Municipalities in Extremadura by active companies

Badajoz had the highest active companies of 379 municipalities in 2021, at 10,111. Valdehúncar had the lowest, at 4. The median was 40 and the figure for Extremadura was 66,386. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest10,111Badajoz

Lowest4Valdehúncar

Median40379 municipalities

Extremadura66,386History

Top 40 municipalities, 2021

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2021 count	Change on 2020
1	Badajoz	10,111	-1.9%
2	Cáceres	6,980	-2.7%
3	Mérida	4,078	-2.8%
4	Plasencia	2,917	-0.8%
5	Don Benito	2,486	-0.9%
6	Almendralejo	2,481	-1.9%
7	Villanueva de la Serena	1,515	-1.5%
8	Zafra	1,187	-1.7%
9	Navalmoral de la Mata	1,120	-2.1%
10	Coria	879	-2.7%
11	Montijo	864	-1.9%
12	Villafranca de los Barros	738	-2.3%
13	Trujillo	690	+0.1%
14	Olivenza	665	+0.5%
15	Jerez de los Caballeros	659	+1.1%
16	Miajadas	655	-2.7%
17	Moraleja	543	+1.9%
18	Azuaga	491	+0.4%
19	Castuera	483	+0.8%
20	Los Santos de Maimona	478	-1.6%
21	Llerena	466	+1.3%
22	Talayuela	437	-1.8%
23	Jaraíz de la Vera	428	+1.4%
24	Montehermoso	403	-1.9%
25	Fregenal de la Sierra	402	-1%
26	San Vicente de Alcántara	397	-3.6%
27	Fuente del Maestre	384	-1.8%
28	Valencia de Alcántara	368	+1.4%
29	Aceuchal	363	+2%
30	Guareña	357	-0.3%
31	Talavera la Real	355	+1.4%
32	Monesterio	338	-1.7%
33	Puebla de la Calzada	336	-2%
34	Fuente de Cantos	319	+0.3%
35	Hervás	312	+1.3%
35	Oliva de la Frontera	312	-2.2%
35	Quintana de la Serena	312	-1%
38	Calamonte	308	+1.7%
39	Arroyo de la Luz	304	+0.7%
40	Malpartida de Plasencia	301	-0.7%
41	Alburquerque	285	-4%
42	Jarandilla de la Vera	278	-1.8%
43	Campanario	273	+0.4%
44	Casar de Cáceres	272	-4.2%
45	Navalvillar de Pela	267	+4.3%
46	Malpartida de Cáceres	266	-1.1%
47	Santa Marta	264	-1.5%
48	Cabeza del Buey	259	-1.9%
49	Santa Amalia	247	+2.9%
50	Arroyo de San Serván	245	-1.6%
51	Zalamea de la Serena	236	-2.9%
52	Valverde de Leganés	227	+2.3%
53	Ribera del Fresno	225	-0.4%
54	La Zarza	221	-0.5%
55	Losar de la Vera	220	+3.3%
56	Barcarrota	216	-3.1%
57	Herrera del Duque	208	-3.3%
58	Talarrubias	201	0%
59	Hornachos	189	+3.8%
60	Villanueva de la Vera	184	+7.6%
61	Torrejoncillo	175	-2.8%
62	Orellana la Vieja	174	0%
63	Villanueva del Fresno	159	+2.6%
64	Zarza de Granadilla	157	-4.8%
65	Burguillos del Cerro	155	-1.9%
66	Berlanga	152	+3.4%
67	Higuera la Real	151	-1.9%
67	Madroñera	151	0%
69	Madrigal de la Vera	144	+3.6%
69	Puebla de Sancho Pérez	144	0%
71	Zahínos	143	-1.4%
72	Torremejía	140	+2.2%
73	Guadiana	139	0%
74	Valverde del Fresno	137	-2.1%
75	Fuentes de León	134	-6.9%
76	Valdelacalzada	131	+4%
77	Cañamero	128	-3%
78	Brozas	124	-2.4%
78	Guadalupe	124	+6%
