Municipalities in Catalonia by active companies

Barcelona had the highest active companies of 932 municipalities in 2017, at 178,607. Senan had the lowest, at 4. The median was 75 and the figure for Catalonia was 608,981. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest178,607Barcelona

Lowest4Senan

Median75932 municipalities

Catalonia608,981History

Top 40 municipalities, 2017

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2017 count	Change on 2016
1	Barcelona	178,607	+2.5%
2	Terrassa	14,678	+1.7%
3	Sabadell	14,377	+1.1%
4	Badalona	12,985	+1.6%
5	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	12,872	+3.4%
6	Lleida	10,847	+0.9%
7	Sant Cugat del Vallès	10,112	+2.8%
8	Girona	9,287	+2.6%
9	Mataró	9,239	+2.7%
10	Tarragona	8,445	+1.4%
11	Reus	6,971	+0.1%
12	Manresa	5,518	+2.6%
13	Castelldefels	5,323	+1.8%
14	Cornellà de Llobregat	5,280	+1.4%
15	Granollers	5,247	+2.1%
16	Santa Coloma de Gramenet	5,068	+3.7%
17	Rubí	4,944	+4.1%
18	Sant Boi de Llobregat	4,728	+1%
19	Vilanova i la Geltrú	4,547	+2.4%
20	Cerdanyola del Vallès	4,236	+1%
21	Vic	3,998	+1.9%
22	Viladecans	3,887	+1.4%
23	Figueres	3,723	-0.2%
24	El Prat de Llobregat	3,524	+4%
25	Igualada	3,431	+0.4%
26	Esplugues de Llobregat	3,426	+3.5%
27	Gavà	3,362	+1.5%
28	Sitges	3,176	+4.6%
29	Vilafranca del Penedès	2,905	+1.4%
30	Sant Feliu de Llobregat	2,824	+3.7%
31	Mollet del Vallès	2,725	+0.7%
32	Lloret de Mar	2,720	+6.2%
33	Montcada i Reixac	2,676	+0.9%
34	Cambrils	2,611	+1.8%
35	Barberà del Vallès	2,579	+0.7%
36	Blanes	2,400	+2.3%
37	Olot	2,378	+2%
38	Sant Joan Despí	2,322	+0.7%
39	Tortosa	2,294	+0.9%
40	Ripollet	2,283	+1.6%
41	El Vendrell	2,279	+2.2%
42	Sant Pere de Ribes	2,227	+6.9%
43	Sant Just Desvern	2,163	+2.5%
44	El Masnou	2,096	+0.8%
45	Molins de Rei	2,075	+2%
46	Sant Adrià de Besòs	2,062	+2.5%
47	Castellar del Vallès	2,035	+1.8%
48	Santa Perpètua de Mogoda	2,028	+0.4%
49	Premià de Mar	1,998	+3.3%
50	Sant Quirze del Vallès	1,995	+3.3%
51	Vilassar de Mar	1,871	+2.7%
52	Salou	1,778	+3.4%
53	Pineda de Mar	1,762	+0.9%
54	Banyoles	1,711	+2.7%
55	Roses	1,668	+2.2%
56	Sant Vicenç dels Horts	1,665	+1.8%
57	Valls	1,649	-0.7%
58	Palafrugell	1,630	+1.7%
59	Calafell	1,614	+1.8%
60	Les Franqueses del Vallès	1,595	-0.6%
61	Sant Feliu de Guíxols	1,591	+1.2%
62	Caldes de Montbui	1,569	+0.7%
63	Amposta	1,567	-0.4%
64	Cardedeu	1,566	+2.8%
65	Sant Andreu de la Barca	1,562	-1.3%
66	Martorell	1,462	+1.7%
67	Palau-solità i Plegamans	1,439	+1.6%
68	Esparreguera	1,425	+2%
69	Palamós	1,405	+3.9%
70	Olesa de Montserrat	1,402	0%
71	La Garriga	1,394	+4.2%
72	Salt	1,353	+4.4%
73	Parets del Vallès	1,342	+0.5%
74	Calella	1,339	+1.1%
75	Tàrrega	1,335	+0.2%
76	Manlleu	1,291	-0.2%
