Municipalities in Catalonia by active companies

Barcelona had the highest active companies of 931 municipalities in 2015, at 170,197. Sant Sadurní d'Osormort had the lowest, at 4. The median was 73 and the figure for Catalonia was 584,369. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest170,197Barcelona

Lowest4Sant Sadurní d'Osormort

Median73931 municipalities

Catalonia584,369History

Top 40 municipalities, 2015

count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2015 count	Change on 2014
1	Barcelona	170,197	+1.6%
2	Terrassa	14,150	+0.9%
3	Sabadell	13,892	+1.3%
4	Badalona	12,593	+0.3%
5	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	12,137	+1.7%
6	Lleida	10,600	-0.6%
7	Sant Cugat del Vallès	9,515	+2.8%
8	Mataró	8,827	+2.4%
9	Girona	8,780	+2.5%
10	Tarragona	8,233	+0.5%
11	Reus	6,935	+1.5%
12	Manresa	5,341	+0.9%
13	Cornellà de Llobregat	5,150	+1%
14	Granollers	5,145	+1.9%
15	Castelldefels	5,000	+2%
16	Santa Coloma de Gramenet	4,861	+0.4%
17	Rubí	4,737	+2.5%
18	Sant Boi de Llobregat	4,645	+1.6%
19	Vilanova i la Geltrú	4,361	+3.8%
20	Cerdanyola del Vallès	4,158	+0.2%
21	Vic	3,830	+0.8%
22	Viladecans	3,818	+1.1%
23	Figueres	3,627	+2.5%
24	El Prat de Llobregat	3,343	+2.4%
25	Esplugues de Llobregat	3,340	+0.8%
26	Igualada	3,293	+0.2%
27	Gavà	3,175	-1.3%
28	Sitges	2,901	+3.9%
29	Vilafranca del Penedès	2,798	+2.2%
30	Mollet del Vallès	2,689	+0.2%
31	Sant Feliu de Llobregat	2,638	+2.4%
32	Montcada i Reixac	2,631	+1.5%
33	Barberà del Vallès	2,542	0%
34	Cambrils	2,491	+0.8%
35	Lloret de Mar	2,464	+2.6%
36	Olot	2,333	+2.1%
37	Sant Joan Despí	2,281	+1.3%
38	Blanes	2,267	+2.2%
39	Tortosa	2,239	-0.8%
40	Ripollet	2,225	+2.2%
41	El Vendrell	2,178	-0%
42	El Masnou	2,027	+4.1%
43	Sant Pere de Ribes	2,011	+2.9%
44	Molins de Rei	2,008	+0.7%
45	Sant Adrià de Besòs	1,977	+0.8%
45	Santa Perpètua de Mogoda	1,977	-0.5%
47	Sant Just Desvern	1,974	+2.1%
48	Castellar del Vallès	1,939	-1%
49	Sant Quirze del Vallès	1,906	+0.7%
50	Premià de Mar	1,875	+1.9%
51	Vilassar de Mar	1,737	+2.7%
52	Pineda de Mar	1,710	-0.3%
53	Salou	1,694	+0.4%
54	Valls	1,676	+1%
55	Sant Vicenç dels Horts	1,610	+0.5%
56	Banyoles	1,586	+4.6%
57	Roses	1,579	+1%
58	Les Franqueses del Vallès	1,567	+2.5%
59	Palafrugell	1,555	+3.6%
60	Sant Andreu de la Barca	1,548	+1.4%
61	Caldes de Montbui	1,533	+1%
61	Sant Feliu de Guíxols	1,533	+3%
63	Amposta	1,528	+1.1%
64	Calafell	1,525	+0.3%
65	Cardedeu	1,489	+0.3%
66	Martorell	1,440	-1.2%
67	Palau-solità i Plegamans	1,411	+2.5%
68	Esparreguera	1,378	+0.7%
69	Olesa de Montserrat	1,360	+0.4%
69	Palamós	1,360	+3.3%
71	Tàrrega	1,343	-1.7%
72	Calella	1,326	+5.2%
73	Parets del Vallès	1,320	+0.9%
74	La Garriga	1,291	+1.1%
75	Manlleu	1,258	-1.4%
76	Salt	1,246	+4.4%
77	Castell d'Aro, Platja d'Aro i s'Agaró	1,229	+1.8%
78	Berga	1,207	+1.7%
