Municipalities in Catalonia by active companies

Barcelona had the highest active companies of 932 municipalities in 2019, at 183,284. Tarrés had the lowest, at 4. The median was 75 and the figure for Catalonia was 620,031. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest183,284Barcelona

Lowest4Tarrés

Median75932 municipalities

Catalonia620,031History

Top 40 municipalities, 2019

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2019 count	Change on 2018
1	Barcelona	183,284	+0.2%
2	Terrassa	14,747	0%
3	Sabadell	14,576	+0.6%
4	Badalona	13,476	+0.6%
5	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	13,404	+0.7%
6	Lleida	10,676	-1.5%
7	Sant Cugat del Vallès	10,380	0%
8	Mataró	9,546	+1.5%
9	Girona	9,419	-0.6%
10	Tarragona	8,369	+0.1%
11	Reus	7,104	+0.7%
12	Castelldefels	5,623	+2.5%
13	Manresa	5,538	+0.6%
14	Cornellà de Llobregat	5,326	-1.7%
15	Granollers	5,304	-0.9%
16	Santa Coloma de Gramenet	5,271	+2.7%
17	Rubí	4,947	-0.4%
18	Vilanova i la Geltrú	4,652	-0.2%
19	Sant Boi de Llobregat	4,637	-2.1%
20	Cerdanyola del Vallès	4,251	-0.4%
21	Vic	3,930	-1.5%
22	Viladecans	3,859	-1.2%
23	Figueres	3,722	-0.4%
24	Esplugues de Llobregat	3,501	-0.1%
25	Igualada	3,422	-1.4%
26	El Prat de Llobregat	3,395	-1.3%
27	Gavà	3,374	-1%
28	Sitges	3,291	+1.3%
29	Vilafranca del Penedès	2,969	+1%
30	Sant Feliu de Llobregat	2,934	+2.6%
31	Lloret de Mar	2,842	+3.1%
32	Mollet del Vallès	2,788	+1%
33	Montcada i Reixac	2,721	-0%
34	Cambrils	2,708	+1.5%
35	Barberà del Vallès	2,562	-2.3%
36	Blanes	2,443	+3%
37	Olot	2,421	-0.1%
38	El Vendrell	2,367	+1.1%
39	Sant Joan Despí	2,351	+0.5%
40	Sant Pere de Ribes	2,314	+2.8%
41	Tortosa	2,285	0%
42	Ripollet	2,273	-1%
43	El Masnou	2,173	+2.6%
44	Molins de Rei	2,104	+0.5%
45	Sant Adrià de Besòs	2,095	-0.7%
46	Sant Just Desvern	2,093	-3.3%
47	Sant Quirze del Vallès	2,092	+2.4%
48	Premià de Mar	2,060	+1.8%
49	Castellar del Vallès	2,012	-1%
50	Santa Perpètua de Mogoda	1,985	-2.5%
51	Vilassar de Mar	1,901	-0.6%
52	Salou	1,848	+2.6%
53	Pineda de Mar	1,771	+0.1%
54	Roses	1,729	+1.7%
55	Banyoles	1,715	0%
56	Calafell	1,702	+3.5%
57	Palafrugell	1,699	+0.9%
58	Sant Vicenç dels Horts	1,646	-0.8%
58	Valls	1,646	+0.1%
60	Sant Feliu de Guíxols	1,624	+1%
61	Amposta	1,619	+1.1%
62	Les Franqueses del Vallès	1,603	-0.1%
63	Caldes de Montbui	1,601	-0.5%
63	Cardedeu	1,601	+1.5%
65	Sant Andreu de la Barca	1,598	+0.4%
66	Palamós	1,486	+2.6%
67	Martorell	1,479	-1.3%
68	Palau-solità i Plegamans	1,454	-0.7%
69	La Garriga	1,450	+2.5%
70	Esparreguera	1,436	-1.4%
71	Olesa de Montserrat	1,430	+0.9%
72	Calella	1,418	+2%
73	Salt	1,380	+1.3%
