Municipalities in Gipuzkoa province by active companies

Donostia/San Sebastián had the highest active companies of 88 municipalities in 2020, at 15,965. Gaztelu had the lowest, at 4. The median was 130 and the figure for Gipuzkoa province was 48,807. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest15,965Donostia/San Sebastián

Lowest4Gaztelu

Median13088 municipalities

Gipuzkoa province48,807History

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	Donostia/San Sebastián	15,965	+1%
2	Irun	4,588	+0.1%
3	Errenteria	2,044	-0.7%
4	Zarautz	1,647	-1.3%
5	Eibar	1,525	+0.3%
6	Hernani	1,375	+1.9%
7	Tolosa	1,197	0%
8	Hondarribia	1,174	+0.4%
9	Azpeitia	1,021	-1.6%
10	Arrasate/Mondragón	1,012	-0.5%
11	Lasarte-Oria	1,002	+0.3%
12	Oiartzun	996	-2.2%
13	Pasaia	868	-2.8%
14	Andoain	829	-0.5%
15	Bergara	809	-1%
16	Beasain	796	-0.9%
17	Elgoibar	699	-0.1%
18	Astigarraga	692	+2.1%
19	Ordizia	618	+3.7%
20	Azkoitia	601	-3.8%
21	Zumaia	543	-1.8%
22	Oñati	527	+0.4%
23	Usurbil	482	+0.4%
24	Lezo	468	-1.3%
25	Urnieta	451	-2.2%
25	Zumarraga	451	+0.4%
27	Urretxu	431	-1.6%
28	Legazpi	420	+2.2%
29	Deba	393	0%
30	Orio	355	-3.3%
31	Aretxabaleta	325	-1.2%
32	Lazkao	274	-1.4%
33	Villabona	257	-4.5%
34	Zestoa	246	-2.8%
35	Mutriku	244	+0.4%
36	Ibarra	239	+2.1%
37	Getaria	193	+1%
38	Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas	178	-3.3%
39	Aia	171	-3.4%
40	Asteasu	163	+1.2%
40	Eskoriatza	163	0%
42	Irura	161	+6.6%
43	Zizurkil	152	-2.6%
44	Idiazabal	146	0%
45	Anoeta	114	-2.6%
45	Mendaro	114	-3.4%
47	Antzuola	97	+3.2%
48	Zaldibia	96	+9.1%
49	Alegia	94	+1.1%
50	Aduna	84	-3.4%
50	Zegama	84	+6.3%
52	Ormaiztegi	81	+5.2%
53	Ataun	78	+6.8%
54	Elgeta	73	+1.4%
54	Olaberria	73	0%
56	Legorreta	68	+4.6%
57	Ezkio-Itsaso	67	-5.6%
58	Berastegi	60	-11.8%
59	Segura	56	0%
60	Belauntza	50	+2%
61	Aizarnazabal	48	0%
62	Amezketa	45	-13.5%
63	Gabiria	41	0%
64	Lizartza	38	+8.6%
65	Errezil	33	-2.9%
66	Altzo	32	-3%
67	Bidania-Goiatz	30	+11.1%
68	Itsasondo	29	-19.4%
69	Ikaztegieta	28	-6.7%
69	Leaburu	28	-3.4%
71	Alkiza	26	-3.7%
72	Abaltzisketa	23	0%
73	Arama	21	0%
73	Berrobi	21	-16%
75	Albiztur	20	+17.6%
75	Larraul	20	-9.1%
77	Zerain	19	+11.8%
78	Hernialde	17	+6.3%
79	Beizama	16	0%
80	Mutiloa	15	+15.4%
81	Altzaga	14	-12.5%
81	Leintz-Gatzaga	14	+16.7%
83	Baliarrain	11	0%
84	Elduain	10	-23.1%
84	Orendain	10	+11.1%
84	Orexa	10	+11.1%
87	Gaintza	4	-20%
87	Gaztelu	4	-50%

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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Donostia/San Sebastián, with 15,965 in 2020, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Gaztelu, with 4 in 2020.

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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.