Municipalities in Valencian Community by active companies

València had the highest active companies of 523 municipalities in 2023, at 65,346. Vallanca had the lowest, at 4. The median was 99 and the figure for Valencian Community was 352,990. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest65,346València

Lowest4Vallanca

Median99523 municipalities

Valencian Community352,990History

Top 40 municipalities, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	València	65,346	-5.8%
2	Alacant/Alicante	24,587	-10.2%
3	Elx/Elche	16,275	-9%
4	Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana	12,434	-8.6%
5	Torrevieja	5,895	-7.6%
6	Paterna	5,757	-4.4%
7	Orihuela	5,569	-8%
8	Benidorm	5,237	-7.9%
9	Torrent	5,075	-3.4%
10	Gandia	4,895	-6.3%
11	Dénia	4,514	-5.5%
12	Alcoi/Alcoy	3,665	-6.1%
13	Elda	3,621	-8.5%
14	Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig	3,465	-7.2%
15	Sagunt/Sagunto	3,388	-5.2%
16	Xàbia/Jávea	3,092	-6.5%
17	Vila-real	3,008	-7.4%
18	Alzira	2,809	-6.1%
19	Ontinyent	2,635	-7.9%
20	Santa Pola	2,363	-3.2%
21	Altea	2,321	-6.6%
22	Petrer	2,211	-10.2%
23	el Campello	2,182	-5.5%
24	Villena	2,153	-5.1%
25	Calp	2,108	-3.3%
26	Mislata	2,097	-3.8%
27	Xàtiva	2,091	-6.4%
28	Bétera	2,056	+0.5%
29	Vinaròs	2,054	-5.9%
30	Riba-roja de Túria	2,050	-3.4%
31	la Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa	2,027	-5.9%
32	Crevillent	1,958	-7.1%
33	la Pobla de Vallbona	1,945	-1.4%
34	Burjassot	1,935	-8.4%
35	Borriana/Burriana	1,932	-8%
36	Manises	1,926	-7.3%
37	Catarroja	1,913	-6.9%
38	Aldaia	1,901	-2.6%
39	Sant Joan d'Alacant	1,893	-10.1%
40	Alboraia/Alboraya	1,844	-2.6%
41	Mutxamel	1,793	-3.6%
42	Benicarló	1,769	-4.6%
43	Alaquàs	1,764	-3.8%
44	Ibi	1,758	-7.8%
45	l'Alfàs del Pi	1,734	-11.9%
46	Almassora	1,686	-3.4%
47	la Vall d'Uixó	1,670	-6.5%
48	Onda	1,669	-5.5%
48	Sueca	1,669	-7.4%
50	l'Eliana	1,614	-4.6%
51	Novelda	1,601	-6.4%
52	Oliva	1,567	-3.3%
53	Xirivella	1,504	-0.8%
54	Paiporta	1,492	-2.6%
55	la Nucia	1,460	-4.4%
56	Teulada	1,456	-3.2%
57	Benicàssim/Benicasim	1,455	-2.4%
58	Algemesí	1,449	-5.8%
59	Cullera	1,429	-2.3%
60	Pilar de la Horadada	1,425	-0.2%
61	Quart de Poblet	1,409	-5.1%
62	Almoradí	1,406	-4.4%
63	Aspe	1,393	-5.4%
64	Llíria	1,282	-6.1%
65	Benissa	1,265	-6.8%
66	Guardamar del Segura	1,264	-1.2%
67	Montcada/Moncada	1,247	-6.4%
68	Picassent	1,239	-3.5%
69	Puçol	1,234	-5.4%
70	Silla	1,213	-2.8%
71	Requena	1,170	-6.4%
72	Chiva	1,118	-1.1%
73	Carcaixent	1,027	-5.4%
74	Godella	999	-3.4%
75	Alfafar	992	-5.5%
76	Rojales	989	-6.6%
77	Callosa de Segura	983	-7.4%
78	Albal	955	-4.5%
79	Cocentaina	938	-6.3%
80	Carlet	885	-6.8%
81	Benetússer	859	-0.9%
81	Massamagrell	859	-1%
83	Tavernes de la Valldigna	839	-6.8%
