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Municipalities in Biscay province by active companies

Bilbao had the highest active companies of 112 municipalities in 2022, at 26,944. Ubide had the lowest, at 6. The median was 127 and the figure for Biscay province was 75,416. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Highest26,944Bilbao
Lowest6Ubide
Median127112 municipalities
Biscay province75,416History

Top 40 municipalities, 2022

Bilbao: 26,944 countBilbao26,944Getxo: 5,881 countGetxo5,881Barakaldo: 4,910 countBarakaldo4,910Basauri: 2,278 countBasauri2,278Leioa: 2,116 countLeioa2,116Santurtzi: 2,111 countSanturtzi2,111Portugalete: 2,099 countPortugalete2,099Erandio: 1,828 countErandio1,828Galdakao: 1,803 countGaldakao1,803Durango: 1,626 countDurango1,626Mungia: 1,378 countMungia1,378Amorebieta-Etxano: 1,324 countAmorebieta-Etxano1,324Sestao: 1,080 countSestao1,080Gernika-Lumo: 1,061 countGernika-Lumo1,061Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran: 899 countValle de Trápaga-Trapagaran899Bermeo: 894 countBermeo894Sopela: 857 countSopela857Arrigorriaga: 731 countArrigorriaga731Ermua: 703 countErmua703Etxebarri: 682 countEtxebarri682Derio: 666 countDerio666Zamudio: 616 countZamudio616Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena: 574 countAbanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena574Zalla: 528 countZalla528Sondika: 469 countSondika469Ortuella: 467 countOrtuella467Abadiño: 459 countAbadiño459Balmaseda: 449 countBalmaseda449Berango: 437 countBerango437Ondarroa: 405 countOndarroa405Güeñes: 397 countGüeñes397Muskiz: 372 countMuskiz372Gorliz: 366 countGorliz366Lekeitio: 360 countLekeitio360Elorrio: 356 countElorrio356Loiu: 349 countLoiu349Plentzia: 316 countPlentzia316Berriz: 294 countBerriz294Urduliz: 294 countUrduliz294Markina-Xemein: 287 countMarkina-Xemein287Bilbao: 26,944 countBilbao26,944Getxo: 5,881 countGetxo5,881Barakaldo: 4,910 countBarakaldo4,910Basauri: 2,278 countBasauri2,278Leioa: 2,116 countLeioa2,116Santurtzi: 2,111 countSanturtzi2,111Portugalete: 2,099 countPortugalete2,099Erandio: 1,828 countErandio1,828Galdakao: 1,803 countGaldakao1,803Durango: 1,626 countDurango1,626Mungia: 1,378 countMungia1,378Amorebieta-Etxano: 1,324 countAmorebieta-Etxano1,324Sestao: 1,080 countSestao1,080Gernika-Lumo: 1,061 countGernika-Lumo1,061Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran: 899 countValle de Trápaga-Trapagaran899Bermeo: 894 countBermeo894Sopela: 857 countSopela857Arrigorriaga: 731 countArrigorriaga731Ermua: 703 countErmua703Etxebarri: 682 countEtxebarri682Derio: 666 countDerio666Zamudio: 616 countZamudio616Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena: 574 countAbanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena574Zalla: 528 countZalla528Sondika: 469 countSondika469Ortuella: 467 countOrtuella467Abadiño: 459 countAbadiño459Balmaseda: 449 countBalmaseda449Berango: 437 countBerango437Ondarroa: 405 countOndarroa405Güeñes: 397 countGüeñes397Muskiz: 372 countMuskiz372Gorliz: 366 countGorliz366Lekeitio: 360 countLekeitio360Elorrio: 356 countElorrio356Loiu: 349 countLoiu349Plentzia: 316 countPlentzia316Berriz: 294 countBerriz294Urduliz: 294 countUrduliz294Markina-Xemein: 287 countMarkina-Xemein287
