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Autonomous communities of Spain by active companies, 2025

Catalonia had the highest active companies of 19 autonomous communities in 2025, at 610,062. Ceuta had the lowest, at 3,236. The median was 103,319 and the figure for Spain was 3.31 million. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest610,062Catalonia
Lowest3,236Ceuta
Median103,31919 autonomous communities
Spain3,310,824History

All autonomous communities, 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

CataloniaCatalonia: 610,062 count610,062AndalusiaAndalusia: 540,462 count540,462Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 526,588 count526,588Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 372,121 count372,121GaliciaGalicia: 186,951 count186,951Castile and LeónCastile and León: 148,679 count148,679Canary IslandsCanary Islands: 146,001 count146,001Basque CountryBasque Country: 134,953 count134,953Castilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha: 124,033 count124,033Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands: 103,319 count103,319Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 93,956 count93,956AragonAragon: 85,008 count85,008AsturiasAsturias: 64,608 count64,608ExtremaduraExtremadura: 64,255 count64,255NavarreNavarre: 42,375 count42,375CantabriaCantabria: 38,340 count38,340La RiojaLa Rioja: 21,481 count21,481MelillaMelilla: 4,396 count4,396CeutaCeuta: 3,236 count3,236
count. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2025
count		Change on 2024
1Catalonia610,062+1.2%
2Andalusia540,462+2.1%
3Community of Madrid526,588+2.5%
4Valencian Community372,121+3%
5Galicia186,951+0.8%
6Castile and León148,679+0.2%
7Canary Islands146,001+2.5%
8Basque Country134,953-0.5%
9Castilla-La Mancha124,033+0.4%
10Balearic Islands103,319+2.9%
11Region of Murcia93,956+1.6%
12Aragon85,008+0.7%
13Asturias64,608+0.2%
14Extremadura64,255+1.1%
15Navarre42,375+3.5%
16Cantabria38,340+0.9%
17La Rioja21,481+1.2%
18Melilla4,396+1%
19Ceuta3,236-2%

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 autonomous communities 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 provincia (tabla 302). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=302. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Questions

Which autonomous community has the highest active companies?

Catalonia, with 610,062 in 2025, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which autonomous community has the lowest active companies?

Ceuta, with 3,236 in 2025.

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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