74	Tàrrega	1,362	-1.7%
75	Parets del Vallès	1,361	-0.1%
76	Castelló d'Empúries	1,306	+1%
77	Manlleu	1,288	+1.7%
78	Castell d'Aro, Platja d'Aro i s'Agaró	1,268	-0.5%
79	Vila-seca	1,263	+0.3%
80	Arenys de Mar	1,246	+2.6%
81	Berga	1,244	+1.4%
82	Sant Celoni	1,239	+1.8%
83	Corbera de Llobregat	1,215	+3.6%
84	Malgrat de Mar	1,184	-0.8%
85	Argentona	1,172	+0.3%
86	Torredembarra	1,147	+3.6%
87	Balaguer	1,136	-1.4%
88	La Seu d'Urgell	1,133	+0.4%
89	Lliçà d'Amunt	1,130	-0.3%
90	Vallirana	1,126	+1.5%
91	Alella	1,122	-0.8%
92	Sant Andreu de Llavaneres	1,111	+2.8%
93	Matadepera	1,099	+2.2%
94	Canet de Mar	1,096	+3.4%
95	L'Ametlla del Vallès	1,066	+1.7%
96	Premià de Dalt	1,048	+1.7%
97	Tordera	1,038	+0.2%
98	Castellbisbal	1,035	-5.4%
98	Cubelles	1,035	+1.2%
100	Puigcerdà	1,026	+0.9%
101	Mollerussa	1,024	-4.3%
102	Torroella de Montgrí	1,007	-0.7%
103	Vilassar de Dalt	1,005	+2.7%
104	Montornès del Vallès	1,003	-1%
105	Canovelles	975	+0.5%
106	Montgat	963	+2.8%
107	La Ràpita	962	-1.1%
108	Torelló	960	+0.8%
109	La Roca del Vallès	950	-0.4%
110	Santa Coloma de Farners	936	+1.5%
111	Calonge i Sant Antoni	928	+1.1%
112	Piera	918	+2.8%
113	Pallejà	895	-0.6%
114	L'Escala	889	+3.5%
114	Sant Sadurní d'Anoia	889	+0.6%
116	Mont-roig del Camp	885	+2.5%
117	Sant Fruitós de Bages	883	+0.6%
118	Cabrils	877	+5.4%
119	Llinars del Vallès	874	+4.7%
120	Sentmenat	851	+1.2%
121	Solsona	840	+1.4%
122	Lliçà de Vall	834	-5.5%
123	Bigues i Riells del Fai	826	+2.1%
124	Tiana	825	+1%
125	Cervelló	817	-0.1%
126	Deltebre	808	-0.5%
127	Cabrera de Mar	796	+0.9%
128	Cassà de la Selva	785	-4.2%
128	La Bisbal d'Empordà	785	+1.9%
130	Polinyà	780	-1.8%
131	Sant Fost de Campsentelles	761	+1.7%
132	Arenys de Munt	751	+0.5%
133	Abrera	747	-2.5%
134	Teià	745	+2.8%
135	La Llagosta	742	+0.1%
136	Santa Maria de Palautordera	734	-0.4%
137	Vielha e Mijaran	728	+2%
138	Cunit	721	+1.1%
139	Sant Vicenç de Montalt	719	+6%
140	Ripoll	709	-0.1%
141	Tona	672	-1.5%
142	Palafolls	662	+2.6%
143	Sant Esteve Sesrovires	659	+2.5%
144	Alcanar	653	+1.9%
145	Llagostera	651	-1.7%
146	Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana	638	-0.6%
147	Begues	637	-0.2%
147	Centelles	637	+0.3%
149	Cervera	635	-3.8%
150	Sant Joan de Vilatorrada	625	-2.6%
151	Viladecavalls	616	-1.3%
152	Vilanova del Camí	612	+2.9%
153	Santa Coloma de Cervelló	601	+2.4%
154	Montmeló	574	-3%
155	Taradell	570	+0.2%
156	Santpedor	551	-2.3%
157	Sant Vicenç de Castellet	550	+1.5%
158	Sant Antoni de Vilamajor	548	+1.3%
159	Vidreres	547	+4.4%
160	Moià	545	+4.2%
161	Alcarràs	542	+0.7%
162	L'Ametlla de Mar	533	+0.6%
163	Montblanc	532	+3.3%
164	Masquefa	530	-0.4%
