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Autonomous communities of Spain by active companies

Catalonia had the highest active companies of 19 autonomous communities in 2014, at 576,565. Ceuta had the lowest, at 3,590. The median was 88,114 and the figure for Spain was 3.12 million. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest576,565Catalonia
Lowest3,590Ceuta
Median88,11419 autonomous communities
Spain3,119,310History

All autonomous communities, 2014

CSVChart (SVG)

CataloniaCatalonia: 576,565 count576,565Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 494,509 count494,509AndalusiaAndalusia: 468,930 count468,930Valencian CommunityValencian Community: 330,855 count330,855GaliciaGalicia: 191,745 count191,745Castile and LeónCastile and León: 159,473 count159,473Basque CountryBasque Country: 149,245 count149,245Canary IslandsCanary Islands: 128,518 count128,518Castilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha: 123,095 count123,095AragonAragon: 88,114 count88,114Region of MurciaRegion of Murcia: 86,782 count86,782Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands: 84,270 count84,270AsturiasAsturias: 66,342 count66,342ExtremaduraExtremadura: 62,929 count62,929NavarreNavarre: 41,582 count41,582CantabriaCantabria: 36,698 count36,698La RiojaLa Rioja: 22,314 count22,314MelillaMelilla: 3,754 count3,754CeutaCeuta: 3,590 count3,590
count. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2014
count		Change on 2013
1Catalonia576,565-0.7%
2Community of Madrid494,509-0.3%
3Andalusia468,930-0.5%
4Valencian Community330,855-1.9%
5Galicia191,745-0.6%
6Castile and León159,473-1.7%
7Basque Country149,245-2.9%
8Canary Islands128,518-0.8%
9Castilla-La Mancha123,095-1.1%
10Aragon88,114+0.1%
11Region of Murcia86,782-0.4%
12Balearic Islands84,270-0.9%
13Asturias66,342-0.8%
14Extremadura62,929-0.7%
15Navarre41,582+1.8%
16Cantabria36,698-1.3%
17La Rioja22,314-0%
18Melilla3,754-1.1%
19Ceuta3,590-0.6%

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 576,565 in 2014, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which autonomous community has the lowest active companies?

Ceuta, 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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