Municipalities in Galicia by active companies

Vigo had the highest active companies of 313 municipalities in 2021, at 22,603. Chandrexa de Queixa had the lowest, at 8. The median was 181 and the figure for Galicia was 194,657. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest22,603Vigo

Lowest8Chandrexa de Queixa

Median181313 municipalities

Galicia194,657History

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	Vigo	22,603	-1.8%
2	A Coruña	19,974	-2.2%
3	Santiago de Compostela	9,028	-1.8%
4	Ourense	8,806	-2.3%
5	Lugo	8,354	-1.9%
6	Pontevedra	6,493	-2.6%
7	Ferrol	3,484	-2.5%
8	Oleiros	2,981	-0.9%
9	Carballo	2,578	-1.3%
9	Vilagarcía de Arousa	2,578	-1.1%
11	Ames	2,288	+0.2%
12	Arteixo	2,259	-0.3%
13	Narón	2,179	-1.4%
14	Culleredo	2,163	0%
15	Cambre	1,812	-2.9%
16	O Porriño	1,754	-1.4%
17	Redondela	1,753	-0.5%
18	Ponteareas	1,702	-1.7%
19	Lalín	1,701	0%
20	Sanxenxo	1,657	-0.3%
21	Cangas	1,597	-0.1%
22	A Estrada	1,510	-2.8%
23	Ribeira	1,489	-2.2%
24	Nigrán	1,472	-2.5%
25	Monforte de Lemos	1,401	-2.8%
26	O Carballiño	1,349	-1.4%
26	Teo	1,349	-0.3%
28	Tui	1,293	-2.9%
29	Marín	1,270	-0.2%
30	Sarria	1,249	+0.6%
31	Mos	1,232	-3.9%
32	Sada	1,219	-2.1%
33	Moaña	1,141	-1.2%
34	Poio	1,140	-1.2%
35	Boiro	1,112	-2.6%
36	Verín	1,109	-2.8%
37	Vilalba	1,077	-1.5%
38	Cambados	1,059	+1.2%
39	Gondomar	1,032	+1.1%
40	Noia	986	-0.9%
41	O Barco de Valdeorras	976	-1.1%
42	Betanzos	957	-1.4%
43	Ordes	950	0%
44	Viveiro	949	-2%
45	Xinzo de Limia	880	-4%
46	Ribadeo	877	-0.2%
47	Baiona	872	-1.5%
48	O Grove	848	-0.4%
49	Tomiño	841	-4.2%
50	Bergondo	786	-3.1%
51	Caldas de Reis	758	-2.6%
52	San Cibrao das Viñas	748	-2.1%
53	Silleda	747	-2.4%
54	Santa Comba	745	-0.7%
55	Padrón	743	+0.8%
56	Vilanova de Arousa	736	-1.1%
57	Chantada	722	-2%
58	Barbadás	714	-0.7%
59	Melide	699	-2.6%
60	Bueu	698	-1%
61	A Guarda	692	-1.3%
62	A Laracha	676	-4.2%
62	Foz	676	-3.6%
64	As Pontes de García Rodríguez	660	-1.2%
65	Burela	631	-3.5%
66	Fene	624	-1.1%
67	Salvaterra de Miño	610	+1.3%
68	Vimianzo	609	-1.1%
69	Salceda de Caselas	590	-1.5%
70	Rianxo	580	-0.2%
71	A Pobra do Caramiñal	570	-2.2%
72	Cee	545	-2.2%
73	Porto do Son	533	-1.1%
74	Allariz	504	0%
75	Oroso	502	-4.7%
76	Cedeira	486	-2.2%
77	Miño	481	+1.9%
78	Soutomaior	479	+3.5%
79	Negreira	476	+0.2%
79	O Pereiro de Aguiar	476	+0.4%
81	Carral	473	-0.8%
82	Pontedeume	472	-1.5%
83	Brión	465	-1.3%
84	Celanova	464	-2.3%
85	Arzúa	431	-2%
86	Meaño	426	-3.6%
86	O Rosal	426	+0.9%
88	Muros	424	-2.5%
89	Ribadavia	421	-3.7%
90	Ribadumia	416	-3.3%
91	Malpica de Bergantiños	403	-2.9%
92	Zas	402	-1.7%
93	Vila de Cruces	390	-3.5%
94	Vilaboa	387	-1%
95	Ortigueira	374	-0.8%
96	Abegondo	369	+2.2%
97	Ponteceso	368	-1.6%
98	Outeiro de Rei	366	-4.2%
99	Coristanco	364	-2.7%
99	Meis	364	+2.2%
101	Ponte Caldelas	362	-0.3%
102	Valdoviño	356	-2.2%
103	A Rúa	354	-3%
103	Camariñas	354	-1.9%
105	Outes	352	-5.9%
106	Vedra	346	-3.6%
107	Cerceda	341	-3.7%
108	Guitiriz	333	+1.2%
109	Curtis	314	-2.8%
110	A Cañiza	313	-2.2%
111	Barro	307	-5%
112	Mondoñedo	301	+3.1%
113	Cuntis	300	-1.6%
114	Castro de Rei	297	+0.3%
115	Cospeito	295	-2.6%
116	Oza-Cesuras	294	-1.7%
117	Valga	290	0%
118	Boqueixón	288	-1%
119	Fisterra	285	+4.4%
120	Cabana de Bergantiños	284	-2.4%
120	Cerdedo-Cotobade	284	-4.1%
122	Muxía	274	-1.1%
123	Monterroso	273	+1.5%
124	Val do Dubra	269	-0.7%
125	Ares	262	-0.8%
125	O Pino	262	-0.8%
127	Moraña	258	-1.1%
