Municipalities in Basque Country by active companies

Bilbao had the highest active companies of 251 municipalities in 2015, at 27,403. Orexa had the lowest, at 5. The median was 98 and the figure for Basque Country was 148,575. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest27,403Bilbao

Lowest5Orexa

Median98251 municipalities

Basque Country148,575History

Top 40 municipalities, 2015

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2015 count	Change on 2014
1	Bilbao	27,403	-0.4%
2	Donostia/San Sebastián	16,626	-1.2%
3	Vitoria-Gasteiz	14,497	-1.3%
4	Getxo	5,968	-0.9%
5	Barakaldo	5,036	+1.5%
6	Irun	4,810	-0.3%
7	Basauri	2,497	-0.4%
8	Portugalete	2,291	-0.8%
9	Santurtzi	2,176	+2.7%
10	Errenteria	2,150	-1.5%
11	Leioa	2,138	+2%
12	Galdakao	1,912	-0.6%
13	Erandio	1,869	-0.6%
14	Zarautz	1,772	-2.3%
15	Durango	1,669	+2%
16	Eibar	1,604	-1.8%
17	Hernani	1,449	-1.3%
18	Mungia	1,391	+1.8%
19	Amorebieta-Etxano	1,340	-0.7%
20	Tolosa	1,272	-3.9%
21	Sestao	1,195	+1.8%
22	Hondarribia	1,165	-2.4%
23	Gernika-Lumo	1,105	+0.8%
24	Arrasate/Mondragón	1,096	-1%
25	Lasarte-Oria	1,077	-1.1%
26	Azpeitia	1,069	-2.6%
27	Oiartzun	1,058	-2.7%
28	Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran	1,008	-2.3%
29	Bermeo	912	-2.5%
30	Andoain	909	-0.9%
31	Laudio/Llodio	899	+1.7%
32	Pasaia	871	-3%
33	Bergara	869	-2%
34	Beasain	864	-4.1%
35	Sopela	825	+5.4%
36	Ermua	815	-1.8%
37	Elgoibar	787	-1.7%
38	Arrigorriaga	775	-0.5%
39	Astigarraga	698	+2.6%
40	Etxebarri	680	+5.9%
41	Zamudio	671	+0.1%
42	Derio	670	-0.6%
43	Azkoitia	654	-0.8%
44	Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena	643	+1.3%
45	Amurrio	604	+2.2%
46	Ordizia	600	-4.9%
47	Zumaia	592	+2.4%
48	Zalla	570	+2.7%
49	Oñati	555	-4%
50	Ortuella	551	-0.9%
51	Sondika	520	-1.9%
52	Abadiño	504	-1.9%
52	Lezo	504	-3.3%
52	Ondarroa	504	+1.4%
52	Usurbil	504	-1.9%
56	Zumarraga	474	-2.5%
57	Urnieta	469	-2.3%
58	Legazpi	466	-2.5%
59	Urretxu	453	-0.4%
60	Balmaseda	442	+2.8%
61	Berango	429	+5.1%
62	Deba	408	0%
62	Muskiz	408	+2.3%
64	Güeñes	399	+1.8%
65	Lekeitio	384	+2.1%
66	Orio	371	+3.9%
67	Elorrio	370	-0.8%
67	Loiu	370	+1.1%
69	Aretxabaleta	337	-1.2%
70	Berriz	336	+1.5%
71	Gorliz	334	+3.4%
72	Markina-Xemein	302	+2.4%
73	Villabona	288	-8%
74	Plentzia	286	-2.1%
75	Lazkao	284	-6.9%
76	Igorre	283	-2.7%
77	Laguardia	274	+5.8%
78	Oyón-Oion	271	-3.6%
79	Iurreta	270	+0.4%
80	Ibarra	268	-7.9%
81	Lemoa	264	+0.8%
81	Urduliz	264	+3.1%
83	Legutio	258	-4.8%
84	Zestoa	256	+5.8%
85	Agurain/Salvatierra	250	+3.3%
86	Mutriku	249	-0.8%
87	Ugao-Miraballes	243	-5.4%
88	Urduña/Orduña	224	+5.2%
89	Alonsotegi	198	-2.5%
90	Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas	195	+1.6%
91	Getaria	193	0%
91	Iruña Oka/Iruña de Oca	193	-1.5%
93	Zaldibar	190	+1.6%
94	Eskoriatza	189	-4.5%
95	Zaratamo	182	-3.7%
96	Aia	175	+1.7%
97	Zizurkil	168	-6.7%
98	Lezama	166	-2.9%
99	Ayala/Aiara	163	+1.9%
100	Bakio	162	+0.6%
100	Mallabia	162	-2.4%
102	Alegría-Dulantzi	160	+8.8%
102	Asteasu	160	-1.8%
104	Zuia	154	+5.5%
105	Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza	153	-3.8%
106	Irura	150	+5.6%
107	Orozko	149	+4.9%
108	Sopuerta	147	+5.8%
109	Idiazabal	140	-4.8%
110	Gordexola	136	+3.8%
111	Larrabetzu	130	+4.8%
112	Labastida/Bastida	126	0%
112	Mendaro	126	-4.5%
114	Barrika	125	+9.6%
115	Alegia	118	-0.8%
116	Anoeta	114	+0.9%
117	Gatika	113	+1.8%
118	Mundaka	110	-3.5%
119	Zierbena	109	+2.8%
119	Zigoitia	109	+9%
121	Arrankudiaga-Zollo	108	-0.9%
122	Artziniega	106	+3.9%
123	Antzuola	102	-3.8%
124	Bedia	101	-2.9%