165	Vilanova del Vallès	519	+0.8%
166	Dosrius	515	+4.3%
167	Santa Cristina d'Aro	512	+2.8%
168	Arbúcies	491	+2.1%
169	Roda de Berà	488	+2.7%
169	Sant Feliu de Codines	488	-0.6%
171	Caldes de Malavella	483	+0.4%
172	La Jonquera	479	+0.2%
172	Sallent	479	-3%
174	Roquetes	476	-0.2%
174	Tossa de Mar	476	+3.7%
176	Sant Pol de Mar	469	+0.6%
177	Riudoms	468	-2.5%
178	Constantí	466	+3.1%
179	Alpicat	465	+1.5%
180	Vacarisses	460	+3.1%
181	Agramunt	459	-4.4%
182	Tremp	458	+0.7%
183	Navàs	455	+0.4%
183	Torrelles de Llobregat	455	+3.2%
185	Begur	454	-0.2%
186	Torrefarrera	453	-4%
187	Maçanet de la Selva	450	+6.1%
188	Guissona	448	-1.5%
189	El Papiol	447	-1.5%
190	Les Borges Blanques	445	+2.3%
191	Gelida	442	-0.9%
192	Sils	439	+4%
193	Gurb	431	-1.6%
194	Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant	428	-1.8%
195	Celrà	425	-0.9%
196	La Sénia	424	+0.2%
197	Almacelles	419	-5.2%
197	Llançà	419	+1.2%
199	Altafulla	416	+4%
200	Móra d'Ebre	414	+1%
201	Bellpuig	413	+2%
202	Roda de Ter	410	+1.5%
203	Vilafant	407	+1.5%
204	Olèrdola	401	-4.3%
205	Navarcles	398	-0.7%
206	Sant Hilari Sacalm	397	+1.5%
206	Ulldecona	397	+0.3%
208	Santa Margarida de Montbui	396	+2.3%
209	La Selva del Camp	394	-1.7%
209	Santa Margarida i els Monjos	394	0%
211	Bescanó	378	+0.3%
211	Sant Pere de Vilamajor	378	+5.9%
213	Porqueres	375	-1.6%
214	Collbató	370	-2.9%
215	Martorelles	366	-3.2%
216	Gironella	360	+0.8%
217	Artés	357	+2.9%
218	Canyelles	356	+7.2%
219	Cardona	355	-0.8%
219	Puig-reig	355	+1.7%
221	Sarrià de Ter	344	+4.6%
222	Anglès	339	+4.3%
222	La Palma de Cervelló	339	+6.6%
224	Riudellots de la Selva	337	-5.3%
225	Alcover	336	+4%
225	Badia del Vallès	336	+2.1%
225	Balenyà	336	-1.8%
228	Sant Climent de Llobregat	335	-4%
229	Cadaqués	332	+0.9%
230	Sant Gregori	331	+0.9%
230	Sant Julià de Ramis	331	+3.1%
232	Seva	330	-1.5%
233	Cornellà del Terri	329	-3.8%
233	El Catllar	329	+3.1%
235	Olivella	320	+10.7%
236	Súria	319	-3.3%
237	Fornells de la Selva	318	-2.2%
238	Santa Susanna	315	-0.9%
239	Artesa de Segre	314	0%
240	L'Aldea	308	-1.6%
241	Òdena	305	+1.7%
241	Sort	305	-1.9%
243	Sant Cebrià de Vallalta	304	-1%
244	Calaf	293	-2%
244	Vallromanes	293	+2.1%
244	Vilablareix	293	+2.1%
247	Naut Aran	284	+0.7%
248	La Canonja	282	+8%
249	Castellbell i el Vilar	280	+2.2%
250	Capellades	279	+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, 2019) [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, 2019}},
  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=2019. 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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