Municipalities in Granada province by active companies

Granada had the highest active companies of 170 municipalities in 2018, at 19,113. Gobernador had the lowest, at 4. The median was 53 and the figure for Granada province was 59,115. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest19,113Granada

Lowest4Gobernador

Median53170 municipalities

Granada province59,115History

Top 40 municipalities, 2018

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2018 count	Change on 2017
1	Granada	19,113	+0.9%
2	Motril	3,300	+0.4%
3	Almuñécar	1,945	+1%
4	Albolote	1,635	+3.5%
5	Armilla	1,624	+5.7%
6	Baza	1,561	-0.6%
7	Maracena	1,326	-0.3%
8	Atarfe	1,277	+4.6%
9	La Zubia	1,249	+3.9%
10	Loja	1,243	-1.6%
11	Guadix	1,235	+0.4%
12	Las Gabias	1,227	+6.3%
13	Ogíjares	1,098	+0.9%
14	Peligros	1,017	-1.9%
15	Churriana de la Vega	972	+2.2%
16	Santa Fe	937	+0.1%
17	Huétor Vega	808	+1.4%
18	Salobreña	653	+2%
19	Monachil	568	+4.6%
20	Padul	567	+3.3%
21	Alhendín	543	+2.6%
22	Vegas del Genil	533	+2.1%
23	Cenes de la Vega	520	+1.2%
24	Huétor Tájar	515	+2.4%
25	Huéscar	505	+2.2%
26	Villa de Otura	496	-0.4%
27	Pinos Puente	494	-1.8%
28	Cúllar Vega	473	+1.7%
29	Íllora	472	+1.1%
30	Dúrcal	464	-0.2%
31	Chauchina	363	+2%
32	Gójar	344	-4.2%
33	Pulianas	343	+3.3%
34	Órgiva	342	+5.2%
35	Alhama de Granada	340	-1.2%
36	Alfacar	338	-2%
37	Cájar	300	-2.9%
38	Fuente Vaqueros	247	-0.8%
39	Caniles	240	+2.1%
40	Iznalloz	239	-5.2%
41	Montefrío	233	-1.7%
42	Albuñol	230	-0.9%
43	Cúllar	228	-3.4%
44	Jun	224	+10.9%
45	Lanjarón	203	-1.5%
46	Láchar	190	0%
47	Moraleda de Zafayona	178	-3.3%
48	Benalúa	172	-1.7%
49	Cijuela	168	-5.6%
50	Gualchos	152	+15.2%
51	Moclín	143	+9.2%
52	Purullena	142	+4.4%
53	Güevéjar	140	-2.1%
54	Güéjar Sierra	132	+1.5%
54	Ugíjar	132	-4.3%
56	Lecrín	129	+0.8%
56	Vélez de Benaudalla	129	+4.9%
58	Zújar	121	+5.2%
59	Castril	112	+4.7%
59	Pinos Genil	112	+12%
59	Salar	112	-1.8%
59	Valle del Zalabí	112	-5.9%
63	Villanueva Mesía	110	-4.3%
64	Huétor de Santillán	107	-0.9%
65	Valderrubio	105	+10.5%
66	Puebla de Don Fadrique	102	-2.9%
66	Zafarraya	102	-4.7%
68	Benamaurel	101	-2.9%
69	Cádiar	91	+2.2%
70	Deifontes	90	-5.3%
70	Dílar	90	+3.4%
72	Montejícar	81	+2.5%
73	Cortes de Baza	78	+9.9%
74	Cuevas del Campo	76	-13.6%
75	Algarinejo	75	-7.4%
76	Molvízar	73	-2.7%
77	La Malahá	71	0%
77	Trevélez	71	+4.4%
79	Escúzar	68	+58.1%
80	Nigüelas	67	+6.3%
81	Cogollos de la Vega	63	-1.6%
82	Castilléjar	59	+1.7%
83	Orce	57	-6.6%
84	Galera	55	+10%
85	Capileira	53	-3.6%
85	Colomera	53	+3.9%
85	Huéneja	53	-1.9%
88	Campotéjar	50	0%
88	Villamena	50	-5.7%
88	Víznar	50	+19%
91	Freila	49	+4.3%
91	Polopos	49	-2%
93	Benalúa de las Villas	48	0%
94	Darro	47	+2.2%
94	La Taha	47	+6.8%
94	Válor	47	+4.4%
97	Guadahortuna	46	+12.2%
98	Nevada	45	-10%
99	El Valle	44	+4.8%
99	Jérez del Marquesado	44	0%
99	La Peza	44	-2.2%
102	Beas de Granada	43	-4.4%
103	Nívar	42	+2.4%
104	Bubión	41	+2.5%
104	Cortes y Graena	41	+24.2%
104	Jayena	41	+7.9%
107	Arenas del Rey	40	-11.1%
108	Alpujarra de la Sierra	39	+2.6%
108	Chimeneas	39	0%
108	Dólar	39	0%
111	Aldeire	38	+5.6%
111	Montillana	38	+15.2%
113	Bérchules	37	+2.8%
113	Diezma	37	0%
115	Fonelas	36	+5.9%
115	La Calahorra	36	-10%
115	Pedro Martínez	36	+5.9%
115	Zagra	36	-2.7%
119	Albondón	35	0%
119	Torvizcón	35	+12.9%
121	Cogollos de Guadix	34	+17.2%
122	Otívar	32	-11.1%
122	Píñar	32	+10.3%
124	Gor	31	-3.1%
124	Pampaneira	31	-3.1%
124	Quéntar	31	+6.9%
127	Ventas de Huelma	29	-6.5%
128	Santa Cruz del Comercio	26	-3.7%
128	Torre-Cardela	26	-7.1%
130	El Pinar	25	0%
131	Alquife	24	+20%
131	Calicasas	24	-11.1%
131	Jete	24	-4%
134	Busquístar	23	+9.5%
134	Los Guájares	23	+4.5%
136	Ítrabo	22	-8.3%
137	Albuñuelas	19	+11.8%
138	Pórtugos	18	-18.2%
138	Villanueva de las Torres	18	-10%
140	Lújar	17	+21.4%
141	Lentegí	16	-11.1%
141	Murtas	16	0%
143	Ferreira	15	-6.3%
143	Lanteira	15	-11.8%
145	Dehesas de Guadix	14	+16.7%
145	Morelábor	14	0%
145	Sorvilán	14	-6.7%
148	Cacín	13	0%
149	Almegíjar	12	-7.7%
149	Gorafe	12	+9.1%
149	Lugros	12	0%
149	Marchal	12	+9.1%
149	Rubite	12	-7.7%
154	Alamedilla	11	-15.4%
154	Albuñán	11	-21.4%
154	Juviles	11	+10%
157	Dúdar	10	-9.1%
157	Turón	10	-9.1%
159	Huélago	9	0%
160	Beas de Guadix	8	-38.5%
161	Alicún de Ortega	7	-12.5%
161	Polícar	7	+16.7%
161	Soportújar	7	0%
164	Agrón	6	-14.3%
164	Cáñar	6	-14.3%
164	Dehesas Viejas	6	n/a
167	Carataunas	5	-16.7%
167	Cástaras	5	0%
167	Lobras	5	0%
170	Gobernador	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. 3 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/granada-province-municipalities?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_granada_province_2018,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Granada province by active companies, 2018}},
  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=2018. 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 19,113 in 2018, 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. 3 municipalities have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.