Municipalities in Galicia by active companies

Vigo had the highest active companies of 313 municipalities in 2020, at 23,017. Chandrexa de Queixa had the lowest, at 8. The median was 180 and the figure for Galicia was 197,813. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest23,017Vigo

Lowest8Chandrexa de Queixa

Median180313 municipalities

Galicia197,813History

Top 40 municipalities, 2020

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2020 count	Change on 2019
1	Vigo	23,017	-1.3%
2	A Coruña	20,430	-2.9%
3	Santiago de Compostela	9,195	-2%
4	Ourense	9,009	-2.8%
5	Lugo	8,514	-1.9%
6	Pontevedra	6,665	-1.2%
7	Ferrol	3,572	-4.2%
8	Oleiros	3,008	+1.3%
9	Carballo	2,611	-0.1%
10	Vilagarcía de Arousa	2,607	+0.9%
11	Ames	2,284	-1%
12	Arteixo	2,266	-4.2%
13	Narón	2,211	-2.4%
14	Culleredo	2,163	-2.3%
15	Cambre	1,866	-1.2%
16	O Porriño	1,779	-1.3%
17	Redondela	1,761	+0.8%
18	Ponteareas	1,732	-1.8%
19	Lalín	1,701	-3%
20	Sanxenxo	1,662	+2.7%
21	Cangas	1,598	-0.6%
22	A Estrada	1,554	-0.9%
23	Ribeira	1,522	-3.8%
24	Nigrán	1,510	+1.3%
25	Monforte de Lemos	1,441	-1.6%
26	O Carballiño	1,368	-2.3%
27	Teo	1,353	-1.2%
28	Tui	1,332	-3.3%
29	Mos	1,282	-1.4%
30	Marín	1,272	-1.4%
31	Sada	1,245	+0.8%
32	Sarria	1,242	-1.7%
33	Moaña	1,155	-2%
34	Poio	1,154	-3.8%
35	Boiro	1,142	-0.1%
36	Verín	1,141	-1.4%
37	Vilalba	1,093	-2%
38	Cambados	1,046	-0.8%
39	Gondomar	1,021	-2.5%
40	Noia	995	-2.2%
41	O Barco de Valdeorras	987	-3.9%
42	Betanzos	971	-2.1%
43	Viveiro	968	-2.5%
44	Ordes	950	-2%
45	Xinzo de Limia	917	-3.7%
46	Baiona	885	0%
47	Ribadeo	879	-1.9%
48	Tomiño	878	-1.3%
49	O Grove	851	+0.8%
50	Bergondo	811	-2.9%
51	Caldas de Reis	778	+1.6%
52	Silleda	765	-1.4%
53	San Cibrao das Viñas	764	-2.2%
54	Santa Comba	750	-0.7%
55	Vilanova de Arousa	744	+0.3%
56	Chantada	737	-2.1%
56	Padrón	737	-2.5%
58	Barbadás	719	-0.8%
59	Melide	718	-3.8%
60	A Laracha	706	-2.1%
61	Bueu	705	+1.3%
62	A Guarda	701	-0.8%
62	Foz	701	-0.7%
64	As Pontes de García Rodríguez	668	-5.1%
65	Burela	654	-1.1%
66	Fene	631	-0.5%
67	Vimianzo	616	-1.1%
68	Salvaterra de Miño	602	-1.5%
69	Salceda de Caselas	599	-2.4%
70	A Pobra do Caramiñal	583	-1.4%
71	Rianxo	581	-2.5%
72	Cee	557	-1.2%
73	Porto do Son	539	+1.1%
74	Oroso	527	-3.7%
75	Allariz	504	-3.4%
76	Cedeira	497	-2.5%
77	Pontedeume	479	-2.8%
78	Carral	477	-1.9%
79	Celanova	475	+1.9%
79	Negreira	475	+2.6%
81	O Pereiro de Aguiar	474	+1.5%
82	Miño	472	+1.5%
83	Brión	471	-3.9%
84	Soutomaior	463	+2.9%
85	Meaño	442	-0.5%
86	Arzúa	440	-1.6%
87	Ribadavia	437	+2.3%
88	Muros	435	-2%
89	Ribadumia	430	+2.1%
90	O Rosal	422	+3.4%
91	Malpica de Bergantiños	415	-3.9%
92	Zas	409	-2.4%
93	Vila de Cruces	404	+0.7%
94	Vilaboa	391	-0.5%
95	Outeiro de Rei	382	-0.3%
96	Ortigueira	377	-5.8%
97	Coristanco	374	-1.3%
97	Outes	374	-2.6%
97	Ponteceso	374	-4.6%
100	A Rúa	365	-1.6%
101	Valdoviño	364	-1.9%
102	Ponte Caldelas	363	+1.4%
103	Abegondo	361	-1.9%
103	Camariñas	361	+1.7%
105	Vedra	359	-3.5%
106	Meis	356	-2.2%
107	Cerceda	354	-1.7%
108	Guitiriz	329	+0.3%
109	Barro	323	-0.3%
109	Curtis	323	-3.9%
111	A Cañiza	320	-6.7%
112	Cuntis	305	-3.2%
113	Cospeito	303	-0.7%
114	Oza-Cesuras	299	-3.2%
115	Castro de Rei	296	-3%
115	Cerdedo-Cotobade	296	+1%
117	Mondoñedo	292	0%
118	Boqueixón	291	-0.3%
118	Cabana de Bergantiños	291	+0.7%
120	Valga	290	+1.8%
121	Muxía	277	-2.1%
122	Fisterra	273	+4.2%
