Municipalities in Catalonia by active companies

Barcelona had the highest active companies of 933 municipalities in 2016, at 174,209. Savallà del Comtat had the lowest, at 4. The median was 74 and the figure for Catalonia was 596,196. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest174,209Barcelona

Lowest4Savallà del Comtat

Median74933 municipalities

Catalonia596,196History

Top 40 municipalities, 2016

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2016 count	Change on 2015
1	Barcelona	174,209	+2.4%
2	Terrassa	14,439	+2%
3	Sabadell	14,216	+2.3%
4	Badalona	12,782	+1.5%
5	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	12,452	+2.6%
6	Lleida	10,752	+1.4%
7	Sant Cugat del Vallès	9,841	+3.4%
8	Girona	9,052	+3.1%
9	Mataró	8,997	+1.9%
10	Tarragona	8,331	+1.2%
11	Reus	6,967	+0.5%
12	Manresa	5,376	+0.7%
13	Castelldefels	5,227	+4.5%
14	Cornellà de Llobregat	5,206	+1.1%
15	Granollers	5,137	-0.2%
16	Santa Coloma de Gramenet	4,885	+0.5%
17	Rubí	4,750	+0.3%
18	Sant Boi de Llobregat	4,680	+0.8%
19	Vilanova i la Geltrú	4,439	+1.8%
20	Cerdanyola del Vallès	4,193	+0.8%
21	Vic	3,923	+2.4%
22	Viladecans	3,834	+0.4%
23	Figueres	3,731	+2.9%
24	Igualada	3,417	+3.8%
25	El Prat de Llobregat	3,388	+1.3%
26	Esplugues de Llobregat	3,311	-0.9%
26	Gavà	3,311	+4.3%
28	Sitges	3,037	+4.7%
29	Vilafranca del Penedès	2,866	+2.4%
30	Sant Feliu de Llobregat	2,722	+3.2%
31	Mollet del Vallès	2,706	+0.6%
32	Montcada i Reixac	2,653	+0.8%
33	Cambrils	2,565	+3%
34	Lloret de Mar	2,561	+3.9%
35	Barberà del Vallès	2,560	+0.7%
36	Blanes	2,345	+3.4%
37	Olot	2,332	-0%
38	Sant Joan Despí	2,307	+1.1%
39	Tortosa	2,273	+1.5%
40	Ripollet	2,248	+1%
41	El Vendrell	2,229	+2.3%
42	Sant Just Desvern	2,110	+6.9%
43	Sant Pere de Ribes	2,083	+3.6%
44	El Masnou	2,079	+2.6%
45	Molins de Rei	2,035	+1.3%
46	Santa Perpètua de Mogoda	2,019	+2.1%
47	Sant Adrià de Besòs	2,012	+1.8%
48	Castellar del Vallès	2,000	+3.1%
49	Premià de Mar	1,934	+3.1%
50	Sant Quirze del Vallès	1,932	+1.4%
51	Vilassar de Mar	1,822	+4.9%
52	Pineda de Mar	1,747	+2.2%
53	Salou	1,719	+1.5%
54	Banyoles	1,666	+5%
55	Valls	1,661	-0.9%
56	Sant Vicenç dels Horts	1,636	+1.6%
57	Roses	1,632	+3.4%
58	Les Franqueses del Vallès	1,605	+2.4%
59	Palafrugell	1,602	+3%
60	Calafell	1,586	+4%
61	Sant Andreu de la Barca	1,582	+2.2%
62	Amposta	1,574	+3%
63	Sant Feliu de Guíxols	1,572	+2.5%
64	Caldes de Montbui	1,558	+1.6%
65	Cardedeu	1,523	+2.3%
66	Martorell	1,438	-0.1%
67	Palau-solità i Plegamans	1,416	+0.4%
68	Olesa de Montserrat	1,402	+3.1%
69	Esparreguera	1,397	+1.4%
70	Palamós	1,352	-0.6%
71	La Garriga	1,338	+3.6%
72	Parets del Vallès	1,335	+1.1%
73	Tàrrega	1,332	-0.8%