80	Logrosán	123	-3.9%
80	Navaconcejo	123	-8.2%
82	Granja de Torrehermosa	117	-0.8%
83	Cabezuela del Valle	116	+2.7%
84	Lobón	115	-3.4%
84	Solana de los Barros	115	-5%
86	Alcuéscar	114	+4.6%
86	Montánchez	114	-1.7%
88	Salvatierra de los Barros	113	-0.9%
89	La Garrovilla	108	+1.9%
90	Monterrubio de la Serena	107	-2.7%
90	Pinofranqueado	107	-0.9%
90	Sierra de Fuentes	107	-7%
93	La Albuera	104	+4%
93	Siruela	104	+5.1%
95	Alange	100	+5.3%
95	Segura de León	100	+8.7%
97	Bienvenida	99	+2.1%
98	Medellín	96	-7.7%
99	Torreorgaz	95	+2.2%
99	Villar del Rey	95	-3.1%
101	Ahigal	93	-2.1%
101	Aldeanueva de la Vera	93	-7.9%
103	Valencia del Ventoso	92	+1.1%
104	Garrovillas de Alconétar	91	-1.1%
104	Trujillanos	91	+7.1%
106	Aliseda	88	-3.3%
107	La Roca de la Sierra	85	+3.7%
108	Ceclavín	83	+2.5%
109	Alcántara	82	+3.8%
109	La Codosera	82	+1.2%
111	Cilleros	81	+3.8%
112	Almoharín	80	-7%
113	Carcaboso	78	0%
113	Valdefuentes	78	-2.5%
115	Cañaveral	76	-6.2%
115	Madrigalejo	76	-5%
117	Peraleda de la Mata	74	-11.9%
117	Torre de Miguel Sesmero	74	-5.1%
117	Usagre	74	+1.4%
120	Jerte	73	-1.4%
120	Pueblonuevo del Guadiana	73	-1.4%
122	Rosalejo	72	-1.4%
123	Alconchel	71	-4.1%
123	Fuenlabrada de los Montes	71	-2.7%
125	Aldeanueva del Camino	70	0%
125	Castañar de Ibor	70	-2.8%
125	Cuacos de Yuste	70	-1.4%
128	Cabeza la Vaca	69	-5.5%
129	Almendral	68	+6.3%
129	Caminomorisco	68	+1.5%
129	Casas de Don Pedro	68	-8.1%
129	Guijo de Galisteo	68	+7.9%
129	Puebla de Alcocer	68	+6.3%
129	Salvaleón	68	+4.6%
129	Torrecillas de la Tiesa	68	+1.5%
129	Valdecaballeros	68	-10.5%
137	Gata	67	-2.9%
137	Hoyos	67	+8.1%
139	Calera de León	66	+3.1%
139	Tornavacas	66	-1.5%
141	Almaraz	65	-12.2%
141	Higuera de Vargas	65	+3.2%
143	Bodonal de la Sierra	64	-8.6%
143	La Parra	64	-1.5%
145	Casar de Palomero	63	+1.6%
145	La Haba	63	-1.6%
145	Navas del Madroño	63	+5%
145	Villalba de los Barros	63	-4.5%
149	Feria	62	+5.1%
150	Piornal	61	+7%
150	Serradilla	61	-7.6%
152	Campillo de Llerena	59	-7.8%
152	Zorita	59	-10.6%
154	Riolobos	58	+1.8%
155	Baños de Montemayor	57	+5.6%
155	Deleitosa	57	-12.3%
155	Nuñomoral	57	-5%
158	Castilblanco	56	-5.1%
158	La Coronada	56	-3.4%
158	Oliva de Mérida	56	+14.3%
161	Casatejada	55	-8.3%
161	Puebla de Obando	55	-6.8%
163	Santibáñez el Bajo	54	-6.9%
163	Villar de Rena	54	0%
163	Zarza la Mayor	54	-10%
166	Acebo	52	-1.9%
167	Medina de las Torres	51	-3.8%
168	Acehúche	50	0%
168	Montemolín	50	-2%
170	Garganta la Olla	49	+4.3%
170	Mohedas de Granadilla	49	-3.9%
172	Galisteo	48	-2%
172	Peñalsordo	48	0%
172	Tiétar	48	-4%
175	Esparragalejo	47	0%
176	Alagón del Río	46	+4.5%
176	Monroy	46	-8%
176	Perales del Puerto	46	-6.1%
176	Torremenga	46	0%
180	Villagarcía de la Torre	45	-2.2%
