Municipalities in Granada province by active companies

Granada had the highest active companies of 172 municipalities in 2023, at 18,289. Gobernador had the lowest, at 4. The median was 56 and the figure for Granada province was 59,279. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest18,289Granada

Lowest4Gobernador

Median56172 municipalities

Granada province59,279History

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	Granada	18,289	-7.6%
2	Motril	3,144	-6.8%
3	Almuñécar	2,099	-1.5%
4	Albolote	1,648	-3.3%
5	Armilla	1,640	-3.6%
6	Baza	1,436	-5.3%
7	Maracena	1,358	-2.8%
8	La Zubia	1,333	-2.8%
9	Las Gabias	1,311	-2.3%
10	Atarfe	1,281	-4.5%
11	Loja	1,218	-4.6%
12	Guadix	1,155	-4.9%
13	Ogíjares	1,081	-1.8%
14	Peligros	1,050	-3.8%
15	Churriana de la Vega	972	-6.7%
16	Santa Fe	894	-8.3%
17	Huétor Vega	854	-3.5%
18	Salobreña	684	-2.6%
19	Monachil	673	-0.4%
20	Alhendín	621	-1%
21	Vegas del Genil	608	+1.3%
22	Padul	594	-5%
23	Villa de Otura	558	-1.4%
24	Huétor Tájar	553	-3.3%
25	Cenes de la Vega	549	+1.3%
26	Cúllar Vega	495	-3.7%
27	Dúrcal	478	-3.8%
28	Huéscar	473	-9.2%
28	Pinos Puente	473	-6.2%
30	Íllora	453	-6.8%
31	Órgiva	406	-4.9%
32	Gójar	397	-2.7%
33	Chauchina	374	-4.6%
34	Pulianas	371	-4.4%
35	Cájar	358	+0.3%
36	Alhama de Granada	353	-5.1%
37	Alfacar	347	-8%
38	Fuente Vaqueros	251	-9.1%
39	Jun	244	-1.2%
40	Montefrío	232	-4.5%
41	Caniles	229	-3.8%
42	Lanjarón	218	-0.5%
43	Cúllar	217	-4.8%
43	Iznalloz	217	-17.5%
45	Cijuela	210	-4.1%
46	Láchar	199	-3.9%
47	Albuñol	196	-11.3%
47	Moraleda de Zafayona	196	0%
49	Gualchos	182	-2.2%
50	Benalúa	166	+1.2%
51	Güéjar Sierra	156	+2.6%
52	Vélez de Benaudalla	143	0%
53	Zújar	135	-3.6%
54	Lecrín	134	-9.5%
55	Dílar	131	+6.5%
55	Purullena	131	-5.8%
57	Moclín	129	-3.7%
58	Salar	126	-2.3%
59	Güevéjar	119	-16.2%
60	Ugíjar	116	-8.7%
61	Pinos Genil	115	+1.8%
62	Benamaurel	113	-1.7%
63	Huétor de Santillán	110	0%
64	Villanueva Mesía	108	-3.6%
65	Castril	105	-9.5%
66	Cádiar	102	-3.8%
66	Zafarraya	102	-1.9%
68	Deifontes	100	+4.2%
69	Valle del Zalabí	99	-13.2%
70	Valderrubio	98	-16.9%
71	Puebla de Don Fadrique	96	-6.8%
72	Torrenueva Costa	94	0%
73	Cuevas del Campo	84	-3.4%
74	Montejícar	80	-1.2%
75	Escúzar	73	+2.8%
75	La Malahá	73	-15.1%
77	Algarinejo	72	-7.7%
77	Nigüelas	72	-16.3%
79	Cortes de Baza	70	-12.5%
80	Molvízar	64	-20%
81	Capileira	62	+1.6%
81	Cogollos de la Vega	62	-13.9%
81	Galera	62	0%
81	Trevélez	62	-6.1%
85	Freila	61	0%
86	Orce	57	-3.4%
87	La Taha	55	-3.5%
87	Polopos	55	-5.2%
89	Darro	54	-3.6%
89	Nívar	54	-5.3%
91	Castilléjar	53	-13.1%
92	Villamena	52	-11.9%
92	Víznar	52	-5.5%
94	Campotéjar	51	-10.5%
94	Colomera	51	-7.3%
94	Huéneja	51	-7.3%
97	Benalúa de las Villas	49	-2%
97	Bubión	49	+11.4%
99	Válor	48	-9.4%
100	El Valle	47	-7.8%
101	Nevada	44	-2.2%
102	Chimeneas	43	-2.3%
103	Alpujarra de la Sierra	42	+13.5%
103	Cortes y Graena	42	-6.7%
105	Calicasas	41	0%
106	Guadahortuna	40	-27.3%
106	Jayena	40	-2.4%
108	Diezma	38	-5%
108	Dólar	38	+8.6%
108	Otívar	38	+2.7%
108	Píñar	38	+8.6%
112	Beas de Granada	37	-15.9%
112	Los Guájares	37	+37%
112	Montillana	37	-7.5%
115	El Pinar	36	-12.2%
115	Jérez del Marquesado	36	-14.3%
115	La Calahorra	36	0%
115	Quéntar	36	+12.5%
119	La Peza	35	-14.6%
120	Albondón	33	-10.8%
120	Ventas de Huelma	33	-23.3%
122	Aldeire	32	+18.5%
122	Zagra	32	-15.8%
124	Bérchules	31	-11.4%
124	Cogollos de Guadix	31	+3.3%
124	Pampaneira	31	-6.1%
127	Gor	30	-16.7%
127	Santa Cruz del Comercio	30	+15.4%
129	Torvizcón	29	-14.7%
130	Fonelas	28	-15.2%
130	Pedro Martínez	28	-9.7%
132	Jete	27	-18.2%
132	Torre-Cardela	27	+3.8%