79	Castelló d'Empúries	1,198	+3.2%
80	Malgrat de Mar	1,189	+3.7%
81	Vila-seca	1,172	-1.8%
82	La Seu d'Urgell	1,167	+0.3%
83	Balaguer	1,165	-1.4%
84	Sant Celoni	1,161	+0.4%
85	Arenys de Mar	1,133	+2.7%
86	Argentona	1,113	+4.4%
87	Mollerussa	1,100	-0.3%
88	Corbera de Llobregat	1,093	+1.4%
89	Vallirana	1,088	-0.6%
90	Castellbisbal	1,068	+0.4%
91	Alella	1,061	+1.2%
92	Lliçà d'Amunt	1,056	-1.9%
93	Torredembarra	1,033	-1.5%
94	Canet de Mar	998	+7.2%
95	L'Ametlla del Vallès	987	+1.8%
96	Montornès del Vallès	986	-2.9%
97	Puigcerdà	980	+1.4%
98	Cubelles	963	+0.7%
99	La Ràpita	958	+1.6%
100	Matadepera	957	+1.3%
101	Tordera	946	+2.3%
102	Sant Andreu de Llavaneres	941	+2.6%
103	Torelló	933	-0.1%
104	Vilassar de Dalt	930	+1%
105	La Roca del Vallès	927	0%
106	Premià de Dalt	912	+0.7%
107	Canovelles	911	+4.1%
107	Torroella de Montgrí	911	+2.7%
109	Montgat	895	+3.7%
110	Santa Coloma de Farners	856	+0.5%
111	Sant Fruitós de Bages	852	-0.1%
112	Sant Sadurní d'Anoia	842	-1.1%
113	L'Escala	841	+4%
114	Piera	834	-0.4%
115	Sentmenat	832	+3.6%
116	Lliçà de Vall	831	+0.4%
117	Pallejà	829	+1.5%
118	Solsona	810	-0.4%
119	Calonge i Sant Antoni	798	+3.5%
120	Deltebre	797	+1.4%
121	Llinars del Vallès	782	+0.9%
121	Mont-roig del Camp	782	-1%
123	Abrera	780	+0.5%
123	Cervelló	780	+2.5%
125	Bigues i Riells del Fai	775	-5%
126	Polinyà	774	-1.3%
127	Cabrils	760	+0.4%
128	Cassà de la Selva	759	+0.9%
129	Arenys de Munt	751	+0.4%
130	La Bisbal d'Empordà	735	-1.1%
131	Ripoll	731	+0.8%
132	La Llagosta	728	+1.4%
133	Tiana	724	+2.4%
134	Cabrera de Mar	713	-0.8%
135	Sant Fost de Campsentelles	707	-3.7%
136	Santa Maria de Palautordera	694	+2.8%
137	Teià	684	+1%
138	Tona	667	+1.4%
139	Cunit	663	+6.3%
140	Vielha e Mijaran	661	-0.8%
141	Cervera	658	+1.4%
142	Sant Vicenç de Montalt	639	+2.6%
143	Alcanar	633	+3.6%
144	Santa Coloma de Cervelló	629	+2.8%
145	Llagostera	628	+4.7%
146	Sant Esteve Sesrovires	617	+3.2%
147	Sant Joan de Vilatorrada	608	+0.3%
148	Montmeló	597	-1.2%
149	Centelles	596	+2.4%
149	Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana	596	-1%
151	Palafolls	585	+5.4%
152	Vilanova del Camí	567	+1.8%
153	Santpedor	559	-0.5%
154	Begues	552	+5.5%
154	Viladecavalls	552	-0.9%
156	Sant Vicenç de Castellet	550	-1.3%
157	Taradell	542	+2.3%
158	Alcarràs	540	+0.2%
159	L'Ametlla de Mar	521	+2%
160	La Jonquera	500	-4.2%
160	Sallent	500	+0.8%
162	Sant Antoni de Vilamajor	499	+1.2%
163	Masquefa	497	-4.1%
164	Moià	493	+1.6%
165	Montblanc	491	-0.2%
166	Riudoms	490	+1%
167	Vilanova del Vallès	481	-1.6%
168	Vidreres	478	-0.2%
169	Dosrius	476	+4.2%
170	Agramunt	464	-1.5%
171	Constantí	459	+1.1%
172	Alpicat	458	-5.4%
173	Arbúcies	456	+2.9%
174	Santa Cristina d'Aro	455	+3.6%
174	Tremp	455	-3%
176	Roquetes	450	-1.3%
177	Roda de Berà	449	+3%
178	Les Borges Blanques	444	-2.4%