181	Don Álvaro	44	-2.2%
181	Villagonzalo	44	-2.2%
183	Maguilla	43	-4.4%
184	Eljas	42	+2.4%
185	Campo Lugar	41	+5.1%
185	Casas del Monte	41	-4.7%
185	Talaván	41	0%
185	Valdetorres	41	+5.1%
185	Valle de Santa Ana	41	+5.1%
190	Aldeacentenera	40	0%
190	Higuera de la Serena	40	-14.9%
190	Mirandilla	40	0%
193	Esparragosa de la Serena	39	-2.5%
193	San Martín de Trevejo	39	-7.1%
193	Táliga	39	0%
193	Tejeda de Tiétar	39	-4.9%
193	Valle de la Serena	39	+5.4%
198	Belvís de Monroy	38	0%
198	Cordobilla de Lácara	38	-2.6%
198	Escurial	38	-5%
198	La Pesga	38	0%
198	Torrequemada	38	+11.8%
203	Ahillones	37	-5.1%
203	El Torno	37	-2.6%
203	Torrejón el Rubio	37	+2.8%
206	Arroyomolinos	36	-7.7%
206	Casas del Castañar	36	+5.9%
206	Esparragosa de Lares	36	+2.9%
209	Alía	35	-12.5%
209	Nogales	35	+12.9%
211	Corte de Peleas	34	-8.1%
212	Cheles	33	-8.3%
212	Jaraicejo	33	0%
212	Llera	33	-2.9%
212	Magacela	33	+10%
216	Benquerencia de la Serena	32	0%
216	Guijo de Granadilla	32	+3.2%
216	Membrío	32	-8.6%
219	La Cumbre	31	+6.9%
219	La Morera	31	+10.7%
219	Majadas	31	+6.9%
219	Malpartida de la Serena	31	-11.4%
219	Valverde de Mérida	31	-3.1%
219	Vegaviana	31	-6.1%
225	Calzadilla de los Barros	30	+11.1%
225	Holguera	30	-6.3%
225	Ibahernando	30	-9.1%
225	Villar del Pedroso	30	0%
229	Albalá	29	-6.5%
229	Bohonal de Ibor	29	+11.5%
229	Saucedilla	29	-17.1%
229	Torre de Don Miguel	29	-6.5%
229	Torrecilla de los Ángeles	29	-3.3%
234	Helechosa de los Montes	28	+7.7%
234	Puebla del Prior	28	-6.7%
234	San Pedro de Mérida	28	-3.4%
234	Valdelacasa de Tajo	28	0%
234	Valdeobispo	28	+7.7%
239	Navezuelas	27	-10%
239	Pasarón de la Vera	27	+8%
239	Puebla de la Reina	27	-10%
239	Torremocha	27	0%
243	Acedera	26	-10.3%
243	Garciaz	26	0%
243	La Nava de Santiago	26	-13.3%
243	Mirabel	26	+4%
243	Robledollano	26	+18.2%
243	Salorino	26	0%
243	Valdastillas	26	+4%
243	Valverde de la Vera	26	+4%

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

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the municipalities are compared on one definition. 8 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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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Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Extremadura by active companies, 2021. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/extremadura-municipalities?period=2021. 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 Extremadura by active companies, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Badajoz, with 10,111 in 2021, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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