Municipalities in Basque Country by active companies

Bilbao had the highest active companies of 251 municipalities in 2019, at 26,474. Kripan had the lowest, at 4. The median was 94 and the figure for Basque Country was 142,198. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest26,474Bilbao

Lowest4Kripan

Median94251 municipalities

Basque Country142,198History

Top 40 municipalities, 2019

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2019 count	Change on 2018
1	Bilbao	26,474	-0.7%
2	Donostia/San Sebastián	15,805	-2%
3	Vitoria-Gasteiz	13,761	-2.8%
4	Getxo	5,742	-1.3%
5	Barakaldo	4,872	+0.4%
6	Irun	4,583	-0.5%
7	Basauri	2,277	-3.3%
8	Portugalete	2,201	+1.3%
9	Errenteria	2,059	+1%
10	Santurtzi	2,057	-1%
11	Leioa	2,055	+0.1%
12	Galdakao	1,870	-0.6%
13	Erandio	1,770	-3.5%
14	Zarautz	1,668	-2.5%
15	Durango	1,600	+0.6%
16	Eibar	1,521	-1.3%
17	Hernani	1,349	-0.7%
18	Mungia	1,328	-0.2%
19	Amorebieta-Etxano	1,276	-3.8%
20	Tolosa	1,197	-2.3%
21	Hondarribia	1,169	-0.6%
22	Sestao	1,094	-2.7%
23	Gernika-Lumo	1,063	-1.9%
24	Azpeitia	1,038	-1%
25	Oiartzun	1,018	-2.5%
26	Arrasate/Mondragón	1,017	-1.1%
27	Lasarte-Oria	999	-2.6%
28	Bermeo	905	+0.8%
29	Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran	898	-2.8%
30	Pasaia	893	-0.3%
31	Laudio/Llodio	869	+0.3%
32	Andoain	833	-0.1%
33	Sopela	828	-1.8%
34	Bergara	817	-3.5%
35	Beasain	803	-1.8%
36	Ermua	764	-2.3%
37	Arrigorriaga	755	-2.3%
38	Elgoibar	700	-4.4%
39	Derio	681	-1.3%
40	Astigarraga	678	-0.3%
41	Etxebarri	663	-1.2%
42	Zamudio	635	-5.9%
43	Azkoitia	625	-2%
44	Amurrio	600	-2.6%
45	Ordizia	596	+2.1%
46	Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena	594	-2%
47	Zumaia	553	-2.1%
48	Zalla	533	-3.1%
49	Oñati	525	-3.7%
50	Ortuella	505	-3.8%
51	Usurbil	480	-1.4%
52	Lezo	474	-4.2%
53	Sondika	473	-4.3%
54	Urnieta	461	-3.8%
55	Abadiño	452	-5.6%
56	Zumarraga	449	-2.6%
57	Urretxu	438	-1.1%
58	Balmaseda	429	+0.7%
59	Ondarroa	427	-3.6%
60	Legazpi	411	-1.9%
61	Berango	403	+2.3%
62	Deba	393	-3.7%
63	Muskiz	392	+2.1%
64	Güeñes	373	-5.1%
65	Gorliz	371	+5.1%
66	Orio	367	-1.3%
67	Loiu	363	-5.2%
68	Elorrio	359	-3%
69	Lekeitio	358	-4.3%
70	Aretxabaleta	329	+2.2%
71	Plentzia	304	+3.4%
72	Urduliz	295	+2.1%
73	Berriz	294	-10.1%
74	Markina-Xemein	290	-4.9%
75	Lazkao	278	+1.8%
76	Igorre	274	-3.9%
77	Villabona	269	-0.7%
78	Iurreta	266	-2.6%
79	Laguardia	265	-2.9%
80	Oyón-Oion	261	-4.7%
81	Zestoa	253	-1.6%
82	Mutriku	243	-4.3%
83	Agurain/Salvatierra	242	-0.8%
84	Lemoa	239	-2.8%
85	Ibarra	234	-3.7%
86	Ugao-Miraballes	232	-4.1%
87	Legutio	220	-8.3%
88	Urduña/Orduña	206	-1.4%
89	Iruña Oka/Iruña de Oca	201	+0.5%
90	Getaria	191	-2.6%
91	Bakio	184	+6.4%
91	Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas	184	-4.2%
93	Zaldibar	182	-5.7%
94	Lezama	180	-7.2%
95	Aia	177	+0.6%
96	Alonsotegi	175	-3.3%
97	Ayala/Aiara	164	-2.4%
98	Eskoriatza	163	-6.9%
99	Asteasu	161	+2.5%
99	Mallabia	161	-3%
101	Zuia	160	+6.7%
102	Zaratamo	159	-3.6%
103	Zizurkil	156	+1.3%
104	Sopuerta	155	-1.9%
105	Irura	151	+2.7%
105	Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza	151	-4.4%
107	Alegría-Dulantzi	148	-2%
108	Gordexola	146	+4.3%
108	Idiazabal	146	+5%
110	Orozko	136	-6.2%
111	Larrabetzu	132	+2.3%
112	Barrika	121	+5.2%
113	Gatika	119	+1.7%
114	Mendaro	118	-8.5%
115	Anoeta	117	-7.1%
116	Zigoitia	116	+4.5%
117	Mundaka	112	0%
117	Zierbena	112	-10.4%
119	Labastida/Bastida	110	-0.9%
120	Artziniega	102	+3%
121	Bedia	97	-2%
121	Muxika	97	+3.2%
123	Arrankudiaga-Zollo	96	-5.9%
