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Municipalities in Biscay province by active companies, 2025

Bilbao had the highest active companies of 113 municipalities in 2025, at 25,457. Ubide had the lowest, at 6. The median was 129 and the figure for Biscay province was 71,086. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Highest25,457Bilbao
Lowest6Ubide
Median129113 municipalities
Biscay province71,086History

Top 40 municipalities, 2025

Bilbao: 25,457 countBilbao25,457Getxo: 5,519 countGetxo5,519Barakaldo: 4,648 countBarakaldo4,648Basauri: 2,127 countBasauri2,127Leioa: 2,032 countLeioa2,032Santurtzi: 1,915 countSanturtzi1,915Portugalete: 1,893 countPortugalete1,893Erandio: 1,688 countErandio1,688Durango: 1,509 countDurango1,509Galdakao: 1,452 countGaldakao1,452Mungia: 1,351 countMungia1,351Amorebieta-Etxano: 1,210 countAmorebieta-Etxano1,210Sestao: 1,050 countSestao1,050Gernika-Lumo: 1,029 countGernika-Lumo1,029Sopela: 875 countSopela875Bermeo: 855 countBermeo855Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran: 849 countValle de Trápaga-Trapagaran849Arrigorriaga: 686 countArrigorriaga686Derio: 646 countDerio646Etxebarri: 634 countEtxebarri634Ermua: 625 countErmua625Zamudio: 601 countZamudio601Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena: 546 countAbanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena546Zalla: 484 countZalla484Abadiño: 457 countAbadiño457Sondika: 438 countSondika438Berango: 436 countBerango436Ortuella: 418 countOrtuella418Balmaseda: 401 countBalmaseda401Güeñes: 365 countGüeñes365Gorliz: 364 countGorliz364Ondarroa: 362 countOndarroa362Elorrio: 339 countElorrio339Lekeitio: 334 countLekeitio334Muskiz: 334 countMuskiz334Loiu: 326 countLoiu326Urduliz: 305 countUrduliz305Berriz: 290 countBerriz290Iurreta: 284 countIurreta284Plentzia: 268 countPlentzia268Bilbao: 25,457 countBilbao25,457Getxo: 5,519 countGetxo5,519Barakaldo: 4,648 countBarakaldo4,648Basauri: 2,127 countBasauri2,127Leioa: 2,032 countLeioa2,032Santurtzi: 1,915 countSanturtzi1,915Portugalete: 1,893 countPortugalete1,893Erandio: 1,688 countErandio1,688Durango: 1,509 countDurango1,509Galdakao: 1,452 countGaldakao1,452Mungia: 1,351 countMungia1,351Amorebieta-Etxano: 1,210 countAmorebieta-Etxano1,210Sestao: 1,050 countSestao1,050Gernika-Lumo: 1,029 countGernika-Lumo1,029Sopela: 875 countSopela875Bermeo: 855 countBermeo855Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran: 849 countValle de Trápaga-Trapagaran849Arrigorriaga: 686 countArrigorriaga686Derio: 646 countDerio646Etxebarri: 634 countEtxebarri634Ermua: 625 countErmua625Zamudio: 601 countZamudio601Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena: 546 countAbanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena546Zalla: 484 countZalla484Abadiño: 457 countAbadiño457Sondika: 438 countSondika438Berango: 436 countBerango436Ortuella: 418 countOrtuella418Balmaseda: 401 countBalmaseda401Güeñes: 365 countGüeñes365Gorliz: 364 countGorliz364Ondarroa: 362 countOndarroa362Elorrio: 339 countElorrio339Lekeitio: 334 countLekeitio334Muskiz: 334 countMuskiz334Loiu: 326 countLoiu326Urduliz: 305 countUrduliz305Berriz: 290 countBerriz290Iurreta: 284 countIurreta284Plentzia: 268 countPlentzia268
count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2025
count		Change on 2024
1Bilbao25,457+0.5%
