Municipalities in Gipuzkoa province by active companies

Donostia/San Sebastián had the highest active companies of 88 municipalities in 2022, at 15,999. Gaintza had the lowest, at 4. The median was 128 and the figure for Gipuzkoa province was 48,717. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest15,999Donostia/San Sebastián

Lowest4Gaintza

Median12888 municipalities

Gipuzkoa province48,717History

Top 40 municipalities, 2022

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	Donostia/San Sebastián	15,999	+2.3%
2	Irun	4,537	+2.9%
3	Errenteria	1,976	-0.4%
4	Zarautz	1,637	+1.1%
5	Eibar	1,514	+0.5%
6	Hernani	1,363	+2.8%
7	Hondarribia	1,205	+2.9%
8	Tolosa	1,156	+1.4%
9	Azpeitia	1,036	+2.2%
10	Arrasate/Mondragón	1,024	+4.4%
11	Lasarte-Oria	1,017	+1.8%
12	Oiartzun	992	+1.6%
13	Pasaia	850	+2%
14	Andoain	806	-0.1%
15	Bergara	803	+4.4%
16	Beasain	795	+2.4%
17	Astigarraga	723	+4.5%
18	Elgoibar	684	+3.3%
19	Ordizia	624	+1.3%
20	Azkoitia	607	+5%
21	Zumaia	544	+2.8%
22	Oñati	540	+5.9%
23	Urnieta	464	+3.1%
24	Usurbil	462	-2.5%
25	Lezo	443	-0.7%
25	Zumarraga	443	+4%
27	Urretxu	418	+3.2%
28	Deba	410	+3.8%
29	Legazpi	398	+0.8%
30	Orio	379	+7.4%
31	Aretxabaleta	305	+0.3%
32	Lazkao	282	+2.2%
33	Mutriku	255	+9.4%
34	Villabona	248	0%
34	Zestoa	248	+5.1%
36	Ibarra	228	+1.3%
37	Getaria	196	+3.2%
38	Eskoriatza	179	+10.5%
39	Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas	173	+3.6%
40	Aia	171	+4.3%
41	Irura	161	-1.2%
42	Asteasu	159	+0.6%
43	Zizurkil	155	+5.4%
44	Idiazabal	138	-0.7%
45	Anoeta	118	+4.4%
46	Mendaro	113	+5.6%
47	Alegia	107	+12.6%
48	Antzuola	99	+7.6%
49	Zaldibia	95	+5.6%
50	Olaberria	89	+12.7%
51	Aduna	87	+8.8%
52	Zegama	80	-3.6%
53	Elgeta	78	+2.6%
53	Ormaiztegi	78	+6.8%
55	Legorreta	72	+5.9%
56	Ataun	69	-6.8%
57	Ezkio-Itsaso	67	0%
58	Segura	60	0%
59	Berastegi	57	+3.6%
60	Belauntza	55	+5.8%
61	Aizarnazabal	51	+6.3%
62	Amezketa	47	+9.3%
63	Gabiria	41	+5.1%
63	Lizartza	41	+5.1%
65	Altzo	37	+23.3%
66	Errezil	35	+9.4%
67	Ikaztegieta	33	+13.8%
68	Leaburu	32	-5.9%
69	Bidania-Goiatz	31	0%
70	Itsasondo	28	-6.7%
71	Albiztur	24	0%
72	Berrobi	22	0%
72	Larraul	22	+4.8%
74	Alkiza	21	+5%
75	Arama	20	0%
76	Abaltzisketa	19	-13.6%
77	Zerain	18	0%
78	Beizama	16	+6.7%
78	Hernialde	16	+6.7%
80	Mutiloa	14	-6.7%
81	Elduain	13	+30%
81	Orendain	13	+18.2%
83	Altzaga	12	-7.7%
84	Baliarrain	11	0%
85	Leintz-Gatzaga	10	-28.6%
85	Orexa	10	0%
87	Gaztelu	5	+25%
88	Gaintza	4	0%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

How to cite

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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/gipuzkoa-province-municipalities?period=2022 (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, 2022}},
  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=2022. 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 15,999 in 2022, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Gaintza, with 4 in 2022.

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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.