Municipalities in Catalonia by active companies

Barcelona had the highest active companies of 931 municipalities in 2018, at 182,986. Senan had the lowest, at 4. The median was 74 and the figure for Catalonia was 618,366. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest182,986Barcelona

Lowest4Senan

Median74931 municipalities

Catalonia618,366History

Top 40 municipalities, 2018

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2018 count	Change on 2017
1	Barcelona	182,986	+2.5%
2	Terrassa	14,746	+0.5%
3	Sabadell	14,496	+0.8%
4	Badalona	13,399	+3.2%
5	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	13,308	+3.4%
6	Lleida	10,836	-0.1%
7	Sant Cugat del Vallès	10,376	+2.6%
8	Girona	9,473	+2%
9	Mataró	9,406	+1.8%
10	Tarragona	8,359	-1%
11	Reus	7,057	+1.2%
12	Manresa	5,507	-0.2%
13	Castelldefels	5,485	+3%
14	Cornellà de Llobregat	5,419	+2.6%
15	Granollers	5,350	+2%
16	Santa Coloma de Gramenet	5,132	+1.3%
17	Rubí	4,969	+0.5%
18	Sant Boi de Llobregat	4,737	+0.2%
19	Vilanova i la Geltrú	4,660	+2.5%
20	Cerdanyola del Vallès	4,270	+0.8%
21	Vic	3,990	-0.2%
22	Viladecans	3,907	+0.5%
23	Figueres	3,736	+0.3%
24	Esplugues de Llobregat	3,504	+2.3%
25	Igualada	3,469	+1.1%
26	El Prat de Llobregat	3,440	-2.4%
27	Gavà	3,409	+1.4%
28	Sitges	3,248	+2.3%
29	Vilafranca del Penedès	2,939	+1.2%
30	Sant Feliu de Llobregat	2,860	+1.3%
31	Mollet del Vallès	2,760	+1.3%
32	Lloret de Mar	2,757	+1.4%
33	Montcada i Reixac	2,722	+1.7%
34	Cambrils	2,669	+2.2%
35	Barberà del Vallès	2,621	+1.6%
36	Olot	2,423	+1.9%
37	Blanes	2,372	-1.2%
38	El Vendrell	2,342	+2.8%
39	Sant Joan Despí	2,340	+0.8%
40	Ripollet	2,296	+0.6%
41	Tortosa	2,285	-0.4%
42	Sant Pere de Ribes	2,250	+1%
43	Sant Just Desvern	2,164	0%
44	El Masnou	2,117	+1%
45	Sant Adrià de Besòs	2,110	+2.3%
46	Molins de Rei	2,094	+0.9%
47	Sant Quirze del Vallès	2,042	+2.4%
48	Santa Perpètua de Mogoda	2,035	+0.3%
49	Castellar del Vallès	2,033	-0.1%
50	Premià de Mar	2,023	+1.3%
51	Vilassar de Mar	1,913	+2.2%
52	Salou	1,801	+1.3%
53	Pineda de Mar	1,769	+0.4%
54	Banyoles	1,715	+0.2%
55	Roses	1,700	+1.9%
56	Palafrugell	1,684	+3.3%
57	Sant Vicenç dels Horts	1,659	-0.4%
58	Valls	1,645	-0.2%
59	Calafell	1,644	+1.9%
60	Caldes de Montbui	1,609	+2.5%
61	Sant Feliu de Guíxols	1,608	+1.1%
62	Les Franqueses del Vallès	1,605	+0.6%
63	Amposta	1,601	+2.2%
64	Sant Andreu de la Barca	1,592	+1.9%
65	Cardedeu	1,577	+0.7%
66	Martorell	1,499	+2.5%
67	Palau-solità i Plegamans	1,464	+1.7%
68	Esparreguera	1,457	+2.2%
69	Palamós	1,448	+3.1%
70	Olesa de Montserrat	1,417	+1.1%
71	La Garriga	1,415	+1.5%
72	Calella	1,390	+3.8%
