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Municipalities in Almería province by active companies

Almería had the highest active companies of 97 municipalities in 2022, at 12,787. Santa Cruz de Marchena had the lowest, at 4. The median was 61 and the figure for Almería province was 45,281. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Highest12,787Almería
Lowest4Santa Cruz de Marchena
Median6197 municipalities
Almería province45,281History

Top 40 municipalities, 2022

Almería: 12,787 countAlmería12,787Roquetas de Mar: 6,172 countRoquetas de Mar6,172El Ejido: 5,287 countEl Ejido5,287Níjar: 1,534 countNíjar1,534Adra: 1,341 countAdra1,341Vera: 1,332 countVera1,332Huércal de Almería: 1,303 countHuércal de Almería1,303Vícar: 1,230 countVícar1,230Huércal-Overa: 1,129 countHuércal-Overa1,129Albox: 965 countAlbox965Cuevas del Almanzora: 961 countCuevas del Almanzora961Mojácar: 784 countMojácar784Berja: 716 countBerja716Pulpí: 608 countPulpí608Garrucha: 575 countGarrucha575Viator: 560 countViator560Carboneras: 508 countCarboneras508Olula del Río: 489 countOlula del Río489Vélez-Rubio: 470 countVélez-Rubio470Macael: 426 countMacael426La Mojonera: 408 countLa Mojonera408Antas: 382 countAntas382Alhama de Almería: 288 countAlhama de Almería288Tíjola: 287 countTíjola287Benahadux: 275 countBenahadux275Turre: 269 countTurre269Cantoria: 247 countCantoria247Arboleas: 245 countArboleas245Los Gallardos: 209 countLos Gallardos209Tabernas: 204 countTabernas204Sorbas: 198 countSorbas198Pechina: 195 countPechina195Fines: 188 countFines188Dalías: 186 countDalías186Zurgena: 149 countZurgena149Gádor: 125 countGádor125Laujar de Andarax: 123 countLaujar de Andarax123Serón: 122 countSerón122Oria: 120 countOria120Vélez-Blanco: 110 countVélez-Blanco110Almería: 12,787 countAlmería12,787Roquetas de Mar: 6,172 countRoquetas de Mar6,172El Ejido: 5,287 countEl Ejido5,287Níjar: 1,534 countNíjar1,534Adra: 1,341 countAdra1,341Vera: 1,332 countVera1,332Huércal de Almería: 1,303 countHuércal de Almería1,303Vícar: 1,230 countVícar1,230Huércal-Overa: 1,129 countHuércal-Overa1,129Albox: 965 countAlbox965Cuevas del Almanzora: 961 countCuevas del Almanzora961Mojácar: 784 countMojácar784Berja: 716 countBerja716Pulpí: 608 countPulpí608Garrucha: 575 countGarrucha575Viator: 560 countViator560Carboneras: 508 countCarboneras508Olula del Río: 489 countOlula del Río489Vélez-Rubio: 470 countVélez-Rubio470Macael: 426 countMacael426La Mojonera: 408 countLa Mojonera408Antas: 382 countAntas382Alhama de Almería: 288 countAlhama de Almería288Tíjola: 287 countTíjola287Benahadux: 275 countBenahadux275Turre: 269 countTurre269Cantoria: 247 countCantoria247Arboleas: 245 countArboleas245Los Gallardos: 209 countLos Gallardos209Tabernas: 204 countTabernas204Sorbas: 198 countSorbas198Pechina: 195 countPechina195Fines: 188 countFines188Dalías: 186 countDalías186Zurgena: 149 countZurgena149Gádor: 125 countGádor125Laujar de Andarax: 123 countLaujar de Andarax123Serón: 122 countSerón122Oria: 120 countOria120Vélez-Blanco: 110 countVélez-Blanco110
count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Almería12,787+1.4%
2Roquetas de Mar6,172+3.4%
3El Ejido5,287+2.8%
4Níjar1,534+3.1%
5Adra1,341+0.3%
6Vera1,332+3.9%
7Huércal de Almería1,303+2.7%
8Vícar1,230+3%
9Huércal-Overa1,1290%
10Albox965+2.1%
11Cuevas del Almanzora961+2.3%
12Mojácar784+5.2%
13Berja716+0.1%
14Pulpí608+2.7%
15Garrucha575-0.9%
16Viator560-0.4%
17Carboneras508-0.2%
18Olula del Río489+3.2%
19Vélez-Rubio470+1.7%
20Macael426-1.2%
21La Mojonera408-1.9%
22Antas382+1.6%
23Alhama de Almería288+2.9%
24Tíjola287+0.3%
25Benahadux275+4.2%
26Turre269+0.7%
27Cantoria247+1.6%
28Arboleas245-0.4%
29Los Gallardos209-5%
30Tabernas204+0.5%
31Sorbas198-2.5%
32Pechina195-0.5%
33Fines188-3.1%
34Dalías186+2.2%
35Zurgena149+1.4%
36Gádor125+3.3%
37Laujar de Andarax123-3.9%
38Serón122-1.6%
39Oria120+2.6%
40Vélez-Blanco110-4.3%
41Balanegra107+2.9%
42Purchena99+5.3%
43Fiñana93+8.1%
44Chirivel77+2.7%
45María71+6%
46Lubrín69-4.2%
47Rioja64+4.9%
47Uleila del Campo64+3.2%
49Abla61-3.2%
49Canjáyar61-1.6%
51Bédar600%
52Abrucena58+5.5%
53Gérgal55+3.8%
54Fondón49+4.3%
55Taberno48+4.3%
56Alhabia46+4.5%
57Albanchez40-4.8%
57Partaloa40+11.1%
59Alcolea35+2.9%
60Felix34-2.9%
60Lúcar34-2.9%
62Alcóntar28+3.7%
63Enix26+18.2%
63Huécija26+4%
65Instinción25+8.7%
65Lucainena de las Torres25+4.2%
67Alboloduy23-4.2%
68Ohanes22+15.8%
69Padules210%
70Santa Fe de Mondújar20+17.6%
71Armuña de Almanzora18-5.3%
71Chercos18+20%
71Las Tres Villas180%
74Nacimiento16-5.9%
75Somontín15-6.3%
76Bentarique14+7.7%
76Tahal14-6.7%
78Íllar13+30%
79Paterna del Río120%
79Rágol12+9.1%
79Sierro12+9.1%
82Bacares110%
82Líjar11-8.3%
82Terque11-15.4%
85Bayárcal10-16.7%
85Urrácal10-9.1%
87Almócita9-10%
88Suflí80%
89Benizalón70%
90Senés6+20%
90Turrillas60%
90Velefique60%
93Bayarque50%
93Castro de Filabres5+25%
95Alicún4-20%
95Laroya4-20%
95Santa Cruz de Marchena40%

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 2022 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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Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (2026). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721) (Municipalities in Almería province by active companies, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Almería province by active companies, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/almeria-province-municipalities?period=2022 (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, 2022}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Almería, with 12,787 in 2022, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Santa Cruz de Marchena, with 4 in 2022.

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 2022 and are not ranked.

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