Municipalities in Valencian Community by active companies

València had the highest active companies of 514 municipalities in 2021, at 67,635. Toga had the lowest, at 4. The median was 103 and the figure for Valencian Community was 368,044. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest67,635València

Lowest4Toga

Median103514 municipalities

Valencian Community368,044History

Top 40 municipalities, 2021

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2021 count	Change on 2020
1	València	67,635	-0.8%
2	Alacant/Alicante	26,991	-1%
3	Elx/Elche	17,704	-0.3%
4	Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana	13,343	-0.3%
5	Torrevieja	6,199	-1.6%
6	Orihuela	5,986	-0.7%
7	Paterna	5,958	-0.2%
8	Benidorm	5,493	-2%
9	Gandia	5,204	-1.3%
10	Torrent	5,143	+0.3%
11	Dénia	4,666	+0.2%
12	Elda	3,922	-1.9%
13	Alcoi/Alcoy	3,912	-0.4%
14	Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig	3,661	-1.6%
15	Sagunt/Sagunto	3,533	-1.5%
16	Xàbia/Jávea	3,206	+1.6%
17	Vila-real	3,199	-2.4%
18	Alzira	2,931	-1%
19	Ontinyent	2,835	-0.2%
20	Petrer	2,405	-0.3%
21	Altea	2,383	-2.3%
22	Santa Pola	2,328	+1.9%
23	el Campello	2,251	+0.4%
24	Villena	2,243	-2.1%
25	Xàtiva	2,188	-1.1%
26	Mislata	2,169	-1.8%
27	Vinaròs	2,153	+1%
28	Riba-roja de Túria	2,122	-0.1%
29	Calp	2,103	+0.9%
30	la Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa	2,098	-3%
31	Crevillent	2,086	-1.2%
32	Burjassot	2,068	0%
33	Borriana/Burriana	2,064	+0.4%
34	Sant Joan d'Alacant	2,062	-1.6%
35	Manises	2,052	+0.5%
36	Catarroja	2,000	-0.5%
37	Bétera	1,978	-1.4%
38	Aldaia	1,938	-2.6%
39	l'Alfàs del Pi	1,935	-2.3%
40	la Pobla de Vallbona	1,907	-2.1%
41	Ibi	1,867	-0.4%
42	Alboraia/Alboraya	1,838	-1.7%
43	Mutxamel	1,830	-1%
44	Alaquàs	1,817	-1.5%
45	Benicarló	1,801	-0.4%
46	la Vall d'Uixó	1,794	-1.8%
47	Sueca	1,778	-1.7%
48	Onda	1,761	-0.6%
49	Almassora	1,746	-0.1%
50	Novelda	1,694	-1.9%
51	l'Eliana	1,641	+0.6%
52	Oliva	1,627	-1.2%
53	Algemesí	1,522	-2.2%
53	Paiporta	1,522	+0.8%
55	Quart de Poblet	1,499	+0.7%
56	Teulada	1,489	+2.7%
57	Xirivella	1,488	-1.2%
58	la Nucia	1,484	+0.6%
59	Almoradí	1,468	-1.5%
60	Aspe	1,438	+1%
61	Benicàssim/Benicasim	1,426	+0.4%
62	Cullera	1,423	+0.6%
63	Pilar de la Horadada	1,362	+2.8%
64	Llíria	1,343	-1.7%
65	Montcada/Moncada	1,301	-1.1%
66	Puçol	1,290	-2.1%
67	Benissa	1,286	+2.1%
68	Guardamar del Segura	1,263	-1%
69	Picassent	1,259	-1.2%
70	Requena	1,253	+0.6%
71	Silla	1,218	+0.7%
72	Chiva	1,102	-0.2%
73	Carcaixent	1,059	-1%
74	Callosa de Segura	1,057	+0.2%
75	Rojales	1,039	+3.7%
76	Godella	1,030	-0.3%
77	Alfafar	1,011	-4.1%
78	Cocentaina	987	-1.5%
79	Albal	978	-1.4%
80	Carlet	956	+1.1%
81	Tavernes de la Valldigna	904	0%
82	Alginet	877	+0.9%
83	Massamagrell	861	-1.7%
84	Castalla	854	-3.6%
85	Albatera	847	-0.2%
86	Pego	833	+2.7%
