Municipalities in Gipuzkoa province by active companies

Donostia/San Sebastián had the highest active companies of 88 municipalities in 2018, at 16,125. Orexa had the lowest, at 5. The median was 134 and the figure for Gipuzkoa province was 49,582. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest16,125Donostia/San Sebastián

Lowest5Orexa

Median13488 municipalities

Gipuzkoa province49,582History

Top 40 municipalities, 2018

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2018 count	Change on 2017
1	Donostia/San Sebastián	16,125	+2%
2	Irun	4,607	+4.2%
3	Errenteria	2,038	+1.3%
4	Zarautz	1,711	+4.3%
5	Eibar	1,541	+3.3%
6	Hernani	1,359	+1.6%
7	Tolosa	1,225	+3.4%
8	Hondarribia	1,176	+4.2%
9	Azpeitia	1,049	+3.7%
10	Oiartzun	1,044	+1.2%
11	Arrasate/Mondragón	1,028	+2.5%
12	Lasarte-Oria	1,026	+4.8%
13	Pasaia	896	+5.7%
14	Bergara	847	+1.9%
15	Andoain	834	-1%
16	Beasain	818	+3.4%
17	Elgoibar	732	+0.4%
18	Astigarraga	680	+0.4%
19	Azkoitia	638	+3.1%
20	Ordizia	584	+5%
21	Zumaia	565	+4.1%
22	Oñati	545	+3.2%
23	Lezo	495	+1%
24	Usurbil	487	-0.8%
25	Urnieta	479	+4.4%
26	Zumarraga	461	+2.7%
27	Urretxu	443	+3.5%
28	Legazpi	419	+1.9%
29	Deba	408	+6.8%
30	Orio	372	+5.4%
31	Aretxabaleta	322	+4.5%
32	Lazkao	273	+1.1%
33	Villabona	271	-2.9%
34	Zestoa	257	+2.4%
35	Mutriku	254	+5.4%
36	Ibarra	243	+2.1%
37	Getaria	196	+4.3%
38	Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas	192	+3.2%
39	Aia	176	+1.7%
40	Eskoriatza	175	+2.9%
41	Asteasu	157	+0.6%
42	Zizurkil	154	+4.1%
43	Irura	147	+2.1%
44	Idiazabal	139	+3.7%
45	Mendaro	129	+0.8%
46	Anoeta	126	+7.7%
47	Alegia	108	+9.1%
48	Zaldibia	95	+4.4%
49	Antzuola	92	+2.2%
50	Aduna	87	0%
51	Ataun	79	+8.2%
51	Olaberria	79	-3.7%
53	Elgeta	78	+2.6%
53	Ormaiztegi	78	+1.3%
55	Legorreta	75	+8.7%
56	Ezkio-Itsaso	74	+12.1%
57	Zegama	73	-7.6%
58	Berastegi	71	+6%
59	Segura	57	+7.5%
60	Amezketa	55	-5.2%
61	Belauntza	51	-1.9%
62	Aizarnazabal	48	+2.1%
63	Gabiria	39	+11.4%
64	Altzo	37	+5.7%
65	Itsasondo	35	+12.9%
65	Leaburu	35	+6.1%
65	Lizartza	35	+2.9%
68	Errezil	33	-2.9%
69	Ikaztegieta	32	+18.5%
70	Bidania-Goiatz	30	+7.1%
71	Alkiza	25	+8.7%
72	Abaltzisketa	22	0%
73	Larraul	21	+5%
74	Berrobi	20	+17.6%
75	Hernialde	19	0%
76	Albiztur	17	-10.5%
76	Arama	17	-5.6%
76	Zerain	17	+6.3%
79	Altzaga	15	+15.4%
80	Beizama	14	-12.5%
80	Elduain	14	+7.7%
82	Mutiloa	13	+18.2%
83	Leintz-Gatzaga	11	-8.3%
84	Orendain	10	0%
85	Baliarrain	9	+28.6%
85	Gaztelu	9	0%
87	Gaintza	5	+25%
87	Orexa	5	+25%

Other periods

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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. 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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Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (2026). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721) (Municipalities in Gipuzkoa province by active companies, 2018) [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 Gipuzkoa province by active companies, 2018. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/gipuzkoa-province-municipalities?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2026. Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Municipalities in Gipuzkoa province by active companies, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/gipuzkoa-province-municipalities?period=2018.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Gipuzkoa province by active companies, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/gipuzkoa-province-municipalities?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Gipuzkoa province by active companies, 2018}},
  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/gipuzkoa-province-municipalities?period=2018. 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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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Donostia/San Sebastián, with 16,125 in 2018, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Orexa, with 5 in 2018.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.