Municipalities in Basque Country by active companies

Bilbao had the highest active companies of 251 municipalities in 2020, at 26,853. Gaztelu had the lowest, at 4. The median was 97 and the figure for Basque Country was 143,028. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest26,853Bilbao

Lowest4Gaztelu

Median97251 municipalities

Basque Country143,028History

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	Bilbao	26,853	+1.4%
2	Donostia/San Sebastián	15,965	+1%
3	Vitoria-Gasteiz	13,943	+1.3%
4	Getxo	5,816	+1.3%
5	Barakaldo	4,930	+1.2%
6	Irun	4,588	+0.1%
7	Basauri	2,280	+0.1%
8	Portugalete	2,180	-1%
9	Leioa	2,125	+3.4%
10	Santurtzi	2,066	+0.4%
11	Errenteria	2,044	-0.7%
12	Galdakao	1,833	-2%
13	Erandio	1,785	+0.8%
14	Zarautz	1,647	-1.3%
15	Durango	1,628	+1.8%
16	Eibar	1,525	+0.3%
17	Hernani	1,375	+1.9%
18	Mungia	1,351	+1.7%
19	Amorebieta-Etxano	1,294	+1.4%
20	Tolosa	1,197	0%
21	Hondarribia	1,174	+0.4%
22	Sestao	1,108	+1.3%
23	Gernika-Lumo	1,060	-0.3%
24	Azpeitia	1,021	-1.6%
25	Arrasate/Mondragón	1,012	-0.5%
26	Lasarte-Oria	1,002	+0.3%
27	Oiartzun	996	-2.2%
28	Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran	905	+0.8%
29	Bermeo	873	-3.5%
30	Pasaia	868	-2.8%
31	Sopela	864	+4.3%
32	Laudio/Llodio	855	-1.6%
33	Andoain	829	-0.5%
34	Bergara	809	-1%
35	Beasain	796	-0.9%
36	Arrigorriaga	742	-1.7%
37	Ermua	738	-3.4%
38	Elgoibar	699	-0.1%
39	Astigarraga	692	+2.1%
40	Etxebarri	682	+2.9%
41	Derio	674	-1%
42	Ordizia	618	+3.7%
43	Zamudio	617	-2.8%
44	Amurrio	601	+0.2%
44	Azkoitia	601	-3.8%
46	Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena	600	+1%
47	Zumaia	543	-1.8%
48	Zalla	529	-0.8%
49	Oñati	527	+0.4%
50	Usurbil	482	+0.4%
51	Ortuella	481	-4.8%
52	Lezo	468	-1.3%
53	Sondika	462	-2.3%
54	Abadiño	455	+0.7%
55	Urnieta	451	-2.2%
55	Zumarraga	451	+0.4%
57	Ondarroa	436	+2.1%
58	Urretxu	431	-1.6%
59	Balmaseda	424	-1.2%
59	Berango	424	+5.2%
61	Legazpi	420	+2.2%
62	Deba	393	0%
63	Güeñes	390	+4.6%
64	Muskiz	372	-5.1%
65	Gorliz	368	-0.8%
66	Elorrio	360	+0.3%
67	Lekeitio	357	-0.3%
68	Loiu	356	-1.9%
69	Orio	355	-3.3%
70	Aretxabaleta	325	-1.2%
71	Plentzia	303	-0.3%
72	Urduliz	301	+2%
73	Berriz	296	+0.7%
74	Markina-Xemein	286	-1.4%
75	Lazkao	274	-1.4%
76	Iurreta	261	-1.9%
77	Igorre	258	-5.8%
77	Laguardia	258	-2.6%
79	Villabona	257	-4.5%
80	Oyón-Oion	254	-2.7%
81	Zestoa	246	-2.8%
82	Mutriku	244	+0.4%
83	Ibarra	239	+2.1%
84	Lemoa	237	-0.8%
85	Agurain/Salvatierra	233	-3.7%
86	Ugao-Miraballes	230	-0.9%
87	Legutio	221	+0.5%
88	Iruña Oka/Iruña de Oca	206	+2.5%
89	Bakio	200	+8.7%
90	Urduña/Orduña	199	-3.4%
91	Getaria	193	+1%
92	Alonsotegi	185	+5.7%
92	Zaldibar	185	+1.6%
94	Lezama	184	+2.2%
95	Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas	178	-3.3%
96	Aia	171	-3.4%
97	Asteasu	163	+1.2%
97	Eskoriatza	163	0%
99	Irura	161	+6.6%
100	Ayala/Aiara	159	-3%
100	Sopuerta	159	+2.6%
100	Zuia	159	-0.6%
103	Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza	157	+4%
103	Zaratamo	157	-1.3%
105	Alegría-Dulantzi	155	+4.7%
106	Mallabia	153	-5%
107	Zizurkil	152	-2.6%
108	Idiazabal	146	0%
109	Larrabetzu	144	+9.1%
110	Gordexola	141	-3.4%
111	Orozko	134	-1.5%
112	Gatika	128	+7.6%
113	Zigoitia	127	+9.5%
114	Barrika	115	-5%
114	Zierbena	115	+2.7%
116	Anoeta	114	-2.6%
116	Mendaro	114	-3.4%
118	Labastida/Bastida	110	0%
119	Artziniega	104	+2%
119	Gamiz-Fika	104	+8.3%
121	Bedia	101	+4.1%
121	Mundaka	101	-9.8%
123	Arrankudiaga-Zollo	100	+4.2%
124	Antzuola	97	+3.2%
124	Laukiz	97	+2.1%
124	Muxika	97	0%
127	Zaldibia	96	+9.1%
128	Alegia	94	+1.1%
129	Dima	89	+8.5%
130	Aduna	84	-3.4%
130	Zegama	84	+6.3%
