Municipalities in Asturias by active companies

Gijón had the highest active companies of 77 municipalities in 2020, at 18,108. Pesoz had the lowest, at 6. The median was 206 and the figure for Asturias was 68,433. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest18,108Gijón

Lowest6Pesoz

Median20677 municipalities

Asturias68,433History

Top 40 municipalities, 2020

count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2020 count	Change on 2019
1	Gijón	18,108	+0.4%
2	Oviedo	16,080	-0.1%
3	Avilés	4,087	-1.8%
4	Siero	4,059	-1.4%
5	Langreo	1,970	-2.7%
6	Mieres	1,714	-2.3%
7	Llanera	1,580	-1.4%
8	Llanes	1,373	+0.1%
9	Castrillón	1,333	+1.6%
10	Villaviciosa	1,257	+0.9%
11	Valdés	853	-0.7%
12	Cangas del Narcea	811	+1.6%
13	Carreño	739	-0.1%
14	Cangas de Onís	698	+0.3%
15	Laviana	694	-3.6%
15	San Martín del Rey Aurelio	694	-0.4%
17	Grado	660	-2.9%
18	Corvera de Asturias	658	0%
19	Gozón	642	+1.7%
20	Navia	641	+0.2%
21	Lena	597	-3.2%
22	Tineo	578	-5.7%
23	Piloña	566	+0.7%
23	Ribadesella	566	+3.3%
25	Pravia	529	+0.4%
26	Aller	463	0%
27	Parres	445	-0.7%
28	Nava	411	+1.7%
29	Noreña	396	+0.3%
30	Salas	364	+2%
31	Cudillero	362	+1.1%
32	Vegadeo	327	-1.8%
33	Tapia de Casariego	302	+1.3%
34	El Franco	256	-1.2%
35	Colunga	242	-2.8%
36	Castropol	228	-5%
37	Soto del Barco	212	-3.6%
38	Cabrales	206	+2.5%
38	Coaña	206	0%
40	Ribadedeva	184	+4%
41	Morcín	171	-5%
42	Bimenes	121	+2.5%
43	Peñamellera Baja	114	-3.4%
44	Las Regueras	109	+1.9%
45	Allande	107	+2.9%
45	Sariego	107	+4.9%
47	Candamo	106	-5.4%
48	Boal	104	-4.6%
49	Muros de Nalón	103	+1%
50	Teverga	92	+5.7%
51	Ribera de Arriba	91	0%
52	Belmonte de Miranda	81	+3.8%
53	Onís	75	+2.7%
54	Cabranes	73	+2.8%
55	Somiedo	61	-3.2%
56	Riosa	60	+1.7%
57	Illas	59	+7.3%
57	Taramundi	59	-3.3%
59	Caso	56	+1.8%
60	Quirós	52	+10.6%
61	Grandas de Salime	49	-12.5%
61	Villayón	49	-2%
63	Santa Eulalia de Oscos	48	+6.7%
64	Sobrescobio	44	+15.8%
65	Caravia	41	+5.1%
65	Ibias	41	-12.8%
67	Peñamellera Alta	36	+2.9%
67	Proaza	36	-12.2%
69	Amieva	33	-2.9%
69	San Tirso de Abres	33	+3.1%
71	Degaña	28	-15.2%
72	Ponga	25	0%
73	Villanueva de Oscos	24	+14.3%
74	San Martín de Oscos	18	0%
75	Santo Adriano	17	0%
76	Illano	11	-15.4%
77	Pesoz	6	+20%

Other periods

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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. 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 Asturias 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 Asturias 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/asturias-municipalities?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2026. Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Municipalities in Asturias 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/asturias-municipalities?period=2020.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Asturias by active companies, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/asturias-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 Asturias 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/asturias-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?

Gijón, with 18,108 in 2020, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Pesoz, with 6 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.