Municipalities in Basque Country by active companies, 2025

Bilbao had the highest active companies of 252 municipalities in 2025, at 25,457. Kripan had the lowest, at 4. The median was 89 and the figure for Basque Country was 134,953. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest25,457Bilbao

Lowest4Kripan

Median89252 municipalities

Basque Country134,953History

Top 40 municipalities, 2025

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2025 count	Change on 2024
1	Bilbao	25,457	+0.5%
2	Donostia/San Sebastián	15,258	-0.6%
3	Vitoria-Gasteiz	13,014	-0.7%
4	Getxo	5,519	-0.4%
5	Barakaldo	4,648	-0.9%
6	Irun	4,297	-1%
7	Basauri	2,127	-0.7%
8	Leioa	2,032	+1.4%
9	Santurtzi	1,915	-2.8%
10	Portugalete	1,893	-3.3%
11	Errenteria	1,855	+0.1%
12	Erandio	1,688	+0.8%
13	Zarautz	1,545	-2.3%
14	Durango	1,509	-1.2%
15	Galdakao	1,452	-12.6%
16	Eibar	1,418	-1.2%
17	Mungia	1,351	+1.7%
18	Hernani	1,292	-1.7%
19	Amorebieta-Etxano	1,210	-1.9%
20	Hondarribia	1,186	+0.3%
21	Tolosa	1,097	+0.2%
22	Sestao	1,050	-0.6%
23	Gernika-Lumo	1,029	+1.8%
24	Azpeitia	979	-1.3%
25	Arrasate/Mondragón	973	-2.4%
26	Lasarte-Oria	968	-0.7%
27	Oiartzun	906	-2.5%
28	Sopela	875	+2.3%
29	Bermeo	855	+3.1%
30	Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran	849	-0.4%
31	Pasaia	827	+0.2%
32	Bergara	739	-2.9%
32	Laudio/Llodio	739	-2.2%
34	Andoain	737	-1.3%
35	Beasain	734	-2.9%
36	Astigarraga	724	+0.6%
37	Arrigorriaga	686	-0.1%
38	Derio	646	+0.8%
39	Elgoibar	645	-0.6%
40	Etxebarri	634	-1.9%
41	Ermua	625	-3.1%
42	Ordizia	614	+1%
43	Zamudio	601	-0.2%
44	Azkoitia	569	-4.7%
45	Amurrio	553	-3.8%
46	Zumaia	548	+4.2%
47	Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena	546	0%
48	Oñati	497	+0.2%
49	Zalla	484	-2.8%
50	Abadiño	457	+2.2%
51	Usurbil	446	+1.4%
52	Sondika	438	-3.1%
53	Berango	436	+7.1%
54	Ortuella	418	-4.3%
55	Lezo	417	-3%
56	Zumarraga	413	-0.5%
57	Urnieta	406	-3.8%
58	Balmaseda	401	-1.7%
59	Legazpi	396	+1.8%
60	Urretxu	390	-4.4%
61	Orio	388	+1.6%
62	Deba	365	-2.7%
62	Güeñes	365	-1.9%
64	Gorliz	364	+0.6%
65	Ondarroa	362	+0.8%
66	Elorrio	339	-2.9%
67	Lekeitio	334	-5.9%
67	Muskiz	334	+1.2%
69	Loiu	326	+0.6%
70	Urduliz	305	+0.7%
71	Aretxabaleta	293	-3%
72	Berriz	290	+3.2%
73	Iurreta	284	+2.2%
74	Lazkao	282	-3.4%
75	Plentzia	268	-2.5%
76	Markina-Xemein	261	+5.7%
77	Zestoa	242	+0.4%
78	Mutriku	241	-1.2%
79	Villabona	240	-0.8%
80	Igorre	228	-0.9%
81	Agurain/Salvatierra	227	+0.9%
81	Laguardia	227	-0.4%
83	Oyón-Oion	226	-4.2%
84	Ibarra	219	-2.2%
84	Lemoa	219	-3.1%
86	Ugao-Miraballes	218	+5.8%
87	Iruña Oka/Iruña de Oca	209	-1.4%
88	Legutio	202	-0.5%
88	Urduña/Orduña	202	-0.5%
90	Bakio	201	+3.6%
91	Getaria	198	+0.5%
92	Alonsotegi	184	-2.1%
93	Eskoriatza	174	-1.7%
94	Zaldibar	173	-2.8%
95	Aia	172	+1.8%
96	Lezama	168	-4.5%
97	Ayala/Aiara	167	-3.5%
98	Irura	164	+5.8%
98	Usansolo	164	n/a
100	Zaratamo	159	+0.6%
101	Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas	156	+3.3%
102	Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza	152	+4.1%
102	Zuia	152	+8.6%
104	Mallabia	151	-1.3%
105	Larrabetzu	150	+2%
106	Alegría-Dulantzi	147	-0.7%
107	Asteasu	146	-0.7%
108	Sopuerta	141	-5.4%
108	Zizurkil	141	+4.4%
110	Gordexola	139	+0.7%
111	Idiazabal	133	-3.6%
112	Zigoitia	132	-0.8%
113	Zierbena	129	+2.4%
114	Orozko	121	-6.2%
115	Mendaro	113	+1.8%
116	Barrika	112	-0.9%
117	Anoeta	111	-3.5%
118	Gatika	110	-3.5%
119	Mundaka	109	-0.9%
120	Labastida/Bastida	106	-0.9%
121	Alegia	102	+4.1%
122	Antzuola	96	-5%
123	Bedia	93	+1.1%
124	Gamiz-Fika	91	-5.2%
125	Zaldibia	90	+2.3%
126	Arrankudiaga-Zollo	89	-11%
127	Laukiz	88	-1.1%
128	Dima	84	+3.7%
129	Aduna	83	0%
129	Muxika	83	0%
131	Lemoiz	82	+6.5%
131	Olaberria	82	-5.7%
133	Busturia	80	-3.6%