84	Pego	832	-1.3%
85	Alginet	825	-6.5%
86	Castalla	822	-3%
87	Albatera	801	-4.3%
88	Rocafort	777	+4.4%
89	Muro de Alcoy	768	-4.6%
90	Nules	767	-6.3%
91	Finestrat	763	+3.7%
92	Picanya	754	-2%
93	Orpesa/Oropesa del Mar	736	-1.1%
94	Benifaió	733	-5.8%
95	Massanassa	731	-5.4%
96	San Antonio de Benagéber	729	-0.5%
97	Rafelbunyol	728	-2.5%
98	Canals	727	-6.7%
99	Nàquera/Náquera	710	+4.3%
100	el Puig de Santa Maria	709	-3.1%
101	l'Alcúdia	706	-5.1%
102	Pedreguer	701	-7.2%
103	Alcàsser	697	-1.7%
104	Segorbe	696	-5.9%
105	Cox	695	-6.1%
106	Monòver/Monóvar	686	-6%
107	Ondara	675	-3.7%
108	Utiel	673	-2.7%
109	Sedaví	665	-0.2%
110	Peníscola/Peñíscola	637	0%
111	Alberic	631	-1.6%
111	Benaguasil	631	-10.6%
113	Meliana	625	-4.7%
114	l'Alcora	621	-8.7%
115	Montserrat	619	+9.8%
116	Alcalà de Xivert	584	-3%
117	Catral	582	-10.6%
118	Vilamarxant	580	-2%
119	Onil	567	-5.8%
120	Sax	556	-4.1%
121	el Pinós/Pinoso	541	-6.6%
122	la Pobla de Farnals	539	0%
123	Callosa d'en Sarrià	538	-8.7%
124	Banyeres de Mariola	530	-2.8%
125	Monforte del Cid	526	-4.9%
126	Gata de Gorgos	523	-4.7%
127	Cheste	522	-3%
128	San Miguel de Salinas	518	-4.4%
129	l'Olleria	511	-9.6%
130	Almussafes	506	-7.7%
131	Dolores	504	-8.7%
132	Albaida	503	-8.7%
133	Museros	497	-5.7%
134	Bigastro	489	-7%
135	Foios	487	-5.1%
136	Beniparrell	477	-0.6%
137	Tavernes Blanques	471	-0.2%
138	San Fulgencio	469	-7.3%
139	Moncofa	452	+5.1%
140	Buñol	449	-5.3%
141	Redován	442	-7.9%
142	Turís	436	-1.1%
143	Los Montesinos	426	-4.3%
144	Borriol	411	-5.7%
145	el Poble Nou de Benitatxell/Benitachell	408	-1.4%
146	Ayora	407	-5.1%
147	Xixona/Jijona	404	-6.7%
148	el Verger	383	-7.3%
149	Guadassuar	379	-6.9%
150	Polop	374	-7.2%
151	Canet d'En Berenguer	373	-7.7%
152	Almàssera	371	-10.8%
153	Castelló	367	-9.2%
154	Benigànim	354	-9.2%
155	Benejúzar	346	-5.7%
156	Betxí	331	-6%
157	Morella	325	+1.2%
158	Xeraco	324	-5.5%
159	Agost	319	-5.6%
160	Torreblanca	318	+1.6%
161	Almenara	314	0%
162	Enguera	313	-1.3%
163	Aielo de Malferit	312	+2.6%
164	Biar	305	-5%
165	l'Alcúdia de Crespins	297	-4.8%
166	Bellreguard	296	-1.3%
166	Moixent/Mogente	296	-7.8%
168	les Alqueries/Alquerías del Niño Perdido	291	-2%
169	Bocairent	290	-4.9%
170	Xaló	284	-1.4%
171	Sollana	268	-10.4%
172	Benijófar	260	-5.8%
173	Formentera del Segura	258	-10.7%
174	Serra	251	+2.4%
175	Vilallonga/Villalonga	249	-5.3%
176	Cabanes	240	-5.1%
177	Altura	239	-7%
178	la Pobla Llarga	238	-8.5%
179	Albalat dels Sorells	236	-8.9%
180	Rafal	234	-14.6%
181	Algorfa	232	-1.7%
182	Albuixech	231	-4.9%
183	Godelleta	230	+0.9%
184	el Real de Gandia	229	+4.6%
185	Gilet	227	0%
186	Villar del Arzobispo	225	-3.4%
187	Daimús	222	-7.1%
188	Beniarbeig	216	+8%