74	Calella	1,325	-0.1%
75	Salt	1,296	+4%
76	Manlleu	1,293	+2.8%
77	Berga	1,241	+2.8%
78	Castell d'Aro, Platja d'Aro i s'Agaró	1,236	+0.6%
79	Malgrat de Mar	1,226	+3.1%
80	Vila-seca	1,223	+4.4%
81	Castelló d'Empúries	1,212	+1.2%
82	Sant Celoni	1,159	-0.2%
83	Arenys de Mar	1,157	+2.1%
84	La Seu d'Urgell	1,155	-1%
85	Balaguer	1,136	-2.5%
86	Corbera de Llobregat	1,129	+3.3%
87	Argentona	1,123	+0.9%
88	Vallirana	1,102	+1.3%
89	Alella	1,098	+3.5%
90	Castellbisbal	1,097	+2.7%
91	Lliçà d'Amunt	1,094	+3.6%
92	Torredembarra	1,077	+4.3%
93	Mollerussa	1,062	-3.5%
94	Canet de Mar	1,023	+2.5%
95	L'Ametlla del Vallès	1,013	+2.6%
96	Sant Andreu de Llavaneres	1,001	+6.4%
97	Montornès del Vallès	997	+1.1%
97	Puigcerdà	997	+1.7%
99	Matadepera	989	+3.3%
100	Tordera	985	+4.1%
101	La Ràpita	982	+2.5%
102	Cubelles	966	+0.3%
102	Premià de Dalt	966	+5.9%
104	Torroella de Montgrí	950	+4.3%
105	Torelló	948	+1.6%
106	La Roca del Vallès	934	+0.8%
107	Vilassar de Dalt	930	0%
108	Canovelles	925	+1.5%
109	Montgat	905	+1.1%
110	Santa Coloma de Farners	895	+4.6%
111	Sant Fruitós de Bages	861	+1.1%
112	Pallejà	857	+3.4%
113	Calonge i Sant Antoni	855	+7.1%
114	Lliçà de Vall	848	+2%
114	Sant Sadurní d'Anoia	848	+0.7%
116	Piera	846	+1.4%
117	L'Escala	836	-0.6%
118	Mont-roig del Camp	832	+6.4%
119	Solsona	827	+2.1%
120	Cervelló	826	+5.9%
121	Llinars del Vallès	810	+3.6%
122	Sentmenat	809	-2.8%
123	Deltebre	808	+1.4%
124	Cabrils	803	+5.7%
125	Cassà de la Selva	792	+4.3%
126	Polinyà	787	+1.7%
127	Bigues i Riells del Fai	785	+1.3%
128	Abrera	779	-0.1%
129	La Bisbal d'Empordà	746	+1.5%
130	Cabrera de Mar	742	+4.1%
130	Tiana	742	+2.5%
132	Arenys de Munt	733	-2.4%
133	Sant Fost de Campsentelles	723	+2.3%
134	Ripoll	722	-1.2%
135	La Llagosta	719	-1.2%
136	Teià	705	+3.1%
137	Santa Maria de Palautordera	692	-0.3%
138	Vielha e Mijaran	682	+3.2%
139	Cervera	663	+0.8%
140	Tona	661	-0.9%
141	Cunit	659	-0.6%
142	Sant Vicenç de Montalt	653	+2.2%
143	Sant Esteve Sesrovires	640	+3.7%
144	Llagostera	638	+1.6%
145	Alcanar	633	0%
146	Sant Joan de Vilatorrada	622	+2.3%
147	Santa Coloma de Cervelló	614	-2.4%
148	Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana	610	+2.3%
149	Palafolls	595	+1.7%
150	Centelles	594	-0.3%
150	Montmeló	594	-0.5%
152	Santpedor	587	+5%
153	Begues	574	+4%
154	Viladecavalls	568	+2.9%
155	Vilanova del Camí	565	-0.4%
156	Taradell	551	+1.7%
157	L'Ametlla de Mar	542	+4%
158	Sant Vicenç de Castellet	540	-1.8%
159	Sant Antoni de Vilamajor	530	+6.2%
160	Alcarràs	525	-2.8%
161	Vidreres	516	+7.9%
162	Masquefa	513	+3.2%
163	Montblanc	511	+4.1%
164	Moià	505	+2.4%
165	La Jonquera	499	-0.2%
166	Sallent	490	-2%
167	Riudoms	487	-0.6%