87	Benetússer	820	-0.2%
88	Muro de Alcoy	815	-1.8%
89	Nules	802	-2.4%
90	Canals	784	-1.3%
91	l'Alcúdia	766	-0.4%
92	Massanassa	759	-0.4%
93	Benifaió	758	-0.1%
94	Picanya	745	-3.7%
95	Pedreguer	735	+0.7%
96	Cox	732	-0.4%
97	Segorbe	727	-0.1%
98	Orpesa/Oropesa del Mar	725	-1.2%
99	Monòver/Monóvar	722	-2.2%
100	el Puig de Santa Maria	719	-0.8%
101	Rafelbunyol	716	-1.9%
102	Rocafort	710	-1.7%
103	l'Alcora	698	-1.1%
104	San Antonio de Benagéber	696	-1.4%
105	Ondara	695	+1.2%
106	Alcàsser	685	-1%
106	Utiel	685	-4.7%
108	Benaguasil	675	+0.9%
109	Finestrat	661	-1.6%
110	Sedaví	653	-1.5%
111	Nàquera/Náquera	652	-0.2%
112	Meliana	635	+0.5%
113	Alberic	634	-2%
114	Catral	620	-1.6%
115	Peníscola/Peñíscola	605	+3.1%
116	Alcalà de Xivert	601	-0.2%
117	Onil	585	-1.2%
118	Vilamarxant	577	+0.2%
119	Callosa d'en Sarrià	575	-2%
120	el Pinós/Pinoso	569	-1.4%
120	Sax	569	-1.7%
122	l'Olleria	557	-2.3%
123	Dolores	553	+0.4%
124	Monforte del Cid	550	+2.6%
125	Montserrat	549	-0.9%
126	Albaida	548	+0.4%
127	Gata de Gorgos	547	+3.6%
128	Banyeres de Mariola	539	-1.8%
129	Almussafes	534	-0.4%
130	Bigastro	523	+0.8%
131	la Pobla de Farnals	521	-0.4%
132	Museros	520	-1.9%
133	San Miguel de Salinas	515	+2.4%
134	Cheste	514	-2.7%
135	Redován	503	+2.4%
136	Foios	489	+0.2%
137	San Fulgencio	484	-1.8%
138	Beniparrell	478	-0.2%
139	Buñol	463	-4.1%
140	Tavernes Blanques	461	-2.1%
141	Moncofa	438	-3.9%
142	Los Montesinos	433	-0.5%
142	Xixona/Jijona	433	-2.5%
144	Borriol	432	+0.9%
145	Ayora	423	+0.5%
146	Castelló	422	-4.1%
147	Turís	414	+0.7%
148	Canet d'En Berenguer	410	+2.2%
148	Guadassuar	410	-2.8%
150	Almàssera	409	-0.2%
151	el Verger	397	-3.2%
151	Polop	397	0%
153	el Poble Nou de Benitatxell/Benitachell	389	+3.5%
154	Benigànim	379	-1%
155	Benejúzar	358	+1.7%
156	Betxí	352	+0.9%
157	Xeraco	351	+2%
158	Agost	334	-0.3%
159	Moixent/Mogente	327	+1.9%
160	Enguera	325	0%
161	Torreblanca	320	-3.3%
162	l'Alcúdia de Crespins	319	+3.6%
163	Bocairent	312	-4%
163	Morella	312	-0.6%
165	Biar	301	-0.3%
166	Almenara	300	0%
167	les Alqueries/Alquerías del Niño Perdido	299	+8.3%
168	Aielo de Malferit	298	+6.8%
169	Sollana	296	-2.3%
170	Xaló	287	+7.5%
171	Rafal	283	-1%
172	Bellreguard	276	-2.1%
173	la Pobla Llarga	269	-2.2%
173	Vilallonga/Villalonga	269	+1.5%
175	Albalat dels Sorells	264	-2.9%
176	Formentera del Segura	262	+0.8%
177	Benijófar	261	+7%
178	Albuixech	254	0%
179	Altura	252	+2%
180	Cabanes	245	-1.2%
181	Algorfa	242	+7.1%
182	Daimús	229	-0.9%
183	Villar del Arzobispo	226	-0.4%
184	Serra	225	-1.3%
185	Gilet	224	-2.2%
186	Vinalesa	223	+0.9%
187	Bonrepòs i Mirambell	222	-1.8%
188	Albalat de la Ribera	220	+2.3%
189	el Real de Gandia	219	-5.6%
189	la Font d'en Carròs	219	0%
191	la Llosa de Ranes	216	-7.3%
192	Agullent	213	-3.6%
192	Corbera	213	-3.6%