123	Gamiz-Fika	96	+1.1%
125	Laukiz	95	-1%
126	Antzuola	94	+2.2%
127	Alegia	93	-13.9%
128	Zaldibia	88	-7.4%
129	Aduna	87	0%
130	Berriatua	83	-1.2%
131	Asparrena	82	-2.4%
131	Busturia	82	0%
131	Dima	82	+2.5%
134	Atxondo	80	-3.6%
135	Zegama	79	+8.2%
136	Ormaiztegi	77	-1.3%
136	Zeberio	77	+6.9%
138	Lapuebla de Labarca	74	-6.3%
139	Ataun	73	-7.6%
139	Olaberria	73	-7.6%
139	Urkabustaiz	73	+10.6%
142	Elgeta	72	-7.7%
142	Lanciego/Lantziego	72	+5.9%
144	Ezkio-Itsaso	71	-4.1%
145	Zeanuri	70	+1.4%
146	Berastegi	68	-4.2%
147	Arratzua-Ubarrundia	66	-4.3%
147	Valdegovía/Gaubea	66	0%
149	Gautegiz Arteaga	65	+8.3%
149	Lantarón	65	0%
149	Legorreta	65	-13.3%
152	Areatza	64	-5.9%
152	Okondo	64	-11.1%
154	Elciego	62	-15.1%
154	Maruri-Jatabe	62	0%
156	Barrundia	61	-9%
156	Campezo/Kanpezu	61	-3.2%
156	Ea	61	+10.9%
156	Ribera Baja/Erriberabeitia	61	-10.3%
160	Lemoiz	60	-7.7%
161	Erriberagoitia/Ribera Alta	59	+7.3%
162	Artea	58	-4.9%
163	Forua	57	+3.6%
164	Segura	56	-1.8%
165	Otxandio	54	-1.8%
166	Amezketa	52	-5.5%
167	Aramaio	50	+11.1%
167	Galdames	50	+4.2%
169	Belauntza	49	-3.9%
169	Etxebarria	49	-9.3%
171	Aizarnazabal	48	0%
172	Artzentales	46	-8%
172	Villabuena de Álava/Eskuernaga	46	-2.1%
174	Berantevilla	45	+7.1%
175	Mañaria	44	-2.2%
176	Ibarrangelu	42	+31.3%
176	Meñaka	42	+10.5%
178	Gabiria	41	+5.1%
179	Arraia-Maeztu	40	-9.1%
180	Baños de Ebro/Mañueta	38	+8.6%
181	Elburgo/Burgelu	37	0%
182	Itsasondo	36	+2.9%
183	Fruiz	35	+2.9%
183	Lizartza	35	0%
183	Mendexa	35	-12.5%
186	Errezil	34	+3%
187	Altzo	33	-10.8%
188	Ispaster	32	+6.7%
188	Samaniego	32	-3%
190	Arrieta	30	-9.1%
190	Ikaztegieta	30	-6.3%
190	Iruraiz-Gauna	30	+7.1%
193	Leaburu	29	-17.1%
194	Elvillar/Bilar	28	-3.4%
194	San Millán/Donemiliaga	28	-6.7%
196	Alkiza	27	+8%
196	Bidania-Goiatz	27	-10%
196	Errigoiti	27	-15.6%
196	Gizaburuaga	27	-3.6%
196	Izurtza	27	-12.9%
201	Aulesti	26	-7.1%
202	Bernedo	25	-3.8%
202	Berrobi	25	+25%
202	Trucios-Turtzioz	25	-10.7%
205	Arantzazu	24	+4.3%
205	Garai	24	-4%
207	Abaltzisketa	23	+4.5%
207	Ajangiz	23	+9.5%
207	Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz	23	+15%
210	Larraul	22	+4.8%
210	Morga	22	+10%
212	Arama	21	+23.5%
212	Kortezubi	21	-8.7%
212	Navaridas	21	0%
212	Peñacerrada-Urizaharra	21	-4.5%
216	Leza	20	+5.3%
216	Sukarrieta	20	0%
216	Zambrana	20	-4.8%
219	Albiztur	17	0%
219	Zerain	17	0%
221	Altzaga	16	+6.7%
221	Amoroto	16	+6.7%
221	Arakaldo	16	-5.9%
221	Arratzu	16	-27.3%
221	Beizama	16	+14.3%
221	Hernialde	16	-15.8%
221	Kuartango	16	0%
221	Murueta	16	+6.7%
229	Armiñón	15	+7.1%
229	Mendata	15	+15.4%
229	Yécora/Iekora	15	+7.1%
232	Ziortza-Bolibar	14	0%
233	Añana	13	+30%
233	Elduain	13	-7.1%
233	Ereño	13	+8.3%
233	Harana/Valle de Arana	13	0%
233	Moreda de Álava/Moreda Araba	13	-13.3%
233	Mutiloa	13	0%
233	Zalduondo	13	+18.2%
240	Leintz-Gatzaga	12	+9.1%
240	Nabarniz	12	+9.1%
242	Baliarrain	11	+22.2%
242	Lanestosa	11	+22.2%
244	Elantxobe	10	0%
244	Lagrán	10	0%
246	Orendain	9	-10%
246	Orexa	9	+80%
248	Gaztelu	8	-11.1%
249	Ubide	7	+16.7%
250	Gaintza	5	0%

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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 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_basque_country_2019,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Basque Country by active companies, 2019}},
  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=2019. 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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