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Provinces of Spain by active companies
Madrid province had the highest active companies of 52 provinces in 2014, at 494,509. Ceuta province had the lowest, at 3,590. The median was 37,391 and the figure for Spain was 3.12 million. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Madrid province Madrid province: 494,509 count 494,509 Barcelona province Barcelona province: 434,914 count 434,914 Valencia province Valencia province: 166,382 count 166,382 Alicante province Alicante province: 126,389 count 126,389 Seville province Seville province: 108,704 count 108,704 Málaga province Málaga province: 107,851 count 107,851 Murcia province Murcia province: 86,782 count 86,782 Balearic Islands province Balearic Islands province: 84,270 count 84,270 A Coruña province A Coruña province: 79,854 count 79,854 Biscay province Biscay province: 77,551 count 77,551 Las Palmas province Las Palmas province: 66,754 count 66,754 Asturias province Asturias province: 66,342 count 66,342 Pontevedra province Pontevedra province: 65,525 count 65,525 Zaragoza province Zaragoza province: 63,132 count 63,132 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 61,764 count 61,764 Girona province Girona province: 57,658 count 57,658 Cádiz province Cádiz province: 56,944 count 56,944 Granada province Granada province: 54,404 count 54,404 Gipuzkoa province Gipuzkoa province: 52,042 count 52,042 Tarragona province Tarragona province: 50,639 count 50,639 Córdoba province Córdoba province: 45,261 count 45,261 Navarre province Navarre province: 41,582 count 41,582 Toledo province Toledo province: 41,370 count 41,370 Almería province Almería province: 39,530 count 39,530 Badajoz province Badajoz province: 38,631 count 38,631 Castellón province Castellón province: 38,084 count 38,084 Cantabria province Cantabria province: 36,698 count 36,698 Lleida province Lleida province: 33,354 count 33,354 Valladolid province Valladolid province: 32,790 count 32,790 Jaén province Jaén province: 32,704 count 32,704 León province León province: 31,134 count 31,134 Ciudad Real province Ciudad Real province: 29,344 count 29,344 Albacete province Albacete province: 26,184 count 26,184 Burgos province Burgos province: 24,761 count 24,761 Cáceres province Cáceres province: 24,298 count 24,298 Lugo province Lugo province: 23,703 count 23,703 Huelva province Huelva province: 23,532 count 23,532 Ourense province Ourense province: 22,663 count 22,663 La Rioja province La Rioja province: 22,314 count 22,314 Salamanca province Salamanca province: 22,303 count 22,303 Álava province Álava province: 19,652 count 19,652 Huesca province Huesca province: 15,975 count 15,975 Cuenca province Cuenca province: 13,352 count 13,352 Guadalajara province Guadalajara province: 12,845 count 12,845 Zamora province Zamora province: 11,662 count 11,662 Segovia province Segovia province: 10,664 count 10,664 Palencia province Palencia province: 10,319 count 10,319 Ávila province Ávila province: 10,046 count 10,046 Teruel province Teruel province: 9,007 count 9,007 Soria province Soria province: 5,794 count 5,794 Melilla province Melilla province: 3,754 count 3,754 Ceuta province Ceuta province: 3,590 count 3,590 count. Source: INE . Retrieved 2026-10-07. Full ranking Rank Provinces 2014count Change on 2013 1 Madrid province 494,509 -0.3% 2 Barcelona province 434,914 -0.8% 3 Valencia province 166,382 -2.5% 4 Alicante province 126,389 -1.1% 5 Seville province 108,704 -1.2% 6 Málaga province 107,851 +2% 7 Murcia province 86,782 -0.4% 8 Balearic Islands province 84,270 -0.9% 9 A Coruña province 79,854 -0.5% 10 Biscay province 77,551 -3% 11 Las Palmas province 66,754 -0.8% 12 Asturias province 66,342 -0.8% 13 Pontevedra province 65,525 -0.8% 14 Zaragoza province 63,132 +0.1% 15 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province 61,764 -0.8% 16 Girona province 57,658 +0.8% 17 Cádiz province 56,944 -0.6% 18 Granada province 54,404 -1.5% 19 Gipuzkoa province 52,042 -3% 20 Tarragona province 50,639 -1.4% 21 Córdoba province 45,261 -0.1% 22 Navarre province 41,582 +1.8% 23 Toledo province 41,370 -1.8% 24 Almería province 39,530 -2.5% 25 Badajoz province 38,631 -0.5% 26 Castellón province 38,084 -1.7% 27 Cantabria province 36,698 -1.3% 28 Lleida province 33,354 -1.4% 29 Valladolid province 32,790 -2% 30 Jaén province 32,704 -1.4% 31 León province 31,134 -1.5% 32 Ciudad Real province 29,344 -1.2% 33 Albacete province 26,184 +0.6% 34 Burgos province 24,761 -1.2% 35 Cáceres province 24,298 -0.9% 36 Lugo province 23,703 -1.3% 37 Huelva province 23,532 -2.7% 38 Ourense province 22,663 -0.1% 39 La Rioja province 22,314 -0% 40 Salamanca province 22,303 -1.1% 41 Álava province 19,652 -2.3% 42 Huesca province 15,975 +0.1% 43 Cuenca province 13,352 -1.1% 44 Guadalajara province 12,845 -1.8% 45 Zamora province 11,662 -1% 46 Segovia province 10,664 -3.8% 47 Palencia province 10,319 -1.2% 48 Ávila province 10,046 -2.6% 49 Teruel province 9,007 -0% 50 Soria province 5,794 -0.6% 51 Melilla province 3,754 -1.1% 52 Ceuta province 3,590 -0.6%
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About this ranking 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 provincia (tabla 302). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=302. Retrieved 2026-10-07.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:
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Questions Which province has the highest active companies? Madrid province, with 494,509 in 2014, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Which province has the lowest active companies? Ceuta province, with 3,590 in 2014.
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 provincia (tabla 302). Retrieved 2026-10-07.
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