Municipalities in Tarragona province by active companies

Tarragona had the highest active companies of 180 municipalities in 2017, at 8,445. Senan had the lowest, at 4. The median was 55 and the figure for Tarragona province was 52,544. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest8,445Tarragona

Lowest4Senan

Median55180 municipalities

Tarragona province52,544History

Top 40 municipalities, 2017

count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2017 count	Change on 2016
1	Tarragona	8,445	+1.4%
2	Reus	6,971	+0.1%
3	Cambrils	2,611	+1.8%
4	Tortosa	2,294	+0.9%
5	El Vendrell	2,279	+2.2%
6	Salou	1,778	+3.4%
7	Valls	1,649	-0.7%
8	Calafell	1,614	+1.8%
9	Amposta	1,567	-0.4%
10	Vila-seca	1,238	+1.2%
11	Torredembarra	1,066	-1%
12	La Ràpita	978	-0.4%
13	Mont-roig del Camp	841	+1.1%
14	Deltebre	807	-0.1%
15	Cunit	686	+4.1%
16	Alcanar	635	+0.3%
17	L'Ametlla de Mar	530	-2.2%
18	Montblanc	521	+2%
19	Riudoms	493	+1.2%
20	Roquetes	487	+5.4%
21	Roda de Berà	463	+3.1%
22	Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant	440	+3.3%
23	Constantí	437	-4.2%
24	La Sénia	428	+0.9%
25	Móra d'Ebre	404	-1%
26	Ulldecona	399	-1.7%
27	La Selva del Camp	397	+0.8%
28	Altafulla	396	+3.4%
29	Alcover	326	+2.8%
30	L'Aldea	314	+0.3%
31	El Catllar	294	+11.8%
32	L'Arboç	268	-1.5%
33	L'Ampolla	257	+0.8%
34	Santa Coloma de Queralt	256	-0.4%
35	Camarles	255	+2%
35	Els Pallaresos	255	+2.8%
37	L'Espluga de Francolí	248	+1.2%
38	La Canonja	244	-5.8%
39	El Perelló	243	+3%
40	Santa Bàrbara	240	+3.9%
41	Gandesa	237	+5.8%
42	El Morell	219	+4.8%
42	Llorenç del Penedès	219	+3.8%
44	Falset	216	0%
44	Santa Oliva	216	+8%
46	Castellvell del Camp	213	+6%
47	Sant Jaume d'Enveja	204	+6.3%
48	Creixell	192	+9.7%
49	Montbrió del Camp	186	+2.2%
49	Móra la Nova	186	0%
51	Flix	179	-1.6%
52	La Pobla de Montornès	178	+7.2%
53	La Bisbal del Penedès	177	+1.1%
54	Sant Jaume dels Domenys	175	+12.2%
55	Banyeres del Penedès	166	+1.8%
56	Vinyols i els Arcs	159	+3.9%
57	La Pobla de Mafumet	154	+3.4%
58	Bellvei	148	-5.7%
59	Les Borges del Camp	136	+2.3%
60	Batea	134	0%
61	El Pla de Santa Maria	132	+7.3%
62	Vilallonga del Camp	125	-3.8%
63	La Riera de Gaià	120	-4.8%
64	Alforja	111	+8.8%
65	Almoster	104	+2%
66	Tivissa	103	+5.1%
67	Vallmoll	100	0%
68	Albinyana	99	+5.3%
69	La Secuita	98	+1%
69	Sarral	98	+2.1%
71	Ascó	86	-3.4%
71	Perafort	86	0%
73	Horta de Sant Joan	85	-1.2%
74	Cornudella de Montsant	83	-4.6%
74	Vila-rodona	83	-1.2%
76	Riudecanyes	81	-1.2%
77	Xerta	78	+6.8%
78	Riudecols	76	+7%
79	Benissanet	74	+4.2%
80	El Pinell de Brai	71	0%
81	La Fatarella	70	-2.8%
82	Botarell	68	+6.3%
82	Miravet	68	+6.3%
84	Prades	64	-3%
85	Aiguamúrcia	62	+8.8%
86	Rasquera	59	+11.3%
87	Corbera d'Ebre	58	+1.8%
87	El Montmell	58	+1.8%
89	Riba-roja d'Ebre	56	-3.4%
90	Vilalba dels Arcs	55	+1.9%
90	Vimbodí i Poblet	55	-9.8%
92	Vilabella	54	-5.3%
93	Benifallet	53	+6%
93	L'Aleixar	53	+12.8%
93	Tivenys	53	-1.9%
96	Cabra del Camp	51	-5.6%
97	La Galera	50	+6.4%
98	Masdenverge	49	+6.5%
99	Marçà	46	+4.5%
99	Porrera	46	+2.2%
99	Pratdip	46	+9.5%
102	Bonastre	44	+12.8%
102	Godall	44	+7.3%
102	Puigpelat	44	+4.8%
105	Arnes	42	+7.7%
105	Gratallops	42	0%
107	Ginestar	41	-10.9%
108	Vilanova d'Escornalbou	40	-7%
109	Barberà de la Conca	39	-11.4%