189	Bonrepòs i Mirambell	213	+0.5%
190	Agullent	211	-0.5%
191	Vinalesa	209	-4.1%
192	la Font d'en Carròs	207	-4.2%
192	la Llosa de Ranes	207	-5.5%
192	Piles	207	+4%
195	els Poblets	203	+6.3%
196	Granja de Rocamora	202	-4.7%
197	Busot	201	-3.4%
198	Orba	191	+1.6%
199	Casinos	190	-2.6%
199	Corbera	190	-8.2%
201	Albalat de la Ribera	187	-15.8%
202	Massalfassar	186	-2.6%
203	Alfara del Patriarca	185	-5.1%
204	Miramar	182	+4%
205	Catadau	180	-5.3%
206	Sant Joan de Moró	179	-2.7%
207	Faura	172	-6.5%
208	Vallada	170	-10.1%
209	Jacarilla	164	-10.4%
210	Llombai	163	-3%
211	Almoines	162	-10.5%
211	Navarrés	162	-1.2%
211	Vall d'Alba	162	-11%
214	San Isidro	161	-9%
215	el Genovés	160	-5.9%
216	Montroi/Montroy	159	+1.3%
217	Chilches/Xilxes	157	-3.1%
218	la Pobla del Duc	153	-3.8%
218	la Romana	153	-5.6%
220	Sant Mateu	148	-3.3%
221	Llutxent	147	-10.9%
221	Quatretonda	147	-12%
223	el Fondó de les Neus/Hondón de las Nieves	146	-2.7%
223	Loriguilla	146	-0.7%
225	la Vilavella	145	-4.6%
226	Castelló de Rugat	144	-8.3%
227	Pedralba	143	-8.9%
228	Simat de la Valldigna	140	-7.9%
228	Vilafranca/Villafranca del Cid	140	-0.7%
230	Vilafamés	139	-2.8%
231	Real	138	0%
232	Càlig	137	-3.5%
233	Benissanó	136	-9.3%
233	Xeresa	136	-4.2%
235	Olocau	135	+20.5%
236	Beniarjó	134	-3.6%
237	Quartell	133	-5.7%
238	Daya Nueva	131	+7.4%
239	Anna	130	-7.1%
240	Chelva	128	-5.2%
240	Polinyà de Xúquer	128	-5.9%
242	Beneixama	127	+3.3%
242	Favara	127	-1.6%
244	Palma de Gandía	126	+5%
245	Chella	119	-7%
245	Montaverner	119	-11.9%
247	la Font de la Figuera	118	0%
248	Yátova	115	-3.4%
249	Benifairó de les Valls	112	-6.7%
250	Benidoleig	111	+15.6%

Showing the top 250 of 523. The Excel download has every row.

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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. 10 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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 Valencian Community by active companies, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/valencian-community-municipalities?period=2023.

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@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_valencian_community_2023,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Valencian Community by active companies, 2023}},
  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=2023. 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 65,346 in 2023, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Vallanca, with 4 in 2023.

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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. 10 municipalities have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.