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Provinces of Spain by active enterprises

Madrid province had the highest active enterprises of 49 provinces in 2022, at 548,738. Ceuta province had the lowest, at 3,661. The median was 37,006 and the figure for Spain was 3.49 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest548,738Madrid province
Lowest3,661Ceuta province
Median37,00649 provinces
Spain3,487,503History

Map of provinces, 2022

Álava province: 18,499 countAlbacete province: 26,781 countAlicante province: 151,634 countAlmería province: 47,028 countÁvila province: 10,389 countBadajoz province: 42,440 countBarcelona province: 486,384 countBurgos province: 23,018 countCáceres province: 25,778 countCádiz province: 68,959 countCastellón province: 42,339 countCiudad Real province: 30,787 countCórdoba province: 50,287 countA Coruña province: 82,142 countCuenca province: 13,629 countGirona province: 67,272 countGranada province: 65,544 countGuadalajara province: 14,605 countGipuzkoa province: 49,071 countHuelva province: 27,485 countHuesca province: 16,104 countJaén province: 37,006 countLeón province: 30,202 countLleida province: 33,692 countLa Rioja province: 22,737 countLugo province: 24,089 countMadrid province: 548,738 countMálaga province: 146,227 countMurcia province: 99,964 countNavarre province: 43,594 countOurense province: 22,568 countAsturias province: 69,811 countPalencia province: 9,527 countPontevedra province: 70,019 countSalamanca province: 21,957 countCantabria province: 40,370 countSegovia province: 11,136 countSeville province: 128,974 countSoria province: 5,760 countTarragona province: 57,143 countTeruel province: 9,145 countToledo province: 47,424 countValencia province: 194,341 countValladolid province: 33,129 countBiscay province: 76,025 countZamora province: 11,112 countZaragoza province: 63,746 countCeuta province: 3,661 countMelilla province: 4,857 count
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count, 2022. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2022

