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Provinces of Spain by active companies
Madrid province had the highest active companies of 52 provinces in 2015, at 508,612. Ceuta province had the lowest, at 3,749. The median was 38,000 and the figure for Spain was 3.19 million. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Madrid province Madrid province: 508,612 count 508,612 Barcelona province Barcelona province: 441,119 count 441,119 Valencia province Valencia province: 170,427 count 170,427 Alicante province Alicante province: 130,438 count 130,438 Málaga province Málaga province: 111,792 count 111,792 Seville province Seville province: 111,645 count 111,645 Murcia province Murcia province: 90,031 count 90,031 Balearic Islands province Balearic Islands province: 87,111 count 87,111 A Coruña province A Coruña province: 81,432 count 81,432 Biscay province Biscay province: 77,718 count 77,718 Las Palmas province Las Palmas province: 69,188 count 69,188 Asturias province Asturias province: 67,451 count 67,451 Pontevedra province Pontevedra province: 67,085 count 67,085 Zaragoza province Zaragoza province: 64,415 count 64,415 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 63,669 count 63,669 Girona province Girona province: 59,019 count 59,019 Cádiz province Cádiz province: 57,813 count 57,813 Granada province Granada province: 55,740 count 55,740 Gipuzkoa province Gipuzkoa province: 51,309 count 51,309 Tarragona province Tarragona province: 51,015 count 51,015 Córdoba province Córdoba province: 45,985 count 45,985 Navarre province Navarre province: 43,131 count 43,131 Toledo province Toledo province: 42,236 count 42,236 Almería province Almería province: 40,327 count 40,327 Badajoz province Badajoz province: 39,640 count 39,640 Castellón province Castellón province: 38,668 count 38,668 Cantabria province Cantabria province: 37,332 count 37,332 Valladolid province Valladolid province: 33,322 count 33,322 Lleida province Lleida province: 33,216 count 33,216 Jaén province Jaén province: 33,016 count 33,016 León province León province: 31,387 count 31,387 Ciudad Real province Ciudad Real province: 30,113 count 30,113 Albacete province Albacete province: 26,701 count 26,701 Burgos province Burgos province: 25,301 count 25,301 Cáceres province Cáceres province: 24,835 count 24,835 Lugo province Lugo province: 24,087 count 24,087 Huelva province Huelva province: 23,776 count 23,776 La Rioja province La Rioja province: 23,083 count 23,083 Ourense province Ourense province: 22,991 count 22,991 Salamanca province Salamanca province: 22,316 count 22,316 Álava province Álava province: 19,548 count 19,548 Huesca province Huesca province: 16,305 count 16,305 Cuenca province Cuenca province: 13,562 count 13,562 Guadalajara province Guadalajara province: 13,174 count 13,174 Zamora province Zamora province: 11,714 count 11,714 Segovia province Segovia province: 10,772 count 10,772 Palencia province Palencia province: 10,229 count 10,229 Ávila province Ávila province: 10,175 count 10,175 Teruel province Teruel province: 9,153 count 9,153 Soria province Soria province: 5,903 count 5,903 Melilla province Melilla province: 4,102 count 4,102 Ceuta province Ceuta province: 3,749 count 3,749 count. Source: INE . Retrieved 2026-10-07. Full ranking Rank Provinces 2015count Change on 2014 1 Madrid province 508,612 +2.9% 2 Barcelona province 441,119 +1.4% 3 Valencia province 170,427 +2.4% 4 Alicante province 130,438 +3.2% 5 Málaga province 111,792 +3.7% 6 Seville province 111,645 +2.7% 7 Murcia province 90,031 +3.7% 8 Balearic Islands province 87,111 +3.4% 9 A Coruña province 81,432 +2% 10 Biscay province 77,718 +0.2% 11 Las Palmas province 69,188 +3.6% 12 Asturias province 67,451 +1.7% 13 Pontevedra province 67,085 +2.4% 14 Zaragoza province 64,415 +2% 15 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province 63,669 +3.1% 16 Girona province 59,019 +2.4% 17 Cádiz province 57,813 +1.5% 18 Granada province 55,740 +2.5% 19 Gipuzkoa province 51,309 -1.4% 20 Tarragona province 51,015 +0.7% 21 Córdoba province 45,985 +1.6% 22 Navarre province 43,131 +3.7% 23 Toledo province 42,236 +2.1% 24 Almería province 40,327 +2% 25 Badajoz province 39,640 +2.6% 26 Castellón province 38,668 +1.5% 27 Cantabria province 37,332 +1.7% 28 Valladolid province 33,322 +1.6% 29 Lleida province 33,216 -0.4% 30 Jaén province 33,016 +1% 31 León province 31,387 +0.8% 32 Ciudad Real province 30,113 +2.6% 33 Albacete province 26,701 +2% 34 Burgos province 25,301 +2.2% 35 Cáceres province 24,835 +2.2% 36 Lugo province 24,087 +1.6% 37 Huelva province 23,776 +1% 38 La Rioja province 23,083 +3.4% 39 Ourense province 22,991 +1.4% 40 Salamanca province 22,316 +0.1% 41 Álava province 19,548 -0.5% 42 Huesca province 16,305 +2.1% 43 Cuenca province 13,562 +1.6% 44 Guadalajara province 13,174 +2.6% 45 Zamora province 11,714 +0.4% 46 Segovia province 10,772 +1% 47 Palencia province 10,229 -0.9% 48 Ávila province 10,175 +1.3% 49 Teruel province 9,153 +1.6% 50 Soria province 5,903 +1.9% 51 Melilla province 4,102 +9.3% 52 Ceuta province 3,749 +4.4%
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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 508,612 in 2015, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Which province has the lowest active companies? Ceuta province, with 3,749 in 2015.
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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