Municipalities in Burgos province by active companies

Burgos had the highest active companies of 233 municipalities in 2023, at 11,657. Zael had the lowest, at 4. The median was 14 and the figure for Burgos province was 23,673. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest11,657Burgos

Lowest4Zael

Median14233 municipalities

Burgos province23,673History

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	Burgos	11,657	-7.6%
2	Aranda de Duero	2,159	-5.4%
3	Miranda de Ebro	1,819	-4.8%
4	Medina de Pomar	596	-8%
5	Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja	441	-6.6%
6	Briviesca	428	-6.6%
7	Valle de Mena	305	-3.8%
8	Lerma	250	-4.6%
9	Villagonzalo Pedernales	197	-10%
10	Salas de los Infantes	194	-8.9%
11	Belorado	148	-7.5%
11	Espinosa de los Monteros	148	-11.9%
13	Roa	143	0%
14	Villalbilla de Burgos	138	-9.8%
15	Alfoz de Quintanadueñas	127	-4.5%
16	Quintanar de la Sierra	114	-5%
17	Ibeas de Juarros	109	-6%
17	Villadiego	109	-5.2%
19	Melgar de Fernamental	108	-14.3%
20	Cardeñadijo	102	-6.4%
21	Villariezo	96	-12.7%
22	Pradoluengo	94	-6%
23	Cardeñajimeno	87	+8.8%
24	Arcos	86	-7.5%
25	Castrojeriz	78	-3.7%
25	Sasamón	78	-2.5%
27	Merindad de Río Ubierna	75	-14.8%
28	Trespaderne	74	-11.9%
28	Valle de Tobalina	74	+2.8%
30	Condado de Treviño	71	-11.3%
31	Huerta de Rey	64	+10.3%
32	Merindad de Montija	62	-12.7%
33	Covarrubias	61	-6.2%
34	Castrillo del Val	60	-6.3%
34	Quintanilla Vivar	60	-9.1%
36	Valle de Valdebezana	59	+3.5%
37	Oña	51	-8.9%
37	Vilviestre del Pinar	51	-1.9%
39	Merindad de Valdeporres	46	+7%
40	Gumiel de Izán	45	-10%
40	Hontoria del Pinar	45	-4.3%
40	Santa María del Campo	45	-15.1%
43	Revillarruz	44	-12%
44	Fresnillo de las Dueñas	43	-10.4%
44	Merindad de Sotoscueva	43	+2.4%
44	Palacios de la Sierra	43	-15.7%
44	Valle de Sedano	43	-10.4%
48	Merindad de Valdivielso	41	-4.7%
48	Villalba de Duero	41	-4.7%
48	Villalmanzo	41	0%
51	Valle de Losa	40	-13%
52	Tardajos	39	-11.4%
53	Frías	38	-20.8%
54	Modúbar de la Emparedada	37	0%
55	Fuentespina	36	-10%
56	Cogollos	35	+20.7%
57	Carcedo de Burgos	33	+6.5%
57	Castrillo de la Vega	33	-5.7%
57	Sotillo de la Ribera	33	+3.1%
60	Pedrosa de Duero	31	+24%
61	Buniel	30	-14.3%
62	Canicosa de la Sierra	29	-12.1%
62	Cavia	29	+11.5%
64	Estépar	28	+3.7%
64	La Puebla de Arganzón	28	-12.5%
66	Caleruega	27	-10%
66	Milagros	27	-15.6%
68	Arlanzón	26	0%
68	Cerezo de Río Tirón	26	-10.3%
68	Regumiel de la Sierra	26	0%
68	Valle de Santibáñez	26	0%
72	Merindad de Cuesta-Urria	25	-3.8%
72	Pancorbo	25	-19.4%
72	Peñaranda de Duero	25	-16.7%
72	Sarracín	25	-10.7%
72	Tórtoles de Esgueva	25	0%
77	Arauzo de Miel	24	-17.2%
77	Santo Domingo de Silos	24	-11.1%
77	Sotragero	24	0%
80	Las Quintanillas	23	0%
80	Poza de la Sal	23	-11.5%
80	Vadocondes	23	-11.5%
80	Valle de las Navas	23	-4.2%
84	Los Balbases	22	0%
85	Gumiel de Mercado	20	+42.9%
85	Isar	20	0%
85	Quintanilla del Agua y Tordueles	20	-4.8%
85	Torresandino	20	0%
89	Los Altos	19	+5.6%
89	San Mamés de Burgos	19	-9.5%
91	Atapuerca	18	+20%
91	Basconcillos del Tozo	18	0%
91	Quintana del Pidio	18	-5.3%
91	Quintanaortuño	18	+20%
91	Rubena	18	-10%
91	Sotresgudo	18	-5.3%
97	La Horra	17	+13.3%
97	Olmedillo de Roa	17	+13.3%
97	Pedrosa de Río Úrbel	17	-5.6%
97	Valle de Valdelucio	17	0%
97	Villanueva de Gumiel	17	-5.6%
102	Fuentecén	16	+14.3%
102	Hacinas	16	0%
102	La Vid y Barrios	16	+14.3%
102	Rabé de las Calzadas	16	+14.3%
102	Tubilla del Lago	16	0%
102	Valdorros	16	-20%
108	Arija	15	-6.3%
108	Baños de Valdearados	15	-11.8%
108	Montorio	15	0%
108	Tordómar	15	0%
108	Villaquirán de los Infantes	15	-6.3%
113	Bugedo	14	+40%
113	Madrigalejo del Monte	14	-33.3%
113	Moradillo de Roa	14	+16.7%
113	Orbaneja Riopico	14	-12.5%
113	Salas de Bureba	14	+27.3%
113	Villahoz	14	-22.2%
113	Zazuar	14	+7.7%
120	Mecerreyes	13	+30%
120	Nava de Roa	13	0%
120	Pedrosa del Príncipe	13	-13.3%
120	Saldaña de Burgos	13	-23.5%
120	Santa Gadea del Cid	13	-7.1%
120	Villasur de Herreros	13	+8.3%
126	Albillos	12	-29.4%
126	Cayuela	12	-7.7%
126	Monasterio de Rodilla	12	0%