110	Solivella	38	-5%
111	Salomó	37	-5.1%
112	Bràfim	36	0%
113	Aldover	35	-2.8%
113	Bot	35	-2.8%
113	La Nou de Gaià	35	+9.4%
113	Masllorenç	35	-5.4%
113	Querol	35	+16.7%
118	La Riba	32	0%
118	Poboleda	32	+14.3%
118	Rodonyà	32	-11.1%
121	El Masroig	31	-8.8%
122	Maspujols	30	+7.1%
122	Vespella de Gaià	30	-14.3%
124	El Pont d'Armentera	29	0%
124	Vilaplana	29	+3.6%
126	Garcia	28	+7.7%
126	Nulles	28	+16.7%
128	Alió	27	-6.9%
128	Mas de Barberans	27	0%
130	Capçanes	26	+4%
130	L'Albiol	26	+23.8%
132	Torroja del Priorat	25	+4.2%
132	Ulldemolins	25	-3.8%
134	Alfara de Carles	23	+15%
134	Paüls	23	+15%
134	Pira	23	-4.2%
137	La Torre de l'Espanyol	22	+10%
138	El Molar	21	-12.5%
138	Els Guiamets	21	+23.5%
138	Vilaverd	21	+5%
138	Vinebre	21	0%
142	La Vilella Baixa	19	+5.6%
142	Montferri	19	+11.8%
144	Bellmunt del Priorat	18	-10%
144	Blancafort	18	+5.9%
144	El Rourell	18	+12.5%
144	Figuerola del Camp	18	+5.9%
148	Cabacés	17	-5.6%
148	Pradell de la Teixeta	17	-5.6%
150	Caseres	16	0%
150	La Palma d'Ebre	16	+14.3%
150	La Pobla de Massaluca	16	0%
150	Mont-ral	16	0%
154	Freginals	15	+25%
154	La Masó	15	+36.4%
154	Margalef	15	+15.4%
157	La Morera de Montsant	14	+16.7%
158	Rocafort de Queralt	13	0%
159	Colldejou	12	0%
159	El Milà	12	+20%
161	Arbolí	11	+22.2%
161	Duesaigües	11	+10%
161	Els Garidells	11	0%
164	Les Piles	10	-16.7%
164	Passanant i Belltall	10	-9.1%
166	El Lloar	9	+12.5%
166	Renau	9	+12.5%
166	Vilanova de Prades	9	-10%
169	Capafonts	8	+14.3%
169	L'Argentera	8	-11.1%
169	La Bisbal de Montsant	8	+33.3%
169	Llorac	8	-20%
169	Vallfogona de Riucorb	8	+33.3%
174	Conesa	7	-12.5%
174	La Figuera	7	+40%
174	La Vilella Alta	7	0%
174	Vallclara	7	-12.5%
178	Prat de Comte	6	0%
179	Pontils	4	n/a
179	Senan	4	n/a

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 municipalities are compared on one definition. 3 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2017 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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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Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (2026). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721) (Municipalities in Tarragona province by active companies, 2017) [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 Tarragona province by active companies, 2017. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/tarragona-province-municipalities?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2026. Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Municipalities in Tarragona province by active companies, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/tarragona-province-municipalities?period=2017.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Tarragona province by active companies, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/tarragona-province-municipalities?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Tarragona province by active companies, 2017}},
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  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/tarragona-province-municipalities?period=2017. 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.},
}

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