Municipalities in Basque Country by active companies

Bilbao had the highest active companies of 251 municipalities in 2023, at 25,009. Kripan had the lowest, at 4. The median was 88 and the figure for Basque Country was 134,859. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest25,009Bilbao

Lowest4Kripan

Median88251 municipalities

Basque Country134,859History

Top 40 municipalities, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Bilbao	25,009	-7.2%
2	Donostia/San Sebastián	15,163	-5.2%
3	Vitoria-Gasteiz	13,032	-5.9%
4	Getxo	5,500	-6.5%
5	Barakaldo	4,687	-4.5%
6	Irun	4,348	-4.2%
7	Basauri	2,139	-6.1%
8	Leioa	2,002	-5.4%
9	Portugalete	1,978	-5.8%
10	Santurtzi	1,965	-6.9%
11	Errenteria	1,876	-5.1%
12	Erandio	1,695	-7.3%
13	Galdakao	1,678	-6.9%
14	Durango	1,552	-4.6%
15	Zarautz	1,529	-6.6%
16	Eibar	1,439	-5%
17	Mungia	1,331	-3.4%
18	Hernani	1,323	-2.9%
19	Amorebieta-Etxano	1,243	-6.1%
20	Hondarribia	1,158	-3.9%
21	Tolosa	1,101	-4.8%
22	Sestao	1,028	-4.8%
23	Gernika-Lumo	1,013	-4.5%
24	Arrasate/Mondragón	992	-3.1%
25	Azpeitia	989	-4.5%
26	Lasarte-Oria	957	-5.9%
27	Oiartzun	939	-5.3%
28	Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran	867	-3.6%
29	Bermeo	827	-7.5%
30	Pasaia	819	-3.6%
30	Sopela	819	-4.4%
32	Andoain	771	-4.3%
33	Laudio/Llodio	769	-6.6%
34	Bergara	754	-6.1%
35	Beasain	748	-5.9%
36	Astigarraga	708	-2.1%
37	Arrigorriaga	685	-6.3%
38	Elgoibar	657	-3.9%
39	Ermua	651	-7.4%
40	Etxebarri	641	-6%
41	Derio	637	-4.4%
42	Zamudio	595	-3.4%
43	Ordizia	589	-5.6%
44	Amurrio	575	-4.3%
44	Azkoitia	575	-5.3%
46	Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena	546	-4.9%
47	Zumaia	529	-2.8%
48	Oñati	501	-7.2%
49	Zalla	490	-7.2%
50	Ortuella	451	-3.4%
51	Urnieta	447	-3.7%
52	Usurbil	445	-3.7%
53	Sondika	441	-6%
54	Lezo	434	-2%
55	Abadiño	433	-5.7%
56	Berango	419	-4.1%
57	Zumarraga	417	-5.9%
58	Legazpi	415	+4.3%
59	Balmaseda	404	-10%
60	Urretxu	402	-3.8%
61	Deba	383	-6.6%
62	Orio	382	+0.8%
63	Güeñes	369	-7.1%
64	Ondarroa	366	-9.6%
65	Gorliz	354	-3.3%
66	Elorrio	350	-1.7%
66	Lekeitio	350	-2.8%
68	Muskiz	332	-10.8%
69	Loiu	325	-6.9%
70	Aretxabaleta	296	-3%
71	Berriz	293	-0.3%
72	Plentzia	287	-9.2%
72	Urduliz	287	-2.4%
74	Lazkao	282	0%
75	Iurreta	273	-1.1%
76	Markina-Xemein	259	-9.8%
77	Zestoa	241	-2.8%
78	Mutriku	238	-6.7%
79	Laguardia	233	-10%
80	Igorre	232	-8.3%
81	Lemoa	229	-8%
81	Oyón-Oion	229	-14.2%
83	Villabona	226	-8.9%
84	Agurain/Salvatierra	221	-2.6%
85	Ibarra	218	-4.4%
86	Iruña Oka/Iruña de Oca	205	-6.8%
87	Ugao-Miraballes	202	-3.3%
88	Legutio	197	-7.9%
89	Bakio	192	-2.5%
90	Urduña/Orduña	191	-5.9%
91	Getaria	190	-3.1%
92	Alonsotegi	186	-4.1%
93	Zaldibar	180	-7.7%
94	Eskoriatza	172	-3.9%
94	Lezama	172	-8.5%
96	Aia	169	-1.2%
97	Ayala/Aiara	163	0%
98	Irura	159	-1.2%
99	Zaratamo	157	-7.1%
100	Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas	156	-9.8%
101	Larrabetzu	153	+2%
102	Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza	151	+1.3%
103	Alegría-Dulantzi	150	-2.6%
104	Asteasu	149	-6.3%
105	Mallabia	148	-1.3%
106	Zuia	145	-9.9%
107	Sopuerta	144	-8.9%
108	Zizurkil	139	-10.3%
109	Gordexola	136	-9.3%
110	Idiazabal	128	-7.2%
111	Zigoitia	125	-6.7%
112	Zierbena	121	-1.6%
113	Orozko	120	-6.3%
114	Gatika	118	-5.6%
115	Anoeta	113	-4.2%
116	Barrika	111	-0.9%
117	Labastida/Bastida	108	-0.9%
117	Mendaro	108	-4.4%
119	Antzuola	102	+3%
119	Mundaka	102	-1%
121	Alegia	100	-6.5%
122	Artziniega	91	-13.3%
122	Olaberria	91	+2.2%
124	Bedia	90	-3.2%
125	Zaldibia	89	-6.3%
126	Gamiz-Fika	88	-9.3%
127	Laukiz	87	-5.4%
128	Muxika	86	-9.5%
129	Arrankudiaga-Zollo	84	-7.7%