134	Artziniega	79	-8.1%
134	Atxondo	79	0%
136	Elgeta	78	+5.4%
137	Zegama	77	-7.2%
138	Zeanuri	76	+1.3%
139	Artea	75	+7.1%
139	Lanciego/Lantziego	75	-3.8%
141	Berriatua	72	-5.3%
142	Legorreta	71	-2.7%
142	Ormaiztegi	71	-2.7%
142	Urkabustaiz	71	-1.4%
145	Ataun	68	-5.6%
146	Elciego	66	+1.5%
147	Barrundia	65	+1.6%
147	Ribera Baja/Erriberabeitia	65	+4.8%
147	Zeberio	65	-3%
150	Areatza	64	-4.5%
150	Asparrena	64	-12.3%
150	Lapuebla de Labarca	64	-8.6%
153	Maruri-Jatabe	63	+3.3%
153	Okondo	63	-4.5%
153	Valdegovía/Gaubea	63	-6%
156	Gautegiz Arteaga	59	-1.7%
157	Campezo/Kanpezu	58	-6.5%
157	Ezkio-Itsaso	58	-4.9%
159	Lantarón	57	-6.6%
160	Belauntza	55	-1.8%
160	Erriberagoitia/Ribera Alta	55	+1.9%
162	Ea	53	0%
163	Arratzua-Ubarrundia	52	-7.1%
164	Amezketa	51	+2%
165	Segura	49	-3.9%
166	Berastegi	48	+2.1%
166	Etxebarria	48	0%
168	Gabiria	47	+4.4%
169	Aizarnazabal	46	-6.1%
169	Aramaio	46	+7%
169	Arraia-Maeztu	46	+4.5%
172	Otxandio	45	-2.2%
173	Artzentales	42	+2.4%
174	Berantevilla	40	-2.4%
174	Galdames	40	-11.1%
174	Meñaka	40	0%
177	Forua	39	+11.4%
177	Lizartza	39	-9.3%
177	Villabuena de Álava/Eskuernaga	39	-2.5%
180	Errezil	38	0%
180	Ispaster	38	+8.6%
182	Iruraiz-Gauna	37	0%
183	Errigoiti	36	+20%
183	Mañaria	36	0%
185	Elburgo/Burgelu	35	-7.9%
185	Leaburu	35	-7.9%
185	Mendexa	35	+2.9%
188	Ibarrangelu	33	-5.7%
188	San Millán/Donemiliaga	33	-10.8%
190	Bidania-Goiatz	32	-3%
191	Ajangiz	31	-3.1%
191	Bernedo	31	-6.1%
193	Baños de Ebro/Mañueta	30	0%
194	Altzo	29	-3.3%
194	Arrieta	29	0%
194	Itsasondo	29	+7.4%
194	Morga	29	+11.5%
198	Fruiz	27	0%
198	Izurtza	27	-12.9%
200	Garai	26	+4%
200	Ikaztegieta	26	-3.7%
202	Mendata	25	+13.6%
203	Berrobi	23	0%
203	Larraul	23	+21.1%
205	Albiztur	22	+10%
205	Aulesti	22	-8.3%
205	Gizaburuaga	22	0%
205	Trucios-Turtzioz	22	0%
209	Alkiza	21	-19.2%
209	Kuartango	21	+10.5%
211	Kortezubi	20	-4.8%
211	Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz	20	-9.1%
211	Peñacerrada-Urizaharra	20	+17.6%
211	Zambrana	20	+11.1%
215	Amoroto	19	+11.8%
216	Arama	18	0%
216	Beizama	18	+28.6%
216	Elvillar/Bilar	18	-18.2%
216	Hernialde	18	+5.9%
216	Samaniego	18	-14.3%
221	Abaltzisketa	17	+6.3%
221	Lanestosa	17	+13.3%
221	Navaridas	17	0%
224	Arantzazu	16	-5.9%
224	Arratzu	16	-15.8%
226	Arakaldo	15	+7.1%
226	Harana/Valle de Arana	15	0%
226	Sukarrieta	15	-16.7%
226	Yécora/Iekora	15	0%
226	Zerain	15	-6.3%
231	Elantxobe	14	+7.7%
231	Moreda de Álava/Moreda Araba	14	+16.7%
233	Añana	13	+8.3%
233	Baliarrain	13	-7.1%
233	Zalduondo	13	+18.2%
233	Ziortza-Bolibar	13	-7.1%
237	Ereño	12	-7.7%
237	Lagrán	12	-14.3%
237	Mutiloa	12	-7.7%
237	Orendain	12	-7.7%
241	Armiñón	11	+10%
241	Leza	11	-8.3%
241	Murueta	11	0%
241	Nabarniz	11	-8.3%
245	Altzaga	8	0%
245	Elduain	8	-33.3%
245	Orexa	8	-20%
248	Gaintza	7	+75%
248	Leintz-Gatzaga	7	-22.2%
250	Gaztelu	6	-14.3%

Showing the top 250 of 252. The Excel download has every row.

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Active companies on 1 January (INE Central Business Directory, DIRCE).

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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 Basque Country by active companies, 2025) [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 Basque Country by active companies, 2025. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/basque-country-municipalities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_basque_country_2025,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Basque Country by active companies, 2025}},
  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/basque-country-municipalities. 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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