Municipalities in Gipuzkoa province by active companies

Donostia/San Sebastián had the highest active companies of 88 municipalities in 2019, at 15,805. Gaintza had the lowest, at 5. The median was 132 and the figure for Gipuzkoa province was 48,779. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest15,805Donostia/San Sebastián

Lowest5Gaintza

Median13288 municipalities

Gipuzkoa province48,779History

Top 40 municipalities, 2019

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2019 count	Change on 2018
1	Donostia/San Sebastián	15,805	-2%
2	Irun	4,583	-0.5%
3	Errenteria	2,059	+1%
4	Zarautz	1,668	-2.5%
5	Eibar	1,521	-1.3%
6	Hernani	1,349	-0.7%
7	Tolosa	1,197	-2.3%
8	Hondarribia	1,169	-0.6%
9	Azpeitia	1,038	-1%
10	Oiartzun	1,018	-2.5%
11	Arrasate/Mondragón	1,017	-1.1%
12	Lasarte-Oria	999	-2.6%
13	Pasaia	893	-0.3%
14	Andoain	833	-0.1%
15	Bergara	817	-3.5%
16	Beasain	803	-1.8%
17	Elgoibar	700	-4.4%
18	Astigarraga	678	-0.3%
19	Azkoitia	625	-2%
20	Ordizia	596	+2.1%
21	Zumaia	553	-2.1%
22	Oñati	525	-3.7%
23	Usurbil	480	-1.4%
24	Lezo	474	-4.2%
25	Urnieta	461	-3.8%
26	Zumarraga	449	-2.6%
27	Urretxu	438	-1.1%
28	Legazpi	411	-1.9%
29	Deba	393	-3.7%
30	Orio	367	-1.3%
31	Aretxabaleta	329	+2.2%
32	Lazkao	278	+1.8%
33	Villabona	269	-0.7%
34	Zestoa	253	-1.6%
35	Mutriku	243	-4.3%
36	Ibarra	234	-3.7%
37	Getaria	191	-2.6%
38	Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas	184	-4.2%
39	Aia	177	+0.6%
40	Eskoriatza	163	-6.9%
41	Asteasu	161	+2.5%
42	Zizurkil	156	+1.3%
43	Irura	151	+2.7%
44	Idiazabal	146	+5%
45	Mendaro	118	-8.5%
46	Anoeta	117	-7.1%
47	Antzuola	94	+2.2%
48	Alegia	93	-13.9%
49	Zaldibia	88	-7.4%
50	Aduna	87	0%
51	Zegama	79	+8.2%
52	Ormaiztegi	77	-1.3%
53	Ataun	73	-7.6%
53	Olaberria	73	-7.6%
55	Elgeta	72	-7.7%
56	Ezkio-Itsaso	71	-4.1%
57	Berastegi	68	-4.2%
58	Legorreta	65	-13.3%
59	Segura	56	-1.8%
60	Amezketa	52	-5.5%
61	Belauntza	49	-3.9%
62	Aizarnazabal	48	0%
63	Gabiria	41	+5.1%
64	Itsasondo	36	+2.9%
65	Lizartza	35	0%
66	Errezil	34	+3%
67	Altzo	33	-10.8%
68	Ikaztegieta	30	-6.3%
69	Leaburu	29	-17.1%
70	Alkiza	27	+8%
70	Bidania-Goiatz	27	-10%
72	Berrobi	25	+25%
73	Abaltzisketa	23	+4.5%
74	Larraul	22	+4.8%
75	Arama	21	+23.5%
76	Albiztur	17	0%
76	Zerain	17	0%
78	Altzaga	16	+6.7%
78	Beizama	16	+14.3%
78	Hernialde	16	-15.8%
81	Elduain	13	-7.1%
81	Mutiloa	13	0%
83	Leintz-Gatzaga	12	+9.1%
84	Baliarrain	11	+22.2%
85	Orendain	9	-10%
85	Orexa	9	+80%
87	Gaztelu	8	-11.1%
88	Gaintza	5	0%

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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019}},
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  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=2019. 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 15,805 in 2019, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Gaintza, with 5 in 2019.

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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.