2Getxo5,519-0.4%
3Barakaldo4,648-0.9%
4Basauri2,127-0.7%
5Leioa2,032+1.4%
6Santurtzi1,915-2.8%
7Portugalete1,893-3.3%
8Erandio1,688+0.8%
9Durango1,509-1.2%
10Galdakao1,452-12.6%
11Mungia1,351+1.7%
12Amorebieta-Etxano1,210-1.9%
13Sestao1,050-0.6%
14Gernika-Lumo1,029+1.8%
15Sopela875+2.3%
16Bermeo855+3.1%
17Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran849-0.4%
18Arrigorriaga686-0.1%
19Derio646+0.8%
20Etxebarri634-1.9%
21Ermua625-3.1%
22Zamudio601-0.2%
23Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena5460%
24Zalla484-2.8%
25Abadiño457+2.2%
26Sondika438-3.1%
27Berango436+7.1%
28Ortuella418-4.3%
29Balmaseda401-1.7%
30Güeñes365-1.9%
31Gorliz364+0.6%
32Ondarroa362+0.8%
33Elorrio339-2.9%
34Lekeitio334-5.9%
34Muskiz334+1.2%
36Loiu326+0.6%
37Urduliz305+0.7%
38Berriz290+3.2%
39Iurreta284+2.2%
40Plentzia268-2.5%
41Markina-Xemein261+5.7%
42Igorre228-0.9%
43Lemoa219-3.1%
44Ugao-Miraballes218+5.8%
45Urduña/Orduña202-0.5%
46Bakio201+3.6%
47Alonsotegi184-2.1%
48Zaldibar173-2.8%
49Lezama168-4.5%
50Usansolo164n/a
51Zaratamo159+0.6%
52Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza152+4.1%
53Mallabia151-1.3%
54Larrabetzu150+2%
55Sopuerta141-5.4%
56Gordexola139+0.7%
57Zierbena129+2.4%
58Orozko121-6.2%
59Barrika112-0.9%
60Gatika110-3.5%
61Mundaka109-0.9%
62Bedia93+1.1%
63Gamiz-Fika91-5.2%
64Arrankudiaga-Zollo89-11%
65Laukiz88-1.1%
66Dima84+3.7%
67Muxika830%
68Lemoiz82+6.5%
69Busturia80-3.6%
70Atxondo790%
71Zeanuri76+1.3%
72Artea75+7.1%
73Berriatua72-5.3%
74Zeberio65-3%
75Areatza64-4.5%
76Maruri-Jatabe63+3.3%
77Gautegiz Arteaga59-1.7%
78Ea530%
79Etxebarria480%
80Otxandio45-2.2%
81Artzentales42+2.4%
82Galdames40-11.1%
82Meñaka400%
84Forua39+11.4%
85Ispaster38+8.6%
86Errigoiti36+20%
86Mañaria360%
88Mendexa35+2.9%
89Ibarrangelu33-5.7%
90Ajangiz31-3.1%
91Arrieta290%
91Morga29+11.5%
93Fruiz270%
93Izurtza27-12.9%
95Garai26+4%
96Mendata25+13.6%
97Aulesti22-8.3%
97Gizaburuaga220%
97Trucios-Turtzioz220%
100Kortezubi20-4.8%
100Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz20-9.1%
102Amoroto19+11.8%
103Lanestosa17+13.3%
104Arantzazu16-5.9%
104Arratzu16-15.8%
106Arakaldo15+7.1%
106Sukarrieta15-16.7%
108Elantxobe14+7.7%
109Ziortza-Bolibar13-7.1%
110Ereño12-7.7%
111Murueta110%
111Nabarniz11-8.3%
113Ubide60%

Other periods

About this ranking

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. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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 Biscay province 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 Biscay province 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/biscay-province-municipalities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2026. Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Municipalities in Biscay province by active companies, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/biscay-province-municipalities.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Biscay province by active companies, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/biscay-province-municipalities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Biscay province by active companies, 2025}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Bilbao, with 25,457 in 2025, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Ubide, with 6 in 2025.

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