Municipalities in Granada province by active companies

Granada had the highest active companies of 166 municipalities in 2014, at 17,586. Cáñar had the lowest, at 4. The median was 52 and the figure for Granada province was 54,404. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest17,586Granada

Lowest4Cáñar

Median52166 municipalities

Granada province54,404History

Top 40 municipalities, 2014

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2014 count	Change on 2013
1	Granada	17,586	-2.1%
2	Motril	3,234	-0.5%
3	Almuñécar	1,758	+1%
4	Baza	1,495	-1.1%
5	Albolote	1,484	+2.2%
6	Armilla	1,332	-2.1%
7	Guadix	1,231	0%
8	Maracena	1,168	-4.8%
9	Loja	1,166	-1.8%
10	La Zubia	1,088	0%
11	Atarfe	1,074	+1%
12	Peligros	985	-1.4%
13	Las Gabias	968	-3.7%
14	Ogíjares	924	+1.4%
15	Santa Fe	920	+0.1%
16	Churriana de la Vega	847	-2.1%
17	Huétor Vega	718	-3.8%
18	Salobreña	618	-0.5%
19	Pinos Puente	603	+2.4%
20	Monachil	521	+0.8%
21	Vegas del Genil	500	-2.2%
22	Padul	493	-1.2%
23	Huétor Tájar	490	-1.8%
24	Huéscar	483	+3.4%
25	Alhendín	463	+2.2%
26	Íllora	462	+2.2%
27	Dúrcal	436	-8.6%
28	Villa de Otura	433	-2.9%
29	Cúllar Vega	429	-3.8%
30	Cenes de la Vega	428	-8.2%
31	Alfacar	327	+2.8%
32	Chauchina	326	-1.2%
33	Gójar	325	-3.6%
34	Alhama de Granada	315	+4.7%
35	Órgiva	313	+0.3%
36	Pulianas	312	-6%
37	Cájar	276	+1.5%
38	Iznalloz	250	-3.8%
39	Cúllar	235	-3.7%
40	Albuñol	226	-3.4%
41	Fuente Vaqueros	222	0%
42	Caniles	220	-0.5%
42	Montefrío	220	-1.3%
44	Jun	211	+1.4%
45	Lanjarón	198	-2.5%
46	Moraleda de Zafayona	189	+2.7%
47	Láchar	183	-3.7%
48	Benalúa	180	+1.1%
49	Cijuela	167	-4%
50	Purullena	134	-10.1%
51	Ugíjar	131	-6.4%
52	Güéjar Sierra	129	+2.4%
53	Moclín	127	+1.6%
54	Gualchos	125	-6.7%
55	Lecrín	123	-4.7%
56	Zújar	121	+6.1%
57	Puebla de Don Fadrique	115	+2.7%
58	Güevéjar	112	+0.9%
59	Benamaurel	111	+2.8%
60	Valle del Zalabí	110	-4.3%
60	Zafarraya	110	+0.9%
62	Castril	108	+0.9%
63	Vélez de Benaudalla	103	-1%
64	Villanueva Mesía	101	-1%
65	Salar	100	+1%
66	Pinos Genil	94	-4.1%
67	Huétor de Santillán	90	-9.1%
68	Cuevas del Campo	87	+4.8%
69	Cádiar	86	-7.5%
70	Montejícar	84	-6.7%
71	Deifontes	81	-4.7%
72	Algarinejo	76	-2.6%
73	Molvízar	75	-1.3%
74	Dílar	71	-10.1%
75	La Malahá	70	-11.4%
76	Trevélez	68	-2.9%
77	Castilléjar	64	-5.9%
77	Cortes de Baza	64	-13.5%
79	Cogollos de la Vega	60	-1.6%
79	Nigüelas	60	+9.1%
81	Villamena	55	0%
82	Orce	54	-5.3%
83	Huéneja	53	-3.6%
84	Capileira	51	-3.8%
85	Colomera	50	0%
85	Polopos	50	-13.8%
87	Galera	49	-9.3%
88	Válor	48	+2.1%
89	Darro	47	+9.3%
90	Víznar	46	-2.1%
91	El Valle	45	+4.7%
91	Guadahortuna	45	-13.5%
91	Jérez del Marquesado	45	+2.3%
94	Freila	44	+7.3%
95	La Peza	43	-10.4%
96	Alpujarra de la Sierra	42	+2.4%
96	Campotéjar	42	-2.3%
96	Diezma	42	+13.5%
99	Benalúa de las Villas	41	-2.4%
99	Chimeneas	41	-2.4%
99	La Taha	41	-8.9%
102	Bubión	40	+11.1%
102	La Calahorra	40	-4.8%
102	Nevada	40	-4.8%
102	Nívar	40	-9.1%
106	Escúzar	38	+2.7%
107	Beas de Granada	37	-2.6%
108	Albondón	36	-10%
108	Arenas del Rey	36	-14.3%
108	Montillana	36	+2.9%
111	Bérchules	35	+2.9%
111	Dólar	35	+2.9%
111	Pedro Martínez	35	+6.1%
111	Torvizcón	35	+6.1%
111	Zagra	35	+16.7%
116	Aldeire	33	-5.7%
116	Fonelas	33	-5.7%
116	Jayena	33	-2.9%
119	Ventas de Huelma	32	-3%
120	Cortes y Graena	31	-3.1%
120	Gor	31	+10.7%
122	Calicasas	29	0%
122	Pampaneira	29	-12.1%
124	Píñar	26	-13.3%
125	El Pinar	25	-3.8%
125	Los Guájares	25	0%
127	Jete	24	0%
127	Pórtugos	24	+9.1%
127	Torre-Cardela	24	-4%
130	Albuñuelas	23	+9.5%
131	Busquístar	22	0%
131	Lanteira	22	0%
131	Quéntar	22	-4.3%
131	Villanueva de las Torres	22	+4.8%
135	Cogollos de Guadix	21	-22.2%
135	Otívar	21	-22.2%
137	Alquife	20	+25%
137	Morelábor	20	+5.3%
139	Ítrabo	19	+18.8%
140	Murtas	18	+5.9%
141	Dehesas de Guadix	16	-5.9%
141	Santa Cruz del Comercio	16	-5.9%
143	Almegíjar	14	+27.3%
143	Lentegí	14	-12.5%
145	Lugros	13	-13.3%
146	Alamedilla	12	-7.7%
146	Lújar	12	+20%
146	Sorvilán	12	-20%
149	Albuñán	11	-15.4%
149	Cacín	11	+37.5%
151	Dúdar	10	-16.7%
152	Agrón	9	-10%
152	Ferreira	9	+12.5%
152	Gorafe	9	-10%
152	Huélago	9	-30.8%
152	Juviles	9	-18.2%
152	Marchal	9	0%
152	Turón	9	+12.5%
159	Alicún de Ortega	8	-20%
159	Rubite	8	-20%
161	Beas de Guadix	7	-36.4%
161	Soportújar	7	+16.7%
163	Carataunas	6	+20%
163	Cástaras	6	-25%
163	Polícar	6	+20%
166	Cáñar	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. 7 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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 Granada province by active companies, 2014) [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 Granada province by active companies, 2014. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/granada-province-municipalities?period=2014. 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 Granada province by active companies, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/granada-province-municipalities?period=2014.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Granada province by active companies, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/granada-province-municipalities?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_granada_province_2014,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Granada province by active companies, 2014}},
  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/granada-province-municipalities?period=2014. 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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Granada, with 17,586 in 2014, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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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. 7 municipalities have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.