132	Berriatua	83	0%
132	Busturia	83	+1.2%
134	Asparrena	82	0%
134	Atxondo	82	+2.5%
136	Ormaiztegi	81	+5.2%
137	Zeberio	79	+2.6%
138	Ataun	78	+6.8%
139	Zeanuri	76	+8.6%
140	Lapuebla de Labarca	74	0%
141	Elgeta	73	+1.4%
141	Okondo	73	+14.1%
141	Olaberria	73	0%
144	Lanciego/Lantziego	70	-2.8%
144	Urkabustaiz	70	-4.1%
146	Valdegovía/Gaubea	69	+4.5%
147	Areatza	68	+6.3%
147	Arratzua-Ubarrundia	68	+3%
147	Legorreta	68	+4.6%
150	Ezkio-Itsaso	67	-5.6%
150	Lantarón	67	+3.1%
152	Artea	65	+12.1%
152	Lemoiz	65	+8.3%
154	Elciego	63	+1.6%
155	Erriberagoitia/Ribera Alta	61	+3.4%
156	Berastegi	60	-11.8%
156	Maruri-Jatabe	60	-3.2%
158	Barrundia	59	-3.3%
159	Ribera Baja/Erriberabeitia	58	-4.9%
160	Otxandio	57	+5.6%
161	Campezo/Kanpezu	56	-8.2%
161	Ea	56	-8.2%
161	Forua	56	-1.8%
161	Segura	56	0%
165	Gautegiz Arteaga	55	-15.4%
166	Etxebarria	52	+6.1%
166	Galdames	52	+4%
168	Belauntza	50	+2%
169	Villabuena de Álava/Eskuernaga	49	+6.5%
170	Aizarnazabal	48	0%
171	Aramaio	46	-8%
171	Artzentales	46	0%
173	Amezketa	45	-13.5%
173	Berantevilla	45	0%
175	Ibarrangelu	44	+4.8%
175	Mañaria	44	0%
177	Gabiria	41	0%
178	Elburgo/Burgelu	40	+8.1%
179	Arraia-Maeztu	39	-2.5%
180	Baños de Ebro/Mañueta	38	0%
180	Lizartza	38	+8.6%
180	Meñaka	38	-9.5%
183	Errigoiti	34	+25.9%
183	Fruiz	34	-2.9%
185	Arrieta	33	+10%
185	Errezil	33	-2.9%
185	Iruraiz-Gauna	33	+10%
185	San Millán/Donemiliaga	33	+17.9%
189	Altzo	32	-3%
189	Mendexa	32	-8.6%
191	Ispaster	31	-3.1%
192	Bidania-Goiatz	30	+11.1%
192	Izurtza	30	+11.1%
194	Itsasondo	29	-19.4%
195	Aulesti	28	+7.7%
195	Gizaburuaga	28	+3.7%
195	Ikaztegieta	28	-6.7%
195	Leaburu	28	-3.4%
195	Samaniego	28	-12.5%
200	Ajangiz	27	+17.4%
201	Alkiza	26	-3.7%
201	Bernedo	26	+4%
201	Elvillar/Bilar	26	-7.1%
204	Trucios-Turtzioz	24	-4%
204	Zambrana	24	+20%
206	Abaltzisketa	23	0%
206	Morga	23	+4.5%
208	Arantzazu	22	-8.3%
208	Garai	22	-8.3%
208	Kortezubi	22	+4.8%
211	Arama	21	0%
211	Berrobi	21	-16%
213	Albiztur	20	+17.6%
213	Kuartango	20	+25%
213	Larraul	20	-9.1%
216	Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz	19	-17.4%
216	Navaridas	19	-9.5%
216	Sukarrieta	19	-5%
216	Zerain	19	+11.8%
220	Mendata	18	+20%
220	Peñacerrada-Urizaharra	18	-14.3%
222	Arakaldo	17	+6.3%
222	Hernialde	17	+6.3%
224	Amoroto	16	0%
224	Beizama	16	0%
224	Moreda de Álava/Moreda Araba	16	+23.1%
227	Armiñón	15	0%
227	Murueta	15	-6.3%
227	Mutiloa	15	+15.4%
230	Altzaga	14	-12.5%
230	Añana	14	+7.7%
230	Arratzu	14	-12.5%
230	Leintz-Gatzaga	14	+16.7%
230	Leza	14	-30%
230	Yécora/Iekora	14	-6.7%
230	Ziortza-Bolibar	14	0%
237	Lanestosa	13	+18.2%
237	Zalduondo	13	0%
239	Baliarrain	11	0%
239	Elantxobe	11	+10%
239	Ereño	11	-15.4%
239	Lagrán	11	+10%
239	Nabarniz	11	-8.3%
244	Elduain	10	-23.1%
244	Harana/Valle de Arana	10	-23.1%
244	Orendain	10	+11.1%
244	Orexa	10	+11.1%
248	Ubide	6	-14.3%
249	Kripan	5	+25%
250	Gaintza	4	-20%

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 2020 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, 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 Basque Country 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/basque-country-municipalities?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_basque_country_2020,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Basque Country by active companies, 2020}},
  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=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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Bilbao, with 26,853 in 2020, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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