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Municipalities in Biscay province by active companies

Bilbao had the highest active companies of 112 municipalities in 2024, at 25,329. Ubide had the lowest, at 6. The median was 128 and the figure for Biscay province was 71,204. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Highest25,329Bilbao
Lowest6Ubide
Median128112 municipalities
Biscay province71,204History

Top 40 municipalities, 2024

Bilbao: 25,329 countBilbao25,329Getxo: 5,542 countGetxo5,542Barakaldo: 4,690 countBarakaldo4,690Basauri: 2,142 countBasauri2,142Leioa: 2,004 countLeioa2,004Santurtzi: 1,970 countSanturtzi1,970Portugalete: 1,957 countPortugalete1,957Erandio: 1,675 countErandio1,675Galdakao: 1,662 countGaldakao1,662Durango: 1,527 countDurango1,527Mungia: 1,329 countMungia1,329Amorebieta-Etxano: 1,233 countAmorebieta-Etxano1,233Sestao: 1,056 countSestao1,056Gernika-Lumo: 1,011 countGernika-Lumo1,011Sopela: 855 countSopela855Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran: 852 countValle de Trápaga-Trapagaran852Bermeo: 829 countBermeo829Arrigorriaga: 687 countArrigorriaga687Etxebarri: 646 countEtxebarri646Ermua: 645 countErmua645Derio: 641 countDerio641Zamudio: 602 countZamudio602Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena: 546 countAbanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena546Zalla: 498 countZalla498Sondika: 452 countSondika452Abadiño: 447 countAbadiño447Ortuella: 437 countOrtuella437Balmaseda: 408 countBalmaseda408Berango: 407 countBerango407Güeñes: 372 countGüeñes372Gorliz: 362 countGorliz362Ondarroa: 359 countOndarroa359Lekeitio: 355 countLekeitio355Elorrio: 349 countElorrio349Muskiz: 330 countMuskiz330Loiu: 324 countLoiu324Urduliz: 303 countUrduliz303Berriz: 281 countBerriz281Iurreta: 278 countIurreta278Plentzia: 275 countPlentzia275Bilbao: 25,329 countBilbao25,329Getxo: 5,542 countGetxo5,542Barakaldo: 4,690 countBarakaldo4,690Basauri: 2,142 countBasauri2,142Leioa: 2,004 countLeioa2,004Santurtzi: 1,970 countSanturtzi1,970Portugalete: 1,957 countPortugalete1,957Erandio: 1,675 countErandio1,675Galdakao: 1,662 countGaldakao1,662Durango: 1,527 countDurango1,527Mungia: 1,329 countMungia1,329Amorebieta-Etxano: 1,233 countAmorebieta-Etxano1,233Sestao: 1,056 countSestao1,056Gernika-Lumo: 1,011 countGernika-Lumo1,011Sopela: 855 countSopela855Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran: 852 countValle de Trápaga-Trapagaran852Bermeo: 829 countBermeo829Arrigorriaga: 687 countArrigorriaga687Etxebarri: 646 countEtxebarri646Ermua: 645 countErmua645Derio: 641 countDerio641Zamudio: 602 countZamudio602Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena: 546 countAbanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena546Zalla: 498 countZalla498Sondika: 452 countSondika452Abadiño: 447 countAbadiño447Ortuella: 437 countOrtuella437Balmaseda: 408 countBalmaseda408Berango: 407 countBerango407Güeñes: 372 countGüeñes372Gorliz: 362 countGorliz362Ondarroa: 359 countOndarroa359Lekeitio: 355 countLekeitio355Elorrio: 349 countElorrio349Muskiz: 330 countMuskiz330Loiu: 324 countLoiu324Urduliz: 303 countUrduliz303Berriz: 281 countBerriz281Iurreta: 278 countIurreta278Plentzia: 275 countPlentzia275