73	Tàrrega	1,386	+3.8%
74	Parets del Vallès	1,363	+1.6%
75	Salt	1,362	+0.7%
76	Castelló d'Empúries	1,293	+4.9%
77	Castell d'Aro, Platja d'Aro i s'Agaró	1,275	+2.2%
78	Manlleu	1,266	-1.9%
79	Vila-seca	1,259	+1.7%
80	Berga	1,227	-0.5%
81	Sant Celoni	1,217	+2.4%
82	Arenys de Mar	1,215	+0.7%
83	Malgrat de Mar	1,193	-0.1%
84	Corbera de Llobregat	1,173	+0.7%
85	Argentona	1,169	+1.5%
86	Balaguer	1,152	+0.2%
87	Lliçà d'Amunt	1,133	-1.1%
88	Alella	1,131	+0.1%
89	La Seu d'Urgell	1,128	-1.1%
90	Vallirana	1,109	-0.4%
91	Torredembarra	1,107	+3.8%
92	Castellbisbal	1,094	-1.1%
93	Sant Andreu de Llavaneres	1,081	+1.7%
94	Matadepera	1,075	+5.8%
95	Mollerussa	1,070	+1%
96	Canet de Mar	1,060	+2%
97	L'Ametlla del Vallès	1,048	-0.3%
98	Tordera	1,036	+1.5%
99	Premià de Dalt	1,030	-0.1%
100	Cubelles	1,023	+1.5%
101	Puigcerdà	1,017	-0.8%
102	Torroella de Montgrí	1,014	+3.2%
103	Montornès del Vallès	1,013	+0.4%
104	Vilassar de Dalt	979	+1.2%
105	La Ràpita	973	-0.5%
106	Canovelles	970	+0.1%
107	La Roca del Vallès	954	+3.1%
108	Torelló	952	-1.1%
109	Montgat	937	+0.3%
110	Santa Coloma de Farners	922	+0.9%
111	Calonge i Sant Antoni	918	+1.7%
112	Pallejà	900	+0.3%
113	Piera	893	+4.3%
114	Sant Sadurní d'Anoia	884	+1.7%
115	Lliçà de Vall	883	0%
116	Sant Fruitós de Bages	878	0%
117	Mont-roig del Camp	863	+2.6%
118	L'Escala	859	+0.6%
119	Sentmenat	841	-0.2%
120	Llinars del Vallès	835	-0.2%
121	Cabrils	832	-2.5%
122	Solsona	828	-1.1%
123	Cassà de la Selva	819	+0.6%
124	Cervelló	818	-2.2%
125	Tiana	817	+2.4%
126	Deltebre	812	+0.6%
127	Bigues i Riells del Fai	809	-0.9%
128	Polinyà	794	-2.5%
129	Cabrera de Mar	789	+2.2%
130	La Bisbal d'Empordà	770	+1.9%
131	Abrera	766	-1.8%
132	Sant Fost de Campsentelles	748	+0.7%
133	Arenys de Munt	747	+2.6%
134	La Llagosta	741	+0.8%
135	Santa Maria de Palautordera	737	+0.7%
136	Teià	725	+2.1%
137	Vielha e Mijaran	714	+1.6%
138	Cunit	713	+3.9%
139	Ripoll	710	0%
140	Tona	682	+3.5%
141	Sant Vicenç de Montalt	678	0%
142	Llagostera	662	+0.5%
143	Cervera	660	0%
144	Palafolls	645	+1.6%
145	Sant Esteve Sesrovires	643	-2.3%
146	Sant Joan de Vilatorrada	642	+1.1%
146	Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana	642	+3.4%
148	Alcanar	641	+0.9%
149	Begues	638	+7.2%
150	Centelles	635	+1.1%
151	Viladecavalls	624	+5.6%
152	Vilanova del Camí	595	+1.2%
153	Montmeló	592	-0.8%
154	Santa Coloma de Cervelló	587	-0.8%
155	Taradell	569	+0.7%
156	Santpedor	564	+0.4%
157	Sant Vicenç de Castellet	542	-2.9%
158	Sant Antoni de Vilamajor	541	0%
159	Alcarràs	538	+0.7%
160	Masquefa	532	+0.8%
161	L'Ametlla de Mar	530	0%
162	Vidreres	524	-2.1%