127	Rois	258	-1.5%
129	Palas de Rei	253	-1.6%
130	Cariño	248	-4.2%
131	Neda	247	-5%
132	O Saviñao	245	+2.1%
133	Mazaricos	238	-0.4%
134	A Illa de Arousa	236	+3.5%
134	Mugardos	236	0%
136	Cabanas	235	-1.7%
137	Coles	234	+3.1%
138	Barreiros	226	-4.2%
139	O Corgo	222	+2.3%
140	Becerreá	220	-0.9%
141	Carnota	219	-3.5%
142	Quiroga	218	-3.1%
143	Laxe	213	-2.7%
144	A Fonsagrada	208	-3.3%
145	A Pontenova	207	+0.5%
146	Forcarei	200	0%
146	Friol	200	-2.9%
148	Mondariz	196	+0.5%
149	Meira	194	+0.5%
150	Maceda	193	+0.5%
151	Pontecesures	190	-5%
152	Lourenzá	187	+1.6%
152	Maside	187	-0.5%
154	Oia	184	+2.2%
155	Castroverde	183	-1.1%
156	Cervo	182	-7.1%
157	As Neves	181	-2.2%
158	Trazo	179	0%
159	Baralla	174	+5.5%
160	Viana do Bolo	173	-0.6%
161	Láncara	171	0%
161	Touro	171	-3.9%
163	Catoira	169	+0.6%
164	Arbo	164	-1.2%
164	Tordoia	164	-0.6%
166	San Sadurniño	162	-4.7%
167	Xove	160	+0.6%
168	A Pastoriza	159	-1.2%
169	A Baña	158	+6.8%
170	Dumbría	157	+1.9%
170	Paderne	157	+3.3%
170	Portas	157	+3.3%
170	San Cristovo de Cea	157	+0.6%
174	Begonte	156	-0.6%
175	A Pobra de Trives	154	0%
176	Rodeiro	153	-1.9%
177	Lousame	149	-3.2%
178	Amoeiro	146	+0.7%
178	Taboada	146	-8.2%
180	Rábade	143	-0.7%
181	Pazos de Borbén	139	-2.1%
182	Agolada	132	-5.7%
183	Mesía	131	-8.4%
184	Dodro	127	-3.1%
185	Corcubión	123	+3.4%
186	Coirós	122	-1.6%
186	Covelo	122	-0.8%
188	Cartelle	121	-4.7%
188	Pantón	121	-4.7%
190	Sober	120	-2.4%
191	Frades	118	-4.1%
192	A Merca	117	0%
193	Carballedo	116	+2.7%
194	Toén	115	+2.7%
195	Guntín	113	-2.6%
196	A Lama	111	+1.8%
196	Abadín	111	+1.8%
196	Antas de Ulla	111	+5.7%
199	Vilamarín	109	-5.2%
200	Vilamartín de Valdeorras	105	+1.9%
201	Paradela	104	-1.9%
202	Alfoz	103	+1%
203	Boimorto	102	-4.7%
203	Nogueira de Ramuín	102	-2.9%
205	Leiro	101	-2.9%
205	Portomarín	101	+2%
207	O Valadouro	100	-2%
207	Sobrado	100	-2.9%
209	Taboadela	99	-1%
210	Monfero	98	-1%
211	Campo Lameiro	97	+1%
211	Xermade	97	-1%
213	Castro Caldelas	94	+3.3%
214	A Gudiña	92	0%
215	Aranga	90	0%
216	Ramirás	87	+4.8%
217	Bande	85	0%
217	O Vicedo	85	+6.3%
217	Riotorto	85	-11.5%
217	Santiso	85	-4.5%
221	Bóveda	84	-1.2%
222	Monterrei	82	+2.5%
223	Lobios	81	-1.2%
223	Moeche	81	+3.8%
225	A Pobra do Brollón	80	-1.2%
226	A Peroxa	77	+5.5%
226	Boborás	77	-2.5%
228	Carballeda de Valdeorras	76	-8.4%
228	Mañón	76	-2.6%
228	Oímbra	76	+7%
231	Piñor	74	0%
231	Xunqueira de Ambía	74	0%
233	O Incio	73	-3.9%
234	Baños de Molgas	72	+5.9%
234	Cenlle	72	+2.9%
234	Padrenda	72	-12.2%
237	Castrelo de Miño	71	+2.9%
237	Riós	71	+2.9%
237	Trabada	71	+2.9%
237	Vilasantar	71	+1.4%
241	Entrimo	70	-7.9%
242	Carballeda de Avia	69	-6.8%
242	Cortegada	69	-1.4%
242	Crecente	69	-1.4%
242	Pol	69	-1.4%
242	Vilarmaior	69	+7.8%
247	Samos	68	0%
248	Irixoa	67	-9.5%
248	Navia de Suarna	67	-1.5%
250	A Capela	65	+3.2%

Showing the top 250 of 313. The Excel download has every row.

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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, 2021) [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 Galicia 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/galicia-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 Galicia by active companies, 2021}},
  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=2021. 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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