduy24-4%
64Lucainena de las Torres24-14.3%
66Instinción23+4.5%
67Enix22+10%
68Padules210%
69Armuña de Almanzora19+5.6%
69Ohanes19-17.4%
71Las Tres Villas180%
72Nacimiento170%
72Santa Fe de Mondújar17+13.3%
74Somontín16-5.9%
75Chercos15+87.5%
75Tahal15+15.4%
77Bentarique130%
77Terque13+8.3%
79Bayárcal12-14.3%
79Líjar12+9.1%
79Paterna del Río12+20%
82Bacares11+10%
82Rágol110%
82Sierro11-8.3%
82Urrácal11+22.2%
86Almócita100%
86Íllar10-16.7%
88Suflí8+14.3%
89Benizalón70%
90Turrillas6-14.3%
90Velefique60%
92Alicún5-16.7%
92Bayarque5-16.7%
92Laroya50%
92Senés50%
96Castro de Filabres40%
96Santa Cruz de Marchena4n/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. 3 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721

MLA 9

Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Almería province by active companies, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Almería province by active companies, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/almeria-province-municipalities?period=2021 (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, 2021}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Almería, with 12,614 in 2021, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Santa Cruz de Marchena, with 4 in 2021.

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. 3 municipalities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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