Municipalities in Lugo province by active companies

Lugo had the highest active companies of 67 municipalities in 2023, at 7,614. Negueira de Muñiz had the lowest, at 16. The median was 145 and the figure for Lugo province was 22,600. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest7,614Lugo

Lowest16Negueira de Muñiz

Median14567 municipalities

Lugo province22,600History

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	Lugo	7,614	-8.4%
2	Monforte de Lemos	1,353	-3.8%
3	Sarria	1,190	-5.1%
4	Vilalba	1,023	-5.2%
5	Viveiro	893	-7%
6	Ribadeo	834	-6.1%
7	Chantada	684	-4.9%
8	Foz	664	-4.9%
9	Burela	590	-9.1%
10	Outeiro de Rei	372	+0.8%
11	Guitiriz	323	-5%
12	Mondoñedo	297	-5.1%
13	Castro de Rei	291	-2.3%
14	Cospeito	271	-9.4%
15	Monterroso	255	-6.9%
16	Palas de Rei	246	-5%
17	Barreiros	229	+3.2%
18	O Corgo	219	-1.8%
19	O Saviñao	211	-9.8%
20	A Pontenova	203	-4.2%
21	Becerreá	202	-8.2%
22	Friol	199	-3.9%
23	A Fonsagrada	198	-3.9%
23	Quiroga	198	-9.2%
25	Cervo	184	+1.1%
26	Baralla	176	-4.9%
27	Meira	174	-9.4%
28	Lourenzá	171	-9.5%
29	Castroverde	169	-7.1%
30	Láncara	162	-4.1%
31	Begonte	161	+3.2%
32	Xove	160	+1.9%
33	A Pastoriza	149	-3.9%
34	Taboada	145	-3.3%
35	Pantón	127	+1.6%
36	Rábade	126	-14.3%
37	Sober	124	0%
38	Abadín	114	+3.6%
39	Carballedo	113	-4.2%
40	Guntín	110	+0.9%
41	Portomarín	103	-1%
42	Paradela	98	-3.9%
43	Alfoz	95	-5.9%
44	Antas de Ulla	92	-16.4%
45	O Vicedo	90	+4.7%
46	Bóveda	81	0%
47	O Valadouro	80	-15.8%
48	Riotorto	79	-10.2%
49	Pol	75	+2.7%
49	Xermade	75	-14.8%
51	A Pobra do Brollón	71	-11.3%
52	Navia de Suarna	70	+2.9%
53	Samos	66	0%
54	O Incio	64	-4.5%
55	As Nogais	60	+1.7%
55	Trabada	60	-15.5%
57	Baleira	56	0%
58	Pedrafita do Cebreiro	50	-16.7%
59	O Páramo	49	-14%
60	Cervantes	45	-16.7%
60	Folgoso do Courel	45	0%
62	Ribas de Sil	43	-4.4%
62	Triacastela	43	-12.2%
64	Ourol	33	-2.9%
65	Ribeira de Piquín	21	-8.7%
66	Muras	16	-30.4%
66	Negueira de Muñiz	16	+6.7%

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. 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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APA 7

Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (2026). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721) (Municipalities in Lugo province by active companies, 2023) [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 Lugo 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/lugo-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 Lugo 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/lugo-province-municipalities?period=2023.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_lugo_province_2023,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Lugo 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/lugo-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

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Questions

Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Lugo, with 7,614 in 2023, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Negueira de Muñiz, with 16 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.