125	Berriatua	98	+2.1%
125	Zaldibia	98	0%
127	Atxondo	95	+8%
128	Aduna	93	+2.2%
128	Olaberria	93	+10.7%
130	Busturia	91	+2.2%
130	Elgeta	91	+5.8%
132	Laukiz	86	+1.2%
132	Muxika	86	-8.5%
134	Ataun	85	+6.3%
134	Zegama	85	+16.4%
136	Gamiz-Fika	82	+2.5%
136	Ormaiztegi	82	+2.5%
138	Dima	81	+15.7%
139	Elciego	79	0%
140	Arratzua-Ubarrundia	75	+1.4%
140	Lapuebla de Labarca	75	-5.1%
142	Legorreta	74	-8.6%
142	Okondo	74	+5.7%
144	Asparrena	71	-9%
145	Lanciego/Lantziego	70	0%
146	Areatza	69	+9.5%
147	Lemoiz	68	0%
147	Valdegovía/Gaubea	68	+3%
149	Otxandio	66	+11.9%
150	Berastegi	65	+6.6%
151	Campezo/Kanpezu	64	0%
151	Urkabustaiz	64	+1.6%
153	Ezkio-Itsaso	63	+3.3%
154	Amezketa	62	-1.6%
154	Barrundia	62	+14.8%
154	Gautegiz Arteaga	62	-7.5%
157	Lantarón	61	-1.6%
158	Zeanuri	60	-6.3%
159	Artea	59	-14.5%
160	Ribera Baja/Erriberabeitia	58	+16%
160	Segura	58	+5.5%
162	Etxebarria	57	-13.6%
163	Zeberio	55	-6.8%
164	Belauntza	53	+10.4%
165	Erriberagoitia/Ribera Alta	52	+18.2%
165	Forua	52	-1.9%
167	Aizarnazabal	51	-5.6%
168	Ea	50	0%
168	Villabuena de Álava/Eskuernaga	50	-2%
170	Aramaio	49	+2.1%
170	Galdames	49	-3.9%
170	Maruri-Jatabe	49	-3.9%
173	Elburgo/Burgelu	47	+14.6%
174	Errezil	44	+7.3%
175	Arraia-Maeztu	41	-6.8%
176	Artzentales	40	-9.1%
177	Altzo	38	0%
177	Baños de Ebro/Mañueta	38	-13.6%
177	Lizartza	38	-5%
180	Leaburu	37	+8.8%
181	Berantevilla	36	-7.7%
181	Bidania-Goiatz	36	+2.9%
181	Ikaztegieta	36	-10%
181	Mañaria	36	+2.9%
181	Meñaka	36	+12.5%
181	San Millán/Donemiliaga	36	-2.7%
187	Gabiria	35	0%
188	Trucios-Turtzioz	34	-2.9%
189	Aulesti	33	+10%
189	Bernedo	33	+6.5%
189	Elvillar/Bilar	33	-2.9%
189	Izurtza	33	0%
189	Mendexa	33	0%
194	Ibarrangelu	32	-3%
195	Fruiz	31	+29.2%
195	Itsasondo	31	-6.1%
197	Gizaburuaga	30	+7.1%
198	Ispaster	29	+16%
199	Arrieta	28	+7.7%
200	Iruraiz-Gauna	26	+8.3%
200	Samaniego	26	-7.1%
202	Arratzu	25	+4.2%
203	Errigoiti	24	-11.1%
203	Kortezubi	24	+4.3%
203	Morga	24	+33.3%
206	Garai	23	+27.8%
206	Peñacerrada-Urizaharra	23	+9.5%
208	Albiztur	22	-4.3%
208	Berrobi	22	+4.8%
208	Larraul	22	0%
211	Leza	21	+16.7%
211	Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz	21	+23.5%
211	Navaridas	21	-4.5%
211	Sukarrieta	21	-4.5%
215	Abaltzisketa	20	-4.8%
215	Alkiza	20	+5.3%
217	Ajangiz	19	-5%
217	Amoroto	19	+5.6%
219	Hernialde	18	+5.9%
219	Zambrana	18	+5.9%
221	Arama	16	+6.7%
222	Arakaldo	15	0%
222	Armiñón	15	+25%
222	Beizama	15	+15.4%
222	Elduain	15	+7.1%
222	Kuartango	15	+15.4%
222	Lanestosa	15	+15.4%
222	Mendata	15	+7.1%
222	Yécora/Iekora	15	+7.1%
222	Zerain	15	0%
231	Arantzazu	14	-6.7%
231	Harana/Valle de Arana	14	-6.7%
231	Mutiloa	14	0%
234	Lagrán	13	-7.1%
234	Moreda de Álava/Moreda Araba	13	-13.3%
234	Murueta	13	+62.5%
234	Ziortza-Bolibar	13	+44.4%
238	Ereño	12	-7.7%
238	Leintz-Gatzaga	12	+9.1%
238	Zalduondo	12	-7.7%
241	Altzaga	11	-15.4%
241	Añana	11	+10%
241	Nabarniz	11	-8.3%
244	Orendain	8	+100%
245	Elantxobe	7	-22.2%
245	Gaztelu	7	-30%
247	Baliarrain	6	-14.3%
247	Ubide	6	+20%
249	Gaintza	5	-16.7%
249	Kripan	5	+25%

Showing the top 250 of 251. The Excel download has every row.

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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. 1 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_basque_country_2015,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Basque Country by active companies, 2015}},
  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?period=2015. 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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