163	Moià	523	+3.4%
164	Montblanc	515	-1.2%
164	Vilanova del Vallès	515	+1.4%
166	Santa Cristina d'Aro	498	-1%
167	Dosrius	494	0%
167	Sallent	494	-0.4%
169	Sant Feliu de Codines	491	+2.7%
170	Arbúcies	481	-0.4%
170	Caldes de Malavella	481	+4.1%
172	Agramunt	480	0%
172	Riudoms	480	-2.6%
174	La Jonquera	478	+1.9%
175	Roquetes	477	-2.1%
176	Roda de Berà	475	+2.6%
177	Torrefarrera	472	+6.1%
178	Sant Pol de Mar	466	+4.3%
179	Tossa de Mar	459	+5.3%
180	Alpicat	458	-1.9%
181	Begur	455	+2.2%
181	Guissona	455	+1.1%
181	Tremp	455	-1.3%
184	El Papiol	454	+2.5%
185	Navàs	453	+1.3%
186	Constantí	452	+3.4%
187	Gelida	446	+2.5%
187	Vacarisses	446	+1.8%
189	Almacelles	442	+2.1%
190	Torrelles de Llobregat	441	+0.5%
191	Gurb	438	+2.3%
192	Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant	436	-0.9%
193	Les Borges Blanques	435	-1.6%
194	Celrà	429	+0.7%
195	Maçanet de la Selva	424	+2.9%
196	La Sénia	423	-1.2%
197	Sils	422	+0.5%
198	Olèrdola	419	-1.4%
199	Llançà	414	-0.5%
200	Móra d'Ebre	410	+1.5%
201	Bellpuig	405	-2.4%
202	Roda de Ter	404	+3.1%
203	La Selva del Camp	401	+1%
203	Navarcles	401	-0.7%
203	Vilafant	401	+0.3%
206	Altafulla	400	+1%
207	Ulldecona	396	-0.8%
208	Santa Margarida i els Monjos	394	-2.2%
209	Sant Hilari Sacalm	391	-0.3%
210	Santa Margarida de Montbui	387	-0.3%
211	Collbató	381	+5.5%
211	Porqueres	381	+1.3%
213	Martorelles	378	-0.8%
214	Bescanó	377	+5.6%
215	Cardona	358	+2%
216	Gironella	357	+0.6%
216	Sant Pere de Vilamajor	357	-0.8%
218	Riudellots de la Selva	356	+3.2%
219	Puig-reig	349	-1.1%
219	Sant Climent de Llobregat	349	+0.6%
221	Artés	347	-0.6%
222	Balenyà	342	+1.2%
222	Cornellà del Terri	342	+1.8%
224	Seva	335	-3.2%
225	Canyelles	332	-0.6%
226	Súria	330	-0.6%
227	Badia del Vallès	329	+5.1%
227	Cadaqués	329	+6.5%
227	Sarrià de Ter	329	-6.8%
230	Sant Gregori	328	-0.6%
231	Anglès	325	+1.2%
231	Fornells de la Selva	325	-2.1%
233	Alcover	323	-0.9%
234	Sant Julià de Ramis	321	0%
235	El Catllar	319	+8.5%
236	La Palma de Cervelló	318	-0.6%
236	Santa Susanna	318	+1.3%
238	Artesa de Segre	314	-0.9%
239	L'Aldea	313	-0.3%
240	Sort	311	-1.9%
241	Sant Cebrià de Vallalta	307	+4.1%
242	Òdena	300	-0.7%
243	Calaf	299	-1%
244	Olivella	289	+4%
245	Vallromanes	287	0%
245	Vilablareix	287	+0.7%
247	Vilobí d'Onyar	284	+7.2%
248	Naut Aran	282	+5.6%
248	Sant Julià de Vilatorta	282	-1.4%
250	Riells i Viabrea	278	+3.7%

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018}},
  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=2018. 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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