Municipalities in Granada province by active companies

Granada had the highest active companies of 173 municipalities in 2021, at 19,374. Gobernador had the lowest, at 5. The median was 58 and the figure for Granada province was 61,148. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest19,374Granada

Lowest5Gobernador

Median58173 municipalities

Granada province61,148History

Top 40 municipalities, 2021

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2021 count	Change on 2020
1	Granada	19,374	-1.8%
2	Motril	3,283	-0.6%
3	Almuñécar	2,039	+0.5%
4	Armilla	1,718	-3%
5	Albolote	1,651	+0.1%
6	Baza	1,529	-0.4%
7	Maracena	1,350	-1.3%
8	La Zubia	1,346	+0.7%
9	Atarfe	1,307	+0.5%
10	Las Gabias	1,295	+2.3%
11	Loja	1,248	+0.8%
12	Guadix	1,208	-1%
13	Ogíjares	1,081	-2.4%
14	Peligros	1,050	+1.9%
15	Churriana de la Vega	1,022	+0.1%
16	Santa Fe	950	+0.4%
17	Huétor Vega	866	0%
18	Salobreña	675	-2.9%
19	Monachil	623	-2.4%
20	Alhendín	606	+4.3%
21	Padul	590	-2%
22	Vegas del Genil	584	0%
23	Villa de Otura	565	+2.2%
24	Cenes de la Vega	550	+0.2%
25	Huétor Tájar	543	+1.1%
26	Huéscar	520	+1.2%
27	Cúllar Vega	496	-1.8%
28	Íllora	479	-0.8%
28	Pinos Puente	479	-2%
30	Dúrcal	476	+1.1%
31	Órgiva	430	+7.2%
32	Gójar	395	-2.2%
33	Alhama de Granada	378	+4.1%
34	Chauchina	374	+1.6%
35	Pulianas	363	+3.1%
36	Alfacar	362	+1.1%
37	Cájar	333	+0.3%
38	Fuente Vaqueros	275	+2.6%
39	Iznalloz	251	+0.4%
40	Jun	248	+4.2%
41	Caniles	240	0%
42	Montefrío	237	-3.7%
43	Cúllar	230	+1.3%
44	Albuñol	222	-2.6%
45	Lanjarón	219	+0.5%
46	Moraleda de Zafayona	206	+1.5%
47	Cijuela	205	+2.5%
48	Láchar	197	+3.7%
49	Benalúa	172	0%
49	Gualchos	172	+4.2%
51	Güéjar Sierra	151	+6.3%
52	Lecrín	145	+3.6%
53	Purullena	142	0%
54	Vélez de Benaudalla	141	+1.4%
55	Zújar	139	+7.8%
56	Moclín	138	+6.2%
57	Güevéjar	135	-3.6%
58	Ugíjar	130	-5.1%
59	Salar	129	+0.8%
60	Valle del Zalabí	119	-5.6%
61	Castril	115	+8.5%
62	Villanueva Mesía	114	+4.6%
63	Pinos Genil	112	-1.8%
63	Valderrubio	112	-1.8%
65	Dílar	111	+2.8%
66	Benamaurel	108	-3.6%
66	Huétor de Santillán	108	0%
68	Zafarraya	106	+3.9%
69	Puebla de Don Fadrique	102	-2.9%
70	Cádiar	99	-1%
71	Deifontes	97	-3%
72	Torrenueva Costa	95	+9.2%
73	Nigüelas	88	+2.3%
74	La Malahá	83	+3.8%
75	Cortes de Baza	82	+6.5%
76	Cuevas del Campo	81	-3.6%
76	Molvízar	81	+8%
78	Algarinejo	77	+2.7%
78	Montejícar	77	-8.3%
80	Cogollos de la Vega	69	-1.4%
81	Trevélez	68	-4.2%
82	Escúzar	67	+13.6%
83	Orce	62	+6.9%
84	Castilléjar	60	+5.3%
84	Galera	60	+7.1%
84	Villamena	60	+15.4%
87	Campotéjar	58	+11.5%
87	Freila	58	+11.5%
89	Capileira	57	-10.9%
90	Polopos	56	-1.8%
91	Válor	54	+1.9%
92	Huéneja	52	-7.1%
92	Nívar	52	-3.7%
94	Benalúa de las Villas	51	+10.9%
94	La Taha	51	+2%
96	Colomera	50	-5.7%
96	Darro	50	+8.7%
96	Guadahortuna	50	0%
99	Víznar	49	-2%
100	Beas de Granada	48	+11.6%
100	Bubión	48	+4.3%
102	Chimeneas	47	+14.6%
103	El Valle	45	-2.2%
103	Nevada	45	-10%
105	Jérez del Marquesado	44	-8.3%
106	Cortes y Graena	42	+7.7%
106	Jayena	42	0%
108	Diezma	40	+2.6%
109	La Peza	38	-7.3%
109	Zagra	38	-2.6%
111	Albondón	37	-7.5%
111	Torvizcón	37	0%
113	Alpujarra de la Sierra	36	+5.9%
113	Calicasas	36	+2.9%
113	El Pinar	36	+20%
113	Fonelas	36	+2.9%
113	Gor	36	+5.9%
118	Dólar	35	-12.5%
118	La Calahorra	35	-5.4%
118	Otívar	35	-2.8%
118	Pampaneira	35	+2.9%
118	Ventas de Huelma	35	-5.4%
123	Pedro Martínez	34	+9.7%
124	Bérchules	32	-13.5%
124	Cogollos de Guadix	32	-3%
124	Jete	32	+14.3%
124	Montillana	32	-3%
124	Quéntar	32	0%
129	Aldeire	30	-11.8%
129	Alquife	30	+15.4%
129	Píñar	30	-6.3%
132	Busquístar	27	+12.5%
132	Los Guájares	27	-3.6%
134	Ítrabo	25	+8.7%
134	Santa Cruz del Comercio	25	-7.4%
134	Torre-Cardela	25	0%
137	Arenas del Rey	23	-11.5%
138	Pórtugos	22	+10%
139	Albuñuelas	21	0%
140	Lentegí	18	0%
141	Dúdar	17	+30.8%
141	Morelábor	17	+21.4%
143	Murtas	16	-5.9%
143	Sorvilán	16	+6.7%
143	Villanueva de las Torres	16	-5.9%
146	Albuñán	15	+7.1%
146	Gorafe	15	0%
146	Lanteira	15	+36.4%
146	Lújar	15	0%
146	Rubite	15	-6.3%
151	Dehesas de Guadix	14	0%
152	Ferreira	13	+18.2%
152	Lugros	13	+8.3%
152	Soportújar	13	+44.4%
155	Alamedilla	12	+20%
155	Cacín	12	-14.3%
155	Huélago	12	-14.3%
155	Marchal	12	+20%
159	Almegíjar	11	0%
159	Juviles	11	-8.3%
159	Turón	11	+10%
162	Fornes	10	-9.1%
163	Cáñar	9	0%
163	Carataunas	9	0%
163	Játar	9	+28.6%
166	Alicún de Ortega	8	-20%
166	Beas de Guadix	8	+33.3%
166	Cástaras	8	-11.1%
169	Dehesas Viejas	7	+75%
170	Agrón	6	+20%
170	Lobras	6	0%
170	Polícar	6	-25%
173	Gobernador	5	0%

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Active companies on 1 January (INE Central Business Directory, DIRCE).

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/granada-province-municipalities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_granada_province_2021,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Granada province by active companies, 2021}},
  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=2021. 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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