Municipalities in Biscay province by active companies

Bilbao had the highest active companies of 112 municipalities in 2020, at 26,853. Ubide had the lowest, at 6. The median was 131 and the figure for Biscay province was 75,370. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest26,853Bilbao

Lowest6Ubide

Median131112 municipalities

Biscay province75,370History

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	Getxo	5,816	+1.3%
3	Barakaldo	4,930	+1.2%
4	Basauri	2,280	+0.1%
5	Portugalete	2,180	-1%
6	Leioa	2,125	+3.4%
7	Santurtzi	2,066	+0.4%
8	Galdakao	1,833	-2%
9	Erandio	1,785	+0.8%
10	Durango	1,628	+1.8%
11	Mungia	1,351	+1.7%
12	Amorebieta-Etxano	1,294	+1.4%
13	Sestao	1,108	+1.3%
14	Gernika-Lumo	1,060	-0.3%
15	Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran	905	+0.8%
16	Bermeo	873	-3.5%
17	Sopela	864	+4.3%
18	Arrigorriaga	742	-1.7%
19	Ermua	738	-3.4%
20	Etxebarri	682	+2.9%
21	Derio	674	-1%
22	Zamudio	617	-2.8%
23	Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena	600	+1%
24	Zalla	529	-0.8%
25	Ortuella	481	-4.8%
26	Sondika	462	-2.3%
27	Abadiño	455	+0.7%
28	Ondarroa	436	+2.1%
29	Balmaseda	424	-1.2%
29	Berango	424	+5.2%
31	Güeñes	390	+4.6%
32	Muskiz	372	-5.1%
33	Gorliz	368	-0.8%
34	Elorrio	360	+0.3%
35	Lekeitio	357	-0.3%
36	Loiu	356	-1.9%
37	Plentzia	303	-0.3%
38	Urduliz	301	+2%
39	Berriz	296	+0.7%
40	Markina-Xemein	286	-1.4%
41	Iurreta	261	-1.9%
42	Igorre	258	-5.8%
43	Lemoa	237	-0.8%
44	Ugao-Miraballes	230	-0.9%
45	Bakio	200	+8.7%
46	Urduña/Orduña	199	-3.4%
47	Alonsotegi	185	+5.7%
47	Zaldibar	185	+1.6%
49	Lezama	184	+2.2%
50	Sopuerta	159	+2.6%
51	Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza	157	+4%
51	Zaratamo	157	-1.3%
53	Mallabia	153	-5%
54	Larrabetzu	144	+9.1%
55	Gordexola	141	-3.4%
56	Orozko	134	-1.5%
57	Gatika	128	+7.6%
58	Barrika	115	-5%
58	Zierbena	115	+2.7%
60	Gamiz-Fika	104	+8.3%
61	Bedia	101	+4.1%
61	Mundaka	101	-9.8%
63	Arrankudiaga-Zollo	100	+4.2%
64	Laukiz	97	+2.1%
64	Muxika	97	0%
66	Dima	89	+8.5%
67	Berriatua	83	0%
67	Busturia	83	+1.2%
69	Atxondo	82	+2.5%
70	Zeberio	79	+2.6%
71	Zeanuri	76	+8.6%
72	Areatza	68	+6.3%
73	Artea	65	+12.1%
73	Lemoiz	65	+8.3%
75	Maruri-Jatabe	60	-3.2%
76	Otxandio	57	+5.6%
77	Ea	56	-8.2%
77	Forua	56	-1.8%
79	Gautegiz Arteaga	55	-15.4%
80	Etxebarria	52	+6.1%
80	Galdames	52	+4%
82	Artzentales	46	0%
83	Ibarrangelu	44	+4.8%
83	Mañaria	44	0%
85	Meñaka	38	-9.5%
86	Errigoiti	34	+25.9%
86	Fruiz	34	-2.9%
88	Arrieta	33	+10%
89	Mendexa	32	-8.6%
90	Ispaster	31	-3.1%
91	Izurtza	30	+11.1%
92	Aulesti	28	+7.7%
92	Gizaburuaga	28	+3.7%
94	Ajangiz	27	+17.4%
95	Trucios-Turtzioz	24	-4%
96	Morga	23	+4.5%
97	Arantzazu	22	-8.3%
97	Garai	22	-8.3%
97	Kortezubi	22	+4.8%
100	Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz	19	-17.4%
100	Sukarrieta	19	-5%
102	Mendata	18	+20%
103	Arakaldo	17	+6.3%
104	Amoroto	16	0%
105	Murueta	15	-6.3%
106	Arratzu	14	-12.5%
106	Ziortza-Bolibar	14	0%
108	Lanestosa	13	+18.2%
109	Elantxobe	11	+10%
109	Ereño	11	-15.4%
109	Nabarniz	11	-8.3%
112	Ubide	6	-14.3%

Other periods

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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.

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, 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 Biscay province 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/biscay-province-municipalities?period=2020. 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, 2020. 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?period=2020.

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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, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/biscay-province-municipalities?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_biscay_province_2020,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Biscay province 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/biscay-province-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.},
}

RIS

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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Bilbao, with 26,853 in 2020, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Ubide, with 6 in 2020.

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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 2020 and are not ranked.