Municipalities in Galicia by active companies

Vigo had the highest active companies of 313 municipalities in 2023, at 20,985. Chandrexa de Queixa had the lowest, at 8. The median was 169 and the figure for Galicia was 185,179. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest20,985Vigo

Lowest8Chandrexa de Queixa

Median169313 municipalities

Galicia185,179History

Top 40 municipalities, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Vigo	20,985	-8.2%
2	A Coruña	18,702	-7.3%
3	Santiago de Compostela	8,565	-6.5%
4	Ourense	8,053	-8.4%
5	Lugo	7,614	-8.4%
6	Pontevedra	6,073	-6.9%
7	Ferrol	3,149	-9.1%
8	Oleiros	2,912	-3.4%
9	Carballo	2,509	-3.9%
10	Vilagarcía de Arousa	2,469	-5.3%
11	Ames	2,270	-2.6%
12	Arteixo	2,178	-5.7%
13	Culleredo	2,094	-4.1%
14	Narón	2,057	-6.6%
15	Redondela	1,727	-2.6%
16	O Porriño	1,695	-4.8%
17	Sanxenxo	1,693	-0.4%
18	Cambre	1,683	-8.2%
19	Ponteareas	1,637	-3.4%
20	Lalín	1,619	-5.5%
21	Cangas	1,588	-2.1%
22	Nigrán	1,470	-2%
23	Ribeira	1,438	-4.6%
24	A Estrada	1,429	-7.1%
25	Monforte de Lemos	1,353	-3.8%
26	Teo	1,313	-5.3%
27	O Carballiño	1,280	-6.6%
28	Sada	1,220	-1.8%
29	Mos	1,206	-3.6%
30	Tui	1,205	-8.4%
31	Marín	1,191	-7.5%
32	Sarria	1,190	-5.1%
33	Moaña	1,129	-2.4%
34	Poio	1,117	-3.5%
35	Boiro	1,094	-4%
36	Cambados	1,054	-2.1%
37	Verín	1,035	-6.2%
38	Gondomar	1,024	-4%
39	Vilalba	1,023	-5.2%
40	Noia	918	-8.2%
41	Betanzos	908	-6.5%
42	Viveiro	893	-7%
43	Ordes	881	-8%
44	O Barco de Valdeorras	880	-10.2%
45	Baiona	875	-1.6%
46	O Grove	858	-2.4%
47	Ribadeo	834	-6.1%
48	Tomiño	828	-3.2%
49	Xinzo de Limia	796	-7.2%
50	Bergondo	793	-1.1%
51	San Cibrao das Viñas	754	-2.3%
52	Santa Comba	738	-2.4%
53	Silleda	720	-5.3%
54	A Guarda	718	-0.1%
54	Vilanova de Arousa	718	-6.6%
56	Caldas de Reis	699	-6.4%
57	Bueu	691	-3.4%
57	Padrón	691	-7.7%
59	Chantada	684	-4.9%
60	Barbadás	681	-5.4%
61	Melide	677	-5.3%
62	Foz	664	-4.9%
63	A Laracha	661	-3.2%
64	As Pontes de García Rodríguez	625	-6.7%
65	Fene	613	-5.8%
66	Salvaterra de Miño	606	-4.7%
67	Burela	590	-9.1%
68	Rianxo	576	-3.2%
69	Vimianzo	571	-5.3%
70	Salceda de Caselas	566	-2.1%
71	A Pobra do Caramiñal	536	-7.3%
72	Cee	522	-7.6%
73	Porto do Son	513	-2.7%
74	Allariz	501	+0.8%
75	O Pereiro de Aguiar	495	+1.6%
76	Cedeira	485	-3.4%
77	Oroso	482	-4%
78	Brión	474	-0.2%
78	Negreira	474	-0.4%
80	Miño	461	-5.3%
81	Pontedeume	456	-5.4%
82	Carral	453	-5.8%
83	Celanova	447	-3.5%
84	Soutomaior	437	-10.1%
85	O Rosal	426	+0.2%
86	Arzúa	425	-1.2%
87	Meaño	422	-1.4%
88	Ribadumia	420	+0.7%
89	Muros	415	-1.7%
90	Malpica de Bergantiños	388	-1.8%
91	Ribadavia	387	-11%
92	Ponteceso	386	+1.8%
93	Abegondo	383	+4.6%
94	Outeiro de Rei	372	+0.8%
95	Ponte Caldelas	370	+1.6%
96	Valdoviño	358	-2.2%
96	Vila de Cruces	358	-5%
98	Outes	353	-3.3%
99	Vilaboa	352	-5.1%
99	Zas	352	-11.1%
101	Vedra	349	-1.1%
102	Ortigueira	341	-6.3%
103	A Rúa	335	-5.9%
104	Meis	333	-5.9%
105	Cerceda	332	-1.8%
106	Camariñas	331	-6.2%
107	Guitiriz	323	-5%
108	Curtis	322	-1.2%
109	Barro	320	+2.9%
110	Coristanco	316	-12.7%
111	A Cañiza	313	-3.4%
112	Mondoñedo	297	-5.1%
113	Cabana de Bergantiños	293	+2.1%
114	Castro de Rei	291	-2.3%
114	Fisterra	291	-4.3%
114	Oza-Cesuras	291	-2.3%
117	Valga	282	-1.7%
118	Boqueixón	274	-6.5%
118	Cuntis	274	-5.8%