77	Castell d'Aro, Platja d'Aro i s'Agaró	1,247	+0.9%
78	Vila-seca	1,238	+1.2%
79	Berga	1,233	-0.6%
79	Castelló d'Empúries	1,233	+1.7%
81	Arenys de Mar	1,206	+4.2%
82	Malgrat de Mar	1,194	-2.6%
83	Sant Celoni	1,189	+2.6%
84	Corbera de Llobregat	1,165	+3.2%
85	Argentona	1,152	+2.6%
86	Balaguer	1,150	+1.2%
87	Lliçà d'Amunt	1,146	+4.8%
88	La Seu d'Urgell	1,140	-1.3%
89	Alella	1,130	+2.9%
90	Vallirana	1,113	+1%
91	Castellbisbal	1,106	+0.8%
92	Torredembarra	1,066	-1%
93	Sant Andreu de Llavaneres	1,063	+6.2%
94	Mollerussa	1,059	-0.3%
95	L'Ametlla del Vallès	1,051	+3.8%
96	Canet de Mar	1,039	+1.6%
97	Premià de Dalt	1,031	+6.7%
98	Puigcerdà	1,025	+2.8%
99	Tordera	1,021	+3.7%
100	Matadepera	1,016	+2.7%
101	Montornès del Vallès	1,009	+1.2%
102	Cubelles	1,008	+4.3%
103	Torroella de Montgrí	983	+3.5%
104	La Ràpita	978	-0.4%
105	Canovelles	969	+4.8%
106	Vilassar de Dalt	967	+4%
107	Torelló	963	+1.6%
108	Montgat	934	+3.2%
109	La Roca del Vallès	925	-1%
110	Santa Coloma de Farners	914	+2.1%
111	Calonge i Sant Antoni	903	+5.6%
112	Pallejà	897	+4.7%
113	Lliçà de Vall	883	+4.1%
114	Sant Fruitós de Bages	878	+2%
115	Sant Sadurní d'Anoia	869	+2.5%
116	Piera	856	+1.2%
117	L'Escala	854	+2.2%
118	Cabrils	853	+6.2%
119	Sentmenat	843	+4.2%
120	Mont-roig del Camp	841	+1.1%
121	Llinars del Vallès	837	+3.3%
121	Solsona	837	+1.2%
123	Cervelló	836	+1.2%
124	Bigues i Riells del Fai	816	+3.9%
125	Cassà de la Selva	814	+2.8%
125	Polinyà	814	+3.4%
127	Deltebre	807	-0.1%
128	Tiana	798	+7.5%
129	Abrera	780	+0.1%
130	Cabrera de Mar	772	+4%
131	La Bisbal d'Empordà	756	+1.3%
132	Sant Fost de Campsentelles	743	+2.8%
133	La Llagosta	735	+2.2%
134	Santa Maria de Palautordera	732	+5.8%
135	Arenys de Munt	728	-0.7%
136	Ripoll	710	-1.7%
136	Teià	710	+0.7%
138	Vielha e Mijaran	703	+3.1%
139	Cunit	686	+4.1%
140	Sant Vicenç de Montalt	678	+3.8%
141	Cervera	660	-0.5%
142	Llagostera	659	+3.3%
142	Tona	659	-0.3%
144	Sant Esteve Sesrovires	658	+2.8%
145	Alcanar	635	+0.3%
145	Palafolls	635	+6.7%
145	Sant Joan de Vilatorrada	635	+2.1%
148	Centelles	628	+5.7%
149	Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana	621	+1.8%
150	Montmeló	597	+0.5%
151	Begues	595	+3.7%
152	Santa Coloma de Cervelló	592	-3.6%
153	Viladecavalls	591	+4%
154	Vilanova del Camí	588	+4.1%
155	Taradell	565	+2.5%
156	Santpedor	562	-4.3%
157	Sant Vicenç de Castellet	558	+3.3%
158	Sant Antoni de Vilamajor	541	+2.1%
159	Vidreres	535	+3.7%
160	Alcarràs	534	+1.7%
161	L'Ametlla de Mar	530	-2.2%
162	Masquefa	528	+2.9%
163	Montblanc	521	+2%
164	Vilanova del Vallès	508	+6.9%
165	Moià	506	+0.2%
166	Santa Cristina d'Aro	503	+5.9%
167	Sallent	496	+1.2%
168	Dosrius	494	+4.2%
169	Riudoms	493	+1.2%
170	Roquetes	487	+5.4%