123	Val do Dubra	271	+1.5%
124	Monterroso	269	-7.2%
125	Ares	264	+6.5%
125	O Pino	264	-2.9%
127	Rois	262	-4.4%
128	Moraña	261	+2%
129	Neda	260	-4.4%
130	Cariño	259	-0.4%
131	Palas de Rei	257	+4.9%
132	O Saviñao	240	-4.4%
133	Cabanas	239	-7.7%
133	Mazaricos	239	+2.1%
135	Barreiros	236	-1.3%
135	Mugardos	236	0%
137	A Illa de Arousa	228	+2.2%
138	Carnota	227	+3.7%
138	Coles	227	-2.2%
140	Quiroga	225	+4.7%
141	Becerreá	222	+0.5%
142	Laxe	219	-4.4%
143	O Corgo	217	-5.2%
144	A Fonsagrada	215	-0.5%
145	A Pontenova	206	+1.5%
145	Friol	206	+5.6%
147	Forcarei	200	-3.4%
147	Pontecesures	200	-1%
149	Cervo	196	-0.5%
150	Mondariz	195	-7.1%
151	Meira	193	0%
152	Maceda	192	-1.5%
153	Maside	188	-4.1%
154	As Neves	185	0%
154	Castroverde	185	+0.5%
156	Lourenzá	184	-5.6%
157	Oia	180	+2.3%
158	Trazo	179	+4.7%
159	Touro	178	+2.3%
160	Viana do Bolo	174	-0.6%
161	Láncara	171	+6.2%
162	San Sadurniño	170	+1.8%
163	Catoira	168	+1.2%
164	Arbo	166	+5.7%
165	Baralla	165	-6.8%
165	Tordoia	165	+5.8%
167	A Pastoriza	161	+3.9%
168	Taboada	159	0%
168	Xove	159	-1.2%
170	Begonte	157	-4.8%
171	Rodeiro	156	-2.5%
171	San Cristovo de Cea	156	-3.1%
173	A Pobra de Trives	154	+3.4%
173	Dumbría	154	0%
173	Lousame	154	-5.5%
176	Paderne	152	-1.9%
176	Portas	152	+2.7%
178	A Baña	148	-2%
179	Amoeiro	145	-4.6%
180	Rábade	144	0%
181	Mesía	143	-4.7%
182	Pazos de Borbén	142	+6%
183	Agolada	140	-7.9%
184	Dodro	131	-12.1%
185	Cartelle	127	0%
185	Pantón	127	+2.4%
187	Coirós	124	-1.6%
188	Covelo	123	+17.1%
188	Frades	123	-6.8%
188	Sober	123	+6%
191	Corcubión	119	-4%
192	A Merca	117	-5.6%
193	Guntín	116	-1.7%
194	Vilamarín	115	-3.4%
195	Carballedo	113	+3.7%
196	Toén	112	-2.6%
197	A Lama	109	-1.8%
197	Abadín	109	-2.7%
199	Boimorto	107	-3.6%
200	Paradela	106	-1.9%
201	Antas de Ulla	105	-6.3%
201	Nogueira de Ramuín	105	+4%
203	Leiro	104	-1%
204	Sobrado	103	+2%
204	Vilamartín de Valdeorras	103	-8%
206	Alfoz	102	-1.9%
206	O Valadouro	102	-6.4%
208	Taboadela	100	-1%
209	Monfero	99	+2.1%
209	Portomarín	99	-3.9%
211	Xermade	98	+2.1%
212	Campo Lameiro	96	+5.5%
212	Riotorto	96	+10.3%
214	A Gudiña	92	-8%
215	Castro Caldelas	91	-1.1%
216	Aranga	90	+2.3%
217	Santiso	89	+6%
218	Bande	85	-3.4%
218	Bóveda	85	-4.5%
220	Carballeda de Valdeorras	83	-5.7%
220	Ramirás	83	+2.5%
222	Lobios	82	-2.4%
222	Padrenda	82	-7.9%
224	A Pobra do Brollón	81	-4.7%
225	Monterrei	80	-4.8%
225	O Vicedo	80	+3.9%
227	Boborás	79	+12.9%
228	Mañón	78	+5.4%
228	Moeche	78	+4%
230	Entrimo	76	-2.6%
230	O Incio	76	-2.6%
232	Carballeda de Avia	74	-5.1%
232	Irixoa	74	+7.2%
232	Piñor	74	-1.3%
232	Xunqueira de Ambía	74	-6.3%
236	A Peroxa	73	-6.4%
237	Oímbra	71	-1.4%
238	Cenlle	70	+2.9%
238	Cortegada	70	-7.9%
238	Crecente	70	-7.9%
238	Pol	70	+1.4%
238	Vilasantar	70	-2.8%
243	Castrelo de Miño	69	-5.5%
243	Riós	69	-4.2%
243	Trabada	69	-1.4%
246	Baños de Molgas	68	+6.3%
246	Navia de Suarna	68	-5.6%
246	Samos	68	-6.8%
249	Cerdido	66	-7%
250	Rubiá	64	+4.9%

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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 Galicia by active companies, 2020) [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 Galicia by active companies, 2020}},
  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/galicia-municipalities?period=2020. 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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