Municipalities in Jaén province by active companies

Jaén had the highest active companies of 97 municipalities in 2022, at 7,272. Larva had the lowest, at 13. The median was 126 and the figure for Jaén province was 35,363. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest7,272Jaén

Lowest13Larva

Median12697 municipalities

Jaén province35,363History

Top 40 municipalities, 2022

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	Jaén	7,272	+1.2%
2	Linares	2,750	+1.3%
3	Úbeda	2,371	+0.9%
4	Andújar	2,246	+2%
5	Alcalá la Real	1,395	+2.4%
6	Martos	1,277	+1.8%
7	Bailén	1,087	+1%
8	Baeza	1,066	+1.9%
9	Torredelcampo	838	+3.3%
10	Torredonjimeno	778	-0.3%
11	La Carolina	725	-1.6%
12	Mancha Real	670	+3.9%
13	Mengíbar	644	-0.2%
14	Alcaudete	568	+2.9%
15	Villacarrillo	520	+3.4%
16	Cazorla	457	+0.7%
17	Villanueva del Arzobispo	442	+4.5%
18	Jódar	405	+1.5%
19	Torreperogil	384	+4.1%
20	Peal de Becerro	350	-0.3%
21	Porcuna	346	+2.4%
22	La Guardia de Jaén	344	+8.5%
23	Marmolejo	341	+2.7%
24	Beas de Segura	307	+7.3%
25	Pozo Alcón	297	+4.2%
25	Quesada	297	+1%
27	Arjona	289	-2.7%
28	Huelma	267	+2.3%
29	Los Villares	261	-1.1%
30	Santisteban del Puerto	237	+3%
31	Navas de San Juan	236	+5.8%
32	Sabiote	219	+1.9%
33	Fuensanta de Martos	202	+4.1%
34	Lopera	193	+3.2%
35	Vilches	187	-3.1%
36	Castillo de Locubín	186	+1.1%
36	Rus	186	+5.1%
36	Valdepeñas de Jaén	186	+4.5%
39	Arjonilla	184	-0.5%
40	Castellar	158	-1.9%
41	Begíjar	156	-3.7%
42	Guarromán	152	0%
43	Jamilena	147	+4.3%
43	Villatorres	147	+8.1%
45	Puente de Génave	141	+9.3%
46	La Puerta de Segura	140	+6.9%
47	Arroyo del Ojanco	129	+2.4%
48	Pegalajar	127	-5.2%
49	Siles	126	+1.6%
50	Campillo de Arenas	123	+15%
51	Villanueva de la Reina	121	+1.7%
52	Ibros	120	+0.8%
53	Santo Tomé	119	+16.7%
54	Baños de la Encina	116	+10.5%
55	Santiago-Pontones	115	-1.7%
56	Segura de la Sierra	114	-0.9%
57	Cambil	107	+12.6%
57	Orcera	107	-4.5%
59	Huesa	99	+11.2%
60	Bedmar y Garcíez	98	-5.8%
61	La Iruela	96	+12.9%
62	Canena	90	-6.3%
63	Noalejo	84	-1.2%
64	Arquillos	81	-6.9%
64	Frailes	81	+6.6%
66	Torres	79	-1.3%
67	Torreblascopedro	77	+4.1%
68	Cabra del Santo Cristo	72	+4.3%
69	Bélmez de la Moraleda	69	-2.8%
70	Jabalquinto	67	+3.1%
71	Chilluévar	66	0%
72	Cárcheles	60	-3.2%
73	Jimena	59	+7.3%
74	Lahiguera	55	+10%
75	Fuerte del Rey	53	-8.6%
76	Montizón	52	0%
77	Albanchez de Mágina	41	+7.9%
77	Higuera de Calatrava	41	+13.9%
79	Escañuela	39	-4.9%
80	Sorihuela del Guadalimar	37	0%
81	Santa Elena	34	-15%
82	Torres de Albánchez	29	+7.4%
83	Cazalilla	28	+16.7%
84	Benatae	27	-18.2%
84	Chiclana de Segura	27	-10%
84	Iznatoraf	27	+17.4%
84	Lupión	27	+17.4%
88	Villardompardo	25	-7.4%
89	Aldeaquemada	23	+35.3%
89	Hornos	23	+9.5%
91	Santiago de Calatrava	21	-16%
92	Carboneros	20	+5.3%
93	Espeluy	19	-9.5%
93	Génave	19	+11.8%
95	Hinojares	15	-11.8%
95	Villarrodrigo	15	+7.1%
97	Larva	13	+18.2%

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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 Jaén province by active companies, 2022) [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 Jaén province by active companies, 2022. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/jaen-province-municipalities?period=2022. 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 Jaén province by active companies, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/jaen-province-municipalities?period=2022.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Jaén province by active companies, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/jaen-province-municipalities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_jaen_province_2022,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Jaén province by active companies, 2022}},
  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/jaen-province-municipalities?period=2022. 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

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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Jaén, with 7,272 in 2022, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Larva, with 13 in 2022.

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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.