168	Agramunt	475	+2.4%
168	Santa Cristina d'Aro	475	+4.4%
168	Vilanova del Vallès	475	-1.2%
171	Arbúcies	474	+3.9%
171	Dosrius	474	-0.4%
173	Sant Feliu de Codines	473	+7.5%
174	Alpicat	470	+2.6%
175	Roquetes	462	+2.7%
176	Constantí	456	-0.7%
177	Les Borges Blanques	454	+2.3%
178	Tremp	452	-0.7%
179	Roda de Berà	449	0%
180	Caldes de Malavella	444	+4%
180	Sant Pol de Mar	444	+3.5%
182	Vacarisses	441	+7.6%
183	Navàs	436	-0.5%
184	Torrefarrera	435	+0.7%
185	Guissona	433	+0.7%
186	El Papiol	432	+4.6%
187	Llançà	431	+4.1%
188	Torrelles de Llobregat	430	-1.6%
189	Almacelles	429	-1.8%
190	Begur	426	+7.8%
190	Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant	426	+3.1%
192	La Sénia	424	+2.7%
193	Gelida	423	0%
194	Gurb	419	+1.5%
195	Olèrdola	416	+1%
195	Tossa de Mar	416	+0.7%
197	Bellpuig	408	+0.7%
197	Móra d'Ebre	408	-0.5%
199	Ulldecona	406	+1.2%
200	Sils	399	0%
201	Navarcles	398	-2.5%
202	Celrà	394	+4.5%
202	La Selva del Camp	394	+2.6%
204	Santa Margarida i els Monjos	391	+5.1%
205	Sant Hilari Sacalm	388	+6%
206	Maçanet de la Selva	387	-1.5%
207	Roda de Ter	386	-0.8%
208	Altafulla	383	-0.5%
208	Porqueres	383	+4.1%
210	Vilafant	379	+0.3%
211	Martorelles	378	-1%
212	Santa Margarida de Montbui	369	+1.1%
213	Collbató	366	-0.8%
214	Bescanó	363	+2.5%
215	Gironella	361	+3.1%
216	Artés	356	+2.9%
217	Cardona	354	+5.7%
218	Súria	346	+2.4%
219	Sant Pere de Vilamajor	342	+0.9%
220	Balenyà	341	+4.6%
220	Seva	341	+3.3%
222	Sant Climent de Llobregat	336	+2.4%
223	Puig-reig	335	-2.6%
223	Sarrià de Ter	335	+4%
225	Riudellots de la Selva	334	0%
226	Fornells de la Selva	325	-1.5%
227	Cornellà del Terri	324	+3.2%
228	Canyelles	322	-1.8%
228	La Palma de Cervelló	322	+0.9%
230	Sant Gregori	321	+9.9%
230	Sort	321	+4.2%
232	Alcover	317	-0.9%
233	Artesa de Segre	316	+1%
234	L'Aldea	313	+5%
235	Anglès	312	+3%
236	Òdena	308	+4.8%
236	Santa Susanna	308	+7.7%
238	Sant Julià de Ramis	303	+1%
239	Cadaqués	296	-3%
240	Calaf	295	-2%
241	Sant Cebrià de Vallalta	286	+5.1%
241	Sant Julià de Vilatorta	286	-0.3%
243	Badia del Vallès	285	+0.7%
244	Vallromanes	283	+8%
245	Castellbell i el Vilar	273	+2.2%
245	Pals	273	+4.6%
247	Capellades	272	+0.4%
247	L'Arboç	272	+4.2%
247	La Vall d'en Bas	272	+3.8%
250	Vilablareix	271	+3.4%

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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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  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Catalonia by active companies, 2016}},
  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=2016. 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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