126	Revilla Vallejera	12	-7.7%
130	Ameyugo	11	-8.3%
130	Arenillas de Riopisuerga	11	0%
130	Barbadillo del Mercado	11	-15.4%
130	Campillo de Aranda	11	0%
130	Fresno de Río Tirón	11	-35.3%
130	Huérmeces	11	+22.2%
130	Sargentes de la Lora	11	+22.2%
130	Villasandino	11	0%
138	Adrada de Haza	10	-28.6%
138	Castrillo de la Reina	10	+25%
138	Junta de Villalba de Losa	10	0%
138	San Juan del Monte	10	0%
138	Villafruela	10	-9.1%
138	Villangómez	10	+11.1%
138	Villayerno Morquillas	10	+11.1%
145	Anguix	9	-18.2%
145	Busto de Bureba	9	-18.2%
145	Fresneña	9	+50%
145	Fuentelcésped	9	-25%
145	Los Barrios de Bureba	9	-18.2%
145	Pampliega	9	-47.1%
145	Torrecilla del Monte	9	+50%
145	Tubilla del Agua	9	+50%
145	Valle de Manzanedo	9	0%
145	Valle de Valdelaguna	9	0%
145	Villamayor de los Montes	9	+12.5%
156	Berlangas de Roa	8	0%
156	Huerta de Arriba	8	-20%
156	Pineda de la Sierra	8	-11.1%
159	Cabañes de Esgueva	7	-12.5%
159	Cardeñuela Riopico	7	0%
159	Hontoria de Valdearados	7	-46.2%
159	Hortigüela	7	-12.5%
159	La Revilla y Ahedo	7	-12.5%
159	Peral de Arlanza	7	-12.5%
159	Pinilla de los Barruecos	7	-22.2%
159	Puentedura	7	+40%
159	Quemada	7	-22.2%
159	San Adrián de Juarros	7	0%
159	Valle de Oca	7	-12.5%
159	Valle de Zamanzas	7	0%
159	Villaescusa de Roa	7	+16.7%
159	Villagalijo	7	0%
159	Villanueva de Argaño	7	+16.7%
174	Alfoz de Santa Gadea	6	+20%
174	Arandilla	6	-40%
174	Bahabón de Esgueva	6	-25%
174	Barbadillo de Herreros	6	-33.3%
174	Celada del Camino	6	-14.3%
174	Cubo de Bureba	6	0%
174	Hontoria de la Cantera	6	-33.3%
174	Pardilla	6	-33.3%
174	Presencio	6	+20%
174	Rabanera del Pinar	6	0%
174	San Martín de Rubiales	6	+20%
174	Villafranca Montes de Oca	6	+20%
174	Villegas	6	-14.3%
187	Arraya de Oca	5	0%
187	Carazo	5	-16.7%
187	Cilleruelo de Abajo	5	-16.7%
187	Ciruelos de Cervera	5	0%
187	Coruña del Conde	5	n/a
187	Fontioso	5	n/a
187	Fresneda de la Sierra Tirón	5	+25%
187	Fuentenebro	5	+25%
187	Hornillos del Camino	5	-16.7%
187	Hoyales de Roa	5	0%
187	Humada	5	0%
187	Jurisdicción de Lara	5	n/a
187	Mambrilla de Castrejón	5	-28.6%
187	Oquillas	5	0%
187	Pineda Trasmonte	5	-37.5%
187	Redecilla del Camino	5	0%
187	Rucandio	5	0%
187	San Millán de Lara	5	-16.7%
187	Santa Cruz de la Salceda	5	-28.6%
187	Santa Cruz del Valle Urbión	5	+25%
207	Aguas Cándidas	4	n/a
207	Alfoz de Bricia	4	-42.9%
207	Arauzo de Salce	4	0%
207	Cantabrana	4	n/a
207	Castildelgado	4	0%
207	Espinosa de Cervera	4	-20%
207	Espinosa del Camino	4	0%
207	Junta de Traslaloma	4	-33.3%
207	Mambrillas de Lara	4	-20%
207	Monasterio de la Sierra	4	0%
207	Neila	4	-20%
207	Palazuelos de la Sierra	4	-20%
207	Pinilla de los Moros	4	n/a
207	Prádanos de Bureba	4	0%
207	Quintanapalla	4	0%
207	Rojas	4	n/a
207	Royuela de Río Franco	4	-33.3%
207	Santa Cecilia	4	0%
207	Santa María del Mercadillo	4	-20%
207	Santa María Ribarredonda	4	-20%
207	Santibáñez del Val	4	n/a
207	Terradillos de Esgueva	4	n/a
207	Tosantos	4	0%
207	Valdeande	4	0%
207	Villazopeque	4	0%
207	Viloria de Rioja	4	-20%
207	Zael	4	n/a

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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. 55 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 Burgos province 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 Burgos province 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/burgos-province-municipalities?period=2023. 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 Burgos province by active companies, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/burgos-province-municipalities?period=2023.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Burgos province by active companies, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/burgos-province-municipalities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_burgos_province_2023,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Burgos province 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/burgos-province-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.},
}

RIS

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