count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Bilbao25,329+1.3%
2Getxo5,542+0.8%
3Barakaldo4,690+0.1%
4Basauri2,142+0.1%
5Leioa2,004+0.1%
6Santurtzi1,970+0.3%
7Portugalete1,957-1.1%
8Erandio1,675-1.2%
9Galdakao1,662-1%
10Durango1,527-1.6%
11Mungia1,329-0.2%
12Amorebieta-Etxano1,233-0.8%
13Sestao1,056+2.7%
14Gernika-Lumo1,011-0.2%
15Sopela855+4.4%
16Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran852-1.7%
17Bermeo829+0.2%
18Arrigorriaga687+0.3%
19Etxebarri646+0.8%
20Ermua645-0.9%
21Derio641+0.6%
22Zamudio602+1.2%
23Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena5460%
24Zalla498+1.6%
25Sondika452+2.5%
26Abadiño447+3.2%
27Ortuella437-3.1%
28Balmaseda408+1%
29Berango407-2.9%
30Güeñes372+0.8%
31Gorliz362+2.3%
32Ondarroa359-1.9%
33Lekeitio355+1.4%
34Elorrio349-0.3%
35Muskiz330-0.6%
36Loiu324-0.3%
37Urduliz303+5.6%
38Berriz281-4.1%
39Iurreta278+1.8%
40Plentzia275-4.2%
41Markina-Xemein247-4.6%
42Igorre230-0.9%
43Lemoa226-1.3%
44Ugao-Miraballes206+2%
45Urduña/Orduña203+6.3%
46Bakio194+1%
47Alonsotegi188+1.1%
48Zaldibar178-1.1%
49Lezama176+2.3%
50Zaratamo158+0.6%
51Mallabia153+3.4%
52Sopuerta149+3.5%
53Larrabetzu147-3.9%
54Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza146-3.3%
55Gordexola138+1.5%
56Orozko129+7.5%
57Zierbena126+4.1%
58Gatika114-3.4%
59Barrika113+1.8%
60Mundaka110+7.8%
61Arrankudiaga-Zollo100+19%
62Gamiz-Fika96+9.1%
63Bedia92+2.2%
64Laukiz89+2.3%
65Busturia83+5.1%
65Muxika83-3.5%
67Dima810%
68Atxondo79-2.5%
69Lemoiz77+10%
70Berriatua76+4.1%
71Zeanuri75+4.2%
72Artea70+4.5%
73Areatza67+3.1%
73Zeberio67-2.9%
75Maruri-Jatabe61+17.3%
76Gautegiz Arteaga60-1.6%
77Ea53-3.6%
78Etxebarria48+6.7%
79Otxandio46-4.2%
80Galdames45-2.2%
81Artzentales41+20.6%
82Meñaka40-2.4%
83Mañaria36+5.9%
84Forua350%
84Ibarrangelu35+2.9%
84Ispaster35-2.8%
87Mendexa34+9.7%
88Ajangiz32+3.2%
89Izurtza31-3.1%
90Errigoiti30+3.4%
91Arrieta29+3.6%
92Fruiz27-18.2%
93Morga26-3.7%
94Garai25-13.8%
95Aulesti24-14.3%
96Gizaburuaga220%
96Mendata22-8.3%
96Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz22+15.8%
96Trucios-Turtzioz22-8.3%
100Kortezubi21-4.5%
101Arratzu19+11.8%
102Sukarrieta180%
103Amoroto17-15%
103Arantzazu17+13.3%
105Lanestosa15-6.3%
106Arakaldo14-12.5%
106Ziortza-Bolibar14-6.7%
108Elantxobe13+8.3%
108Ereño13+18.2%
110Nabarniz12-7.7%
111Murueta11-15.4%
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 2024 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/biscay-province-municipalities?period=2024 (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, 2024}},
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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=2024. 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 25,329 in 2024, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Ubide, with 6 in 2024.

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 2024 and are not ranked.

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