130	Zegama	83	+3.8%
131	Atxondo	81	+6.6%
131	Dima	81	-16.5%
133	Aduna	79	-9.2%
133	Busturia	79	-6%
135	Elgeta	75	-3.8%
135	Lanciego/Lantziego	75	+1.4%
135	Urkabustaiz	75	-14.8%
138	Berriatua	73	-7.6%
139	Asparrena	72	-6.5%
139	Okondo	72	-7.7%
139	Zeanuri	72	-8.9%
142	Legorreta	71	-1.4%
143	Lemoiz	70	0%
144	Zeberio	69	-5.5%
145	Ormaiztegi	68	-12.8%
146	Artea	67	+8.1%
146	Ataun	67	-2.9%
148	Barrundia	66	-1.5%
148	Elciego	66	-10.8%
150	Areatza	65	+3.2%
150	Ribera Baja/Erriberabeitia	65	0%
152	Ezkio-Itsaso	62	-7.5%
153	Gautegiz Arteaga	61	+1.7%
154	Lapuebla de Labarca	60	-17.8%
155	Arratzua-Ubarrundia	59	-4.8%
155	Valdegovía/Gaubea	59	-13.2%
157	Segura	57	-5%
158	Campezo/Kanpezu	56	-6.7%
159	Berastegi	55	-3.5%
159	Ea	55	0%
161	Erriberagoitia/Ribera Alta	54	-1.8%
161	Lantarón	54	-15.6%
163	Belauntza	53	-3.6%
164	Maruri-Jatabe	52	-17.5%
165	Aizarnazabal	48	-5.9%
165	Otxandio	48	-7.7%
167	Amezketa	46	-2.1%
167	Galdames	46	-2.1%
169	Etxebarria	45	-2.2%
170	Lizartza	43	+4.9%
171	Villabuena de Álava/Eskuernaga	42	-2.3%
172	Meñaka	41	+10.8%
173	Gabiria	40	-2.4%
174	Aramaio	39	-9.3%
174	Arraia-Maeztu	39	-15.2%
176	Berantevilla	38	-9.5%
177	Iruraiz-Gauna	37	-2.6%
177	San Millán/Donemiliaga	37	+23.3%
179	Ispaster	36	-7.7%
180	Elburgo/Burgelu	35	-7.9%
180	Forua	35	-23.9%
182	Artzentales	34	-15%
182	Errezil	34	-2.9%
182	Ibarrangelu	34	-27.7%
182	Mañaria	34	-15%
186	Fruiz	33	+3.1%
187	Izurtza	32	-3%
187	Leaburu	32	0%
189	Ajangiz	31	+14.8%
189	Bernedo	31	-3.1%
189	Mendexa	31	-3.1%
192	Altzo	30	-18.9%
192	Baños de Ebro/Mañueta	30	-14.3%
192	Bidania-Goiatz	30	-3.2%
195	Errigoiti	29	-9.4%
195	Garai	29	+3.6%
197	Arrieta	28	0%
197	Aulesti	28	+12%
199	Morga	27	+22.7%
200	Ikaztegieta	26	-21.2%
200	Itsasondo	26	-7.1%
202	Berrobi	25	+13.6%
202	Samaniego	25	0%
204	Mendata	24	0%
204	Trucios-Turtzioz	24	-7.7%
206	Elvillar/Bilar	23	+4.5%
207	Alkiza	22	+4.8%
207	Gizaburuaga	22	-4.3%
207	Kortezubi	22	-4.3%
207	Zambrana	22	-4.3%
211	Arama	21	+5%
212	Albiztur	20	-16.7%
212	Amoroto	20	+5.3%
214	Abaltzisketa	19	0%
214	Kuartango	19	+5.6%
214	Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz	19	+5.6%
214	Navaridas	19	-13.6%
218	Sukarrieta	18	-10%
218	Zerain	18	0%
220	Arratzu	17	+21.4%
220	Beizama	17	+6.3%
220	Hernialde	17	+6.3%
220	Larraul	17	-22.7%
224	Arakaldo	16	-5.9%
224	Lanestosa	16	+14.3%
226	Añana	15	-6.3%
226	Arantzazu	15	-11.8%
226	Orendain	15	+15.4%
226	Peñacerrada-Urizaharra	15	-16.7%
226	Ziortza-Bolibar	15	-16.7%
231	Harana/Valle de Arana	14	+27.3%
231	Mutiloa	14	0%
231	Yécora/Iekora	14	+7.7%
234	Armiñón	13	+8.3%
234	Baliarrain	13	+18.2%
234	Moreda de Álava/Moreda Araba	13	-13.3%
234	Murueta	13	+8.3%
234	Nabarniz	13	+8.3%
239	Elantxobe	12	-7.7%
239	Elduain	12	-7.7%
241	Ereño	11	0%
241	Leintz-Gatzaga	11	+10%
243	Lagrán	10	-16.7%
243	Zalduondo	10	-16.7%
245	Leza	9	-18.2%
245	Orexa	9	-10%
247	Altzaga	8	-33.3%
248	Gaztelu	7	+40%
249	Ubide	6	0%
250	Gaintza	4	0%

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 2023 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_basque_country_2023,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Basque Country by active companies, 2023}},
  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=2023. 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?

Bilbao, with 25,009 in 2023, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Kripan, with 4 in 2023.

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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. 1 municipalities have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.