Municipalities in Gipuzkoa province by active companies

Donostia/San Sebastián had the highest active companies of 88 municipalities in 2023, at 15,163. Gaintza had the lowest, at 4. The median was 121 and the figure for Gipuzkoa province was 46,450. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest15,163Donostia/San Sebastián

Lowest4Gaintza

Median12188 municipalities

Gipuzkoa province46,450History

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	Donostia/San Sebastián	15,163	-5.2%
2	Irun	4,348	-4.2%
3	Errenteria	1,876	-5.1%
4	Zarautz	1,529	-6.6%
5	Eibar	1,439	-5%
6	Hernani	1,323	-2.9%
7	Hondarribia	1,158	-3.9%
8	Tolosa	1,101	-4.8%
9	Arrasate/Mondragón	992	-3.1%
10	Azpeitia	989	-4.5%
11	Lasarte-Oria	957	-5.9%
12	Oiartzun	939	-5.3%
13	Pasaia	819	-3.6%
14	Andoain	771	-4.3%
15	Bergara	754	-6.1%
16	Beasain	748	-5.9%
17	Astigarraga	708	-2.1%
18	Elgoibar	657	-3.9%
19	Ordizia	589	-5.6%
20	Azkoitia	575	-5.3%
21	Zumaia	529	-2.8%
22	Oñati	501	-7.2%
23	Urnieta	447	-3.7%
24	Usurbil	445	-3.7%
25	Lezo	434	-2%
26	Zumarraga	417	-5.9%
27	Legazpi	415	+4.3%
28	Urretxu	402	-3.8%
29	Deba	383	-6.6%
30	Orio	382	+0.8%
31	Aretxabaleta	296	-3%
32	Lazkao	282	0%
33	Zestoa	241	-2.8%
34	Mutriku	238	-6.7%
35	Villabona	226	-8.9%
36	Ibarra	218	-4.4%
37	Getaria	190	-3.1%
38	Eskoriatza	172	-3.9%
39	Aia	169	-1.2%
40	Irura	159	-1.2%
41	Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas	156	-9.8%
42	Asteasu	149	-6.3%
43	Zizurkil	139	-10.3%
44	Idiazabal	128	-7.2%
45	Anoeta	113	-4.2%
46	Mendaro	108	-4.4%
47	Antzuola	102	+3%
48	Alegia	100	-6.5%
49	Olaberria	91	+2.2%
50	Zaldibia	89	-6.3%
51	Zegama	83	+3.8%
52	Aduna	79	-9.2%
53	Elgeta	75	-3.8%
54	Legorreta	71	-1.4%
55	Ormaiztegi	68	-12.8%
56	Ataun	67	-2.9%
57	Ezkio-Itsaso	62	-7.5%
58	Segura	57	-5%
59	Berastegi	55	-3.5%
60	Belauntza	53	-3.6%
61	Aizarnazabal	48	-5.9%
62	Amezketa	46	-2.1%
63	Lizartza	43	+4.9%
64	Gabiria	40	-2.4%
65	Errezil	34	-2.9%
66	Leaburu	32	0%
67	Altzo	30	-18.9%
67	Bidania-Goiatz	30	-3.2%
69	Ikaztegieta	26	-21.2%
69	Itsasondo	26	-7.1%
71	Berrobi	25	+13.6%
72	Alkiza	22	+4.8%
73	Arama	21	+5%
74	Albiztur	20	-16.7%
75	Abaltzisketa	19	0%
76	Zerain	18	0%
77	Beizama	17	+6.3%
77	Hernialde	17	+6.3%
77	Larraul	17	-22.7%
80	Orendain	15	+15.4%
81	Mutiloa	14	0%
82	Baliarrain	13	+18.2%
83	Elduain	12	-7.7%
84	Leintz-Gatzaga	11	+10%
85	Orexa	9	-10%
86	Altzaga	8	-33.3%
87	Gaztelu	7	+40%
88	Gaintza	4	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.

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, 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 Gipuzkoa province 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/gipuzkoa-province-municipalities?period=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Gipuzkoa province by active companies, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/gipuzkoa-province-municipalities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_gipuzkoa_province_2023,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Gipuzkoa province 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/gipuzkoa-province-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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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Donostia/San Sebastián, with 15,163 in 2023, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Gaintza, with 4 in 2023.

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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.