171	Arbúcies	483	+1.9%
172	Agramunt	480	+1.1%
173	Sant Feliu de Codines	478	+1.1%
174	La Jonquera	469	-6%
175	Alpicat	467	-0.6%
176	Roda de Berà	463	+3.1%
177	Caldes de Malavella	462	+4.1%
178	Tremp	461	+2%
179	Guissona	450	+3.9%
180	Navàs	447	+2.5%
180	Sant Pol de Mar	447	+0.7%
182	Begur	445	+4.5%
182	Torrefarrera	445	+2.3%
184	El Papiol	443	+2.5%
185	Les Borges Blanques	442	-2.6%
186	Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant	440	+3.3%
187	Torrelles de Llobregat	439	+2.1%
188	Vacarisses	438	-0.7%
189	Constantí	437	-4.2%
190	Tossa de Mar	436	+4.8%
191	Gelida	435	+2.8%
192	Almacelles	433	+0.9%
193	Gurb	428	+2.1%
193	La Sénia	428	+0.9%
195	Celrà	426	+8.1%
196	Olèrdola	425	+2.2%
197	Sils	420	+5.3%
198	Llançà	416	-3.5%
199	Bellpuig	415	+1.7%
200	Maçanet de la Selva	412	+6.5%
201	Móra d'Ebre	404	-1%
201	Navarcles	404	+1.5%
203	Santa Margarida i els Monjos	403	+3.1%
204	Vilafant	400	+5.5%
205	Ulldecona	399	-1.7%
206	La Selva del Camp	397	+0.8%
207	Altafulla	396	+3.4%
208	Roda de Ter	392	+1.6%
208	Sant Hilari Sacalm	392	+1%
210	Santa Margarida de Montbui	388	+5.1%
211	Martorelles	381	+0.8%
212	Porqueres	376	-1.8%
213	Collbató	361	-1.4%
214	Sant Pere de Vilamajor	360	+5.3%
215	Bescanó	357	-1.7%
216	Gironella	355	-1.7%
217	Puig-reig	353	+5.4%
217	Sarrià de Ter	353	+5.4%
219	Cardona	351	-0.8%
220	Artés	349	-2%
221	Sant Climent de Llobregat	347	+3.3%
222	Seva	346	+1.5%
223	Riudellots de la Selva	345	+3.3%
224	Balenyà	338	-0.9%
225	Cornellà del Terri	336	+3.7%
226	Canyelles	334	+3.7%
227	Fornells de la Selva	332	+2.2%
227	Súria	332	-4%
229	Sant Gregori	330	+2.8%
230	Alcover	326	+2.8%
231	Anglès	321	+2.9%
231	Sant Julià de Ramis	321	+5.9%
233	La Palma de Cervelló	320	-0.6%
234	Artesa de Segre	317	+0.3%
234	Sort	317	-1.2%
236	L'Aldea	314	+0.3%
236	Santa Susanna	314	+1.9%
238	Badia del Vallès	313	+9.8%
239	Cadaqués	309	+4.4%
240	Calaf	302	+2.4%
240	Òdena	302	-1.9%
242	Sant Cebrià de Vallalta	295	+3.1%
243	El Catllar	294	+11.8%
244	Vallromanes	287	+1.4%
245	Sant Julià de Vilatorta	286	0%
246	Vilablareix	285	+5.2%
247	Olivella	278	+6.1%
248	La Vall d'en Bas	274	+0.7%
249	Capellades	273	+0.4%
250	Castellbell i el Vilar	271	-0.7%

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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, 2017) [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 Catalonia by active companies, 2017. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/catalonia-municipalities?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2017}},
  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=2017. 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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