count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Bilbao26,944+3.2%
2Getxo5,881+3.4%
3Barakaldo4,910+1.3%
4Basauri2,278+0.6%
5Leioa2,116+5%
6Santurtzi2,111+3.2%
7Portugalete2,099+1.9%
8Erandio1,828+4.9%
9Galdakao1,803+1.6%
10Durango1,626+0.8%
11Mungia1,378+4.6%
12Amorebieta-Etxano1,324+2.9%
13Sestao1,080+0.9%
14Gernika-Lumo1,061+0.2%
15Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran899+1.1%
16Bermeo894+2.4%
17Sopela857-0.9%
18Arrigorriaga731+1.1%
19Ermua703-1.4%
20Etxebarri682+0.6%
21Derio666+4.6%
22Zamudio616+5.1%
23Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena574-1%
24Zalla528-0.6%
25Sondika469+3.1%
26Ortuella467+0.6%
27Abadiño459+1.1%
28Balmaseda449+6.4%
29Berango437+3.1%
30Ondarroa405-2.9%
31Güeñes397+1.3%
32Muskiz372-1.3%
33Gorliz366+3.1%
34Lekeitio360-0.3%
35Elorrio356-1.9%
36Loiu349-1.1%
37Plentzia316+4.6%
38Berriz294+3.2%
38Urduliz294+2.1%
40Markina-Xemein2870%
41Iurreta276+1.8%
42Igorre2530%
43Lemoa249+7.8%
44Ugao-Miraballes209-4.6%
45Urduña/Orduña203+1%
46Bakio197+2.6%
47Zaldibar195+2.6%
48Alonsotegi194+4.3%
49Lezama188+0.5%
50Zaratamo169+6.3%
51Sopuerta158+3.9%
52Gordexola150+4.9%
52Larrabetzu150+3.4%
52Mallabia150+7.9%
55Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza149-0.7%
56Orozko128-3.8%
57Gatika125+5.9%
58Zierbena123+1.7%
59Barrika112+8.7%
60Mundaka103+5.1%
61Dima97+6.6%
61Gamiz-Fika97-4.9%
63Muxika95+6.7%
64Bedia93+2.2%
65Laukiz920%
66Arrankudiaga-Zollo91+3.4%
67Busturia84+6.3%
68Berriatua79+5.3%
68Zeanuri79+2.6%
70Atxondo76-5%
71Zeberio73-1.4%
72Lemoiz70+1.4%
73Areatza63-4.5%
73Maruri-Jatabe63+3.3%
75Artea62-3.1%
76Gautegiz Arteaga60+1.7%
77Ea55+1.9%
78Otxandio52-8.8%
79Galdames47+2.2%
79Ibarrangelu47+11.9%
81Etxebarria460%
81Forua46-8%
83Artzentales40-4.8%
83Mañaria40-2.4%
85Ispaster39+11.4%
86Meñaka37+8.8%
87Izurtza33+6.5%
88Errigoiti32-8.6%
88Fruiz32-3%
88Mendexa32+3.2%
91Arrieta28-17.6%
91Garai28+16.7%
93Ajangiz27-10%
94Trucios-Turtzioz260%
95Aulesti250%
96Mendata24+14.3%
97Gizaburuaga23-4.2%
97Kortezubi23+9.5%
99Morga22-4.3%
100Sukarrieta20+5.3%
101Amoroto19+11.8%
102Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz18-10%
102Ziortza-Bolibar18+12.5%
104Arakaldo17+6.3%
104Arantzazu17-19%
106Arratzu140%
106Lanestosa14+7.7%
108Elantxobe130%
109Murueta12-14.3%
109Nabarniz12-7.7%
111Ereño11+10%
112Ubide60%

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. 1 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/biscay-province-municipalities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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, 2022}},
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  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=2022. 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 26,944 in 2022, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Ubide, with 6 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

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 2022 and are not ranked.

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