120	Cerdedo-Cotobade	273	-5.5%
121	Cospeito	271	-9.4%
122	Muxía	263	-4.4%
123	Moraña	262	0%
124	Cariño	261	+1.6%
125	O Pino	260	-3.3%
126	Ares	258	-3.7%
127	Val do Dubra	257	-9.8%
128	Monterroso	255	-6.9%
129	Palas de Rei	246	-5%
130	Mugardos	240	+3%
131	Rois	234	-4.9%
132	Neda	233	-1.3%
133	Barreiros	229	+3.2%
134	Cabanas	228	-3.8%
135	A Illa de Arousa	223	-6.7%
135	Coles	223	-5.9%
135	Mazaricos	223	-9%
138	O Corgo	219	-1.8%
139	Carnota	213	-1.4%
140	Mondariz	212	+1%
141	O Saviñao	211	-9.8%
142	Laxe	207	-5.5%
143	A Pontenova	203	-4.2%
143	Pontecesures	203	+3.6%
145	Becerreá	202	-8.2%
146	Friol	199	-3.9%
147	A Fonsagrada	198	-3.9%
147	Quiroga	198	-9.2%
149	As Neves	187	+1.6%
149	Forcarei	187	-7%
151	Cervo	184	+1.1%
152	Viana do Bolo	180	-0.6%
153	Oia	177	-8.3%
154	Baralla	176	-4.9%
155	Meira	174	-9.4%
156	Lourenzá	171	-9.5%
157	Castroverde	169	-7.1%
158	Portas	168	+3.1%
158	Touro	168	-4.5%
160	Arbo	164	-1.8%
160	Maside	164	-13.2%
162	Maceda	163	-10.4%
162	Trazo	163	-4.7%
164	Láncara	162	-4.1%
165	Begonte	161	+3.2%
166	Xove	160	+1.9%
167	San Sadurniño	158	-4.2%
168	Dumbría	157	-0.6%
169	A Baña	155	-1.3%
169	Paderne	155	+2%
171	Catoira	154	-8.9%
172	A Pobra de Trives	150	-5.7%
173	A Pastoriza	149	-3.9%
174	Amoeiro	147	+2.8%
175	Taboada	145	-3.3%
176	Tordoia	144	-12.7%
177	Pazos de Borbén	141	-2.8%
177	San Cristovo de Cea	141	-7.2%
179	Lousame	140	-5.4%
180	Agolada	134	0%
181	Rodeiro	130	-16.7%
182	Coirós	128	-1.5%
183	Pantón	127	+1.6%
184	Rábade	126	-14.3%
185	Mesía	124	-2.4%
185	Sober	124	0%
187	A Merca	120	+3.4%
188	Cartelle	119	-0.8%
188	Covelo	119	-5.6%
190	Dodro	118	-9.2%
191	Corcubión	116	-3.3%
191	Frades	116	-4.1%
193	Abadín	114	+3.6%
193	Vilamartín de Valdeorras	114	-1.7%
195	A Lama	113	+0.9%
195	Carballedo	113	-4.2%
197	Guntín	110	+0.9%
198	Toén	109	-9.9%
199	Taboadela	105	+4%
200	Portomarín	103	-1%
201	Sobrado	101	-1.9%
202	Boimorto	98	-3%
202	Paradela	98	-3.9%
202	Vilamarín	98	-10.1%
205	Campo Lameiro	97	+4.3%
206	Monfero	96	-3%
207	Alfoz	95	-5.9%
207	Nogueira de Ramuín	95	-5%
209	Antas de Ulla	92	-16.4%
210	O Vicedo	90	+4.7%
211	Boborás	88	+4.8%
212	Leiro	87	-13.9%
213	Aranga	84	-8.7%
214	Santiso	83	-4.6%
215	A Gudiña	82	-10.9%
215	Castro Caldelas	82	-8.9%
217	Bóveda	81	0%
218	O Valadouro	80	-15.8%
219	Riotorto	79	-10.2%
220	Monterrei	78	-6%
220	Ramirás	78	-7.1%
222	Crecente	77	0%
223	Mañón	75	+1.4%
223	Pol	75	+2.7%
223	Riós	75	-6.3%
223	Xermade	75	-14.8%
227	Moeche	74	-6.3%
227	Vilarmaior	74	+4.2%
229	Bande	73	-6.4%
230	Carballeda de Valdeorras	72	-4%
230	Fornelos de Montes	72	+12.5%
230	Xunqueira de Ambía	72	0%
233	A Pobra do Brollón	71	-11.3%
233	Entrimo	71	-1.4%
233	Lobios	71	-14.5%
233	Oímbra	71	-6.6%
237	Navia de Suarna	70	+2.9%
238	Paderne de Allariz	69	+13.1%
238	Vilasantar	69	-6.8%
240	Piñor	68	-12.8%
241	A Capela	67	+3.1%
241	Cortegada	67	-6.9%
243	Avión	66	+15.8%
243	Irixoa	66	+1.5%
243	Samos	66	0%
246	Baños de Molgas	65	-8.5%
247	A Peroxa	64	-14.7%
247	Castrelo de Miño	64	-7.2%
247	Cenlle	64	-9.9%
247	O Incio	64	-4.5%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023}},
  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=2023. 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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