194	Godelleta	212	+1.4%
195	Granja de Rocamora	206	+0.5%
196	Busot	196	+1%
197	Casinos	195	-6.3%
198	Piles	194	+1%
199	Massalfassar	193	-0.5%
200	els Poblets	191	+4.4%
201	Beniarbeig	187	+2.7%
201	Vallada	187	-3.1%
203	Faura	186	+1.1%
203	Orba	186	-8.4%
205	Jacarilla	185	-4.1%
206	Alfara del Patriarca	182	+0.6%
207	Almoines	178	-5.3%
207	Sant Joan de Moró	178	+1.7%
209	Catadau	177	-1.1%
210	San Isidro	175	+0.6%
211	Vall d'Alba	172	-2.3%
212	Miramar	171	+3%
213	el Genovés	170	-3.4%
214	Llutxent	169	+7%
215	Pedralba	166	-1.2%
216	Llombai	165	+4.4%
217	Castelló de Rugat	160	-4.2%
217	la Pobla del Duc	160	-0.6%
217	Quatretonda	160	0%
220	la Romana	157	-3.7%
221	Benissanó	152	-2.6%
221	Sant Mateu	152	-0.7%
223	Chilches/Xilxes	151	-5%
223	la Vilavella	151	0%
225	Simat de la Valldigna	150	-5.1%
226	Montroi/Montroy	148	-6.3%
226	Navarrés	148	-4.5%
228	Xeresa	147	+7.3%
229	Anna	146	0%
230	el Fondó de les Neus/Hondón de las Nieves	145	+4.3%
231	Loriguilla	144	+3.6%
232	Càlig	143	-3.4%
233	Real	137	-6.2%
234	Quartell	136	-2.2%
235	Montaverner	135	-4.9%
235	Vilafranca/Villafranca del Cid	135	-2.9%
237	Beniarjó	134	-6.3%
237	Chelva	134	0%
237	Vilafamés	134	-2.2%
240	Polinyà de Xúquer	132	-2.9%
241	Favara	130	+1.6%
242	Chella	128	+4.1%
243	Beneixama	126	-3.8%
243	la Font de la Figuera	126	-4.5%
245	Daya Nueva	123	-10.2%
246	Palma de Gandía	117	-7.1%
247	l'Alqueria de la Comtessa	115	-0.9%
248	Benimodo	114	0%
249	Benferri	113	+2.7%
249	Benirredrà	113	-5%

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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. 19 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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 Valencian Community by active companies, 2021) [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 Valencian Community by active companies, 2021. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/valencian-community-municipalities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_valencian_community_2021,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Valencian Community by active companies, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  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/valencian-community-municipalities?period=2021. 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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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

València, with 67,635 in 2021, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Toga, with 4 in 2021.

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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 municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 19 municipalities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.