134	Arenas del Rey	24	-7.7%
134	Dehesas Viejas	24	+140%
136	Alquife	23	-20.7%
137	Albuñuelas	22	-12%
137	Dúdar	22	+22.2%
139	Busquístar	20	-23.1%
139	Villanueva de las Torres	20	+33.3%
141	Ítrabo	19	-17.4%
141	Soportújar	19	+18.8%
141	Sorvilán	19	+18.8%
144	Lentegí	18	-10%
144	Morelábor	18	0%
146	Pórtugos	17	-26.1%
147	Fornes	16	+45.5%
147	Gorafe	16	-5.9%
147	Murtas	16	0%
150	Albuñán	15	-6.3%
150	Cacín	15	0%
150	Lanteira	15	-6.3%
153	Rubite	14	0%
154	Almegíjar	13	+8.3%
154	Lújar	13	-18.8%
156	Cáñar	12	+20%
156	Lugros	12	-14.3%
158	Alamedilla	11	-8.3%
158	Carataunas	11	+37.5%
158	Dehesas de Guadix	11	-15.4%
158	Juviles	11	+10%
162	Huélago	10	0%
163	Alicún de Ortega	9	-10%
163	Ferreira	9	-30.8%
163	Marchal	9	-25%
166	Agrón	8	+33.3%
167	Beas de Guadix	7	-12.5%
167	Játar	7	-22.2%
169	Turón	6	-40%
170	Cástaras	5	+25%
170	Polícar	5	-28.6%
172	Gobernador	4	-20%

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. 1 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (2026). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721) (Municipalities in Granada province by active companies, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721

MLA 9

Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Granada 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/granada-province-municipalities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2026. Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Municipalities in Granada 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/granada-province-municipalities?period=2023.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Granada 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/granada-province-municipalities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_granada_province_2023,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Granada 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/granada-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.},
}

RIS

TY  - DATA
AU  - Instituto Nacional de Estadística
TI  - Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Granada province by active companies, 2023
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/07
PB  - Instituto Nacional de Estadística
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/granada-province-municipalities?period=2023
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/granada-province-municipalities?period=2023.
N1  - 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.
ER  -

Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Embed code

<iframe src="https://invokely.ai/embed/rankings/active-companies/granada-province-municipalities?period=2023" width="760" height="500" title="Municipalities in Granada province by active companies, 2023, chart from Invokely" loading="lazy" style="border:0;width:100%;max-width:760px" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"></iframe>

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Municipalities in Granada province by active companies using official data, and cite the source.

rank_places {"indicator":"active_companies","level":"municipality","within":"Granada","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=active_companies&level=municipality&within=Granada&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Granada, with 18,289 in 2023, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Gobernador, with 4 in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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. 1 municipalities have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.