179	Sant Feliu de Codines	440	-0.2%
180	Navàs	438	+1.9%
181	Almacelles	437	-0.9%
181	Torrelles de Llobregat	437	+1.6%
183	Torrefarrera	432	-0.7%
184	Guissona	430	+8.6%
185	Sant Pol de Mar	429	+3.4%
186	Caldes de Malavella	427	+8.9%
187	Gelida	423	-0.2%
188	Llançà	414	+2%
189	El Papiol	413	+1%
189	Gurb	413	+2.5%
189	La Sénia	413	+1%
189	Tossa de Mar	413	+2.7%
189	Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant	413	+2.2%
194	Olèrdola	412	-1.9%
195	Móra d'Ebre	410	+2.8%
195	Vacarisses	410	+0.5%
197	Navarcles	408	0%
198	Bellpuig	405	-1.5%
199	Ulldecona	401	0%
200	Sils	399	+3.1%
201	Begur	395	+3.4%
202	Maçanet de la Selva	393	-0.3%
203	Roda de Ter	389	+0.3%
204	Altafulla	385	+1.6%
205	La Selva del Camp	384	-0.3%
206	Martorelles	382	+1.3%
207	Vilafant	378	+2.2%
208	Celrà	377	+5.9%
209	Santa Margarida i els Monjos	372	+3%
210	Collbató	369	+9.5%
211	Porqueres	368	+3.4%
212	Sant Hilari Sacalm	366	+5.5%
213	Santa Margarida de Montbui	365	-1.9%
214	Bescanó	354	+0.6%
215	Gironella	350	+0.9%
216	Artés	346	-0.3%
217	Puig-reig	344	+0.9%
218	Sant Pere de Vilamajor	339	-3.4%
219	Súria	338	+3.7%
220	Cardona	335	+2.4%
221	Riudellots de la Selva	334	+4.7%
222	Fornells de la Selva	330	+5.1%
222	Seva	330	-0.3%
224	Canyelles	328	+4.5%
224	Sant Climent de Llobregat	328	+9%
226	Balenyà	326	-3.3%
227	Sarrià de Ter	322	+0.9%
228	Alcover	320	+1.9%
229	La Palma de Cervelló	319	-0.6%
230	Cornellà del Terri	314	0%
231	Artesa de Segre	313	-0.6%
232	Sort	308	+4.1%
233	Cadaqués	305	+1.7%
234	Anglès	303	-1.3%
235	Calaf	301	+3.4%
236	Sant Julià de Ramis	300	+3.4%
237	L'Aldea	298	+2.1%
238	Òdena	294	+5.8%
239	Sant Gregori	292	+4.7%
240	Sant Julià de Vilatorta	287	+8.3%
241	Santa Susanna	286	+4%
242	Badia del Vallès	283	+1.1%
243	Alcoletge	275	+7.4%
244	Sant Cebrià de Vallalta	272	-2.9%
245	Capellades	271	-3.6%
246	Castellbell i el Vilar	267	+3.9%
247	Olivella	266	+7.3%
248	La Vall d'en Bas	262	+2.7%
248	Vallromanes	262	+5.2%
248	Vilablareix	262	+5.6%

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Active companies on 1 January (INE Central Business Directory, DIRCE).

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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 Catalonia by active companies, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721

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  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Catalonia by active companies, 2015}},
  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/catalonia-municipalities?period=2015. 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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Barcelona, with 170,197 in 2015, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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