Madrid province: 548,738 countMadrid province548,738Barcelona province: 486,384 countBarcelona province486,384Valencia province: 194,341 countValencia province194,341Alicante province: 151,634 countAlicante province151,634Málaga province: 146,227 countMálaga province146,227Seville province: 128,974 countSeville province128,974Murcia province: 99,964 countMurcia province99,964A Coruña province: 82,142 countA Coruña province82,142Biscay province: 76,025 countBiscay province76,025Pontevedra province: 70,019 countPontevedra province70,019Asturias province: 69,811 countAsturias province69,811Cádiz province: 68,959 countCádiz province68,959Girona province: 67,272 countGirona province67,272Granada province: 65,544 countGranada province65,544Zaragoza province: 63,746 countZaragoza province63,746Tarragona province: 57,143 countTarragona province57,143Córdoba province: 50,287 countCórdoba province50,287Gipuzkoa province: 49,071 countGipuzkoa province49,071Toledo province: 47,424 countToledo province47,424Almería province: 47,028 countAlmería province47,028Navarre province: 43,594 countNavarre province43,594Badajoz province: 42,440 countBadajoz province42,440Castellón province: 42,339 countCastellón province42,339Cantabria province: 40,370 countCantabria province40,370Jaén province: 37,006 countJaén province37,006Lleida province: 33,692 countLleida province33,692Valladolid province: 33,129 countValladolid province33,129Ciudad Real province: 30,787 countCiudad Real province30,787León province: 30,202 countLeón province30,202Huelva province: 27,485 countHuelva province27,485Albacete province: 26,781 countAlbacete province26,781Cáceres province: 25,778 countCáceres province25,778Lugo province: 24,089 countLugo province24,089Burgos province: 23,018 countBurgos province23,018La Rioja province: 22,737 countLa Rioja province22,737Ourense province: 22,568 countOurense province22,568Salamanca province: 21,957 countSalamanca province21,957Álava province: 18,499 countÁlava province18,499Huesca province: 16,104 countHuesca province16,104Guadalajara province: 14,605 countGuadalajara province14,605Cuenca province: 13,629 countCuenca province13,629Segovia province: 11,136 countSegovia province11,136Zamora province: 11,112 countZamora province11,112Ávila province: 10,389 countÁvila province10,389Palencia province: 9,527 countPalencia province9,527Teruel province: 9,145 countTeruel province9,145Soria province: 5,760 countSoria province5,760Melilla province: 4,857 countMelilla province4,857Ceuta province: 3,661 countCeuta province3,661Madrid province: 548,738 countMadrid province548,738Barcelona province: 486,384 countBarcelona province486,384Valencia province: 194,341 countValencia province194,341Alicante province: 151,634 countAlicante province151,634Málaga province: 146,227 countMálaga province146,227Seville province: 128,974 countSeville province128,974Murcia province: 99,964 countMurcia province99,964A Coruña province: 82,142 countA Coruña province82,142Biscay province: 76,025 countBiscay province76,025Pontevedra province: 70,019 countPontevedra province70,019Asturias province: 69,811 countAsturias province69,811Cádiz province: 68,959 countCádiz province68,959Girona province: 67,272 countGirona province67,272Granada province: 65,544 countGranada province65,544Zaragoza province: 63,746 countZaragoza province63,746Tarragona province: 57,143 countTarragona province57,143Córdoba province: 50,287 countCórdoba province50,287Gipuzkoa province: 49,071 countGipuzkoa province49,071Toledo province: 47,424 countToledo province47,424Almería province: 47,028 countAlmería province47,028Navarre province: 43,594 countNavarre province43,594Badajoz province: 42,440 countBadajoz province42,440Castellón province: 42,339 countCastellón province42,339Cantabria province: 40,370 countCantabria province40,370Jaén province: 37,006 countJaén province37,006Lleida province: 33,692 countLleida province33,692Valladolid province: 33,129 countValladolid province33,129Ciudad Real province: 30,787 countCiudad Real province30,787León province: 30,202 countLeón province30,202Huelva province: 27,485 countHuelva province27,485Albacete province: 26,781 countAlbacete province26,781Cáceres province: 25,778 countCáceres province25,778Lugo province: 24,089 countLugo province24,089Burgos province: 23,018 countBurgos province23,018La Rioja province: 22,737 countLa Rioja province22,737Ourense province: 22,568 countOurense province22,568Salamanca province: 21,957 countSalamanca province21,957Álava province: 18,499 countÁlava province18,499Huesca province: 16,104 countHuesca province16,104Guadalajara province: 14,605 countGuadalajara province14,605Cuenca province: 13,629 countCuenca province13,629Segovia province: 11,136 countSegovia province11,136Zamora province: 11,112 countZamora province11,112Ávila province: 10,389 countÁvila province10,389Palencia province: 9,527 countPalencia province9,527Teruel province: 9,145 countTeruel province9,145Soria province: 5,760 countSoria province5,760Melilla province: 4,857 countMelilla province4,857Ceuta province: 3,661 countCeuta province3,661
count. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2022
count		Change on 2021
1Madrid province548,738+2%
2Barcelona province486,384+0.9%
3Valencia province194,341+2.4%
4Alicante province151,634+3.2%
5Málaga province146,227+4.9%
6Seville province128,974+2%
7Murcia province99,964+1.5%
8A Coruña province82,142+1.2%
9Biscay province76,025+1.7%
10Pontevedra province70,019+1.3%
11Asturias province69,811+0.8%
12Cádiz province68,959+3.2%
13Girona province67,272+3.6%
14Granada province65,544+1.9%
15Zaragoza province63,746+0.3%
16Tarragona province57,143+3.1%
17Córdoba province50,287+1.3%
18Gipuzkoa province49,071+1%
19Toledo province47,424+2.6%
20Almería province47,028+2.8%
21Navarre province43,594+8%
22Badajoz province42,440+1.4%
23Castellón province42,339+1.4%
24Cantabria province40,370+1.9%
25Jaén province37,006+1.1%
26Lleida province33,692+1.2%
27Valladolid province33,129+0.4%
28Ciudad Real province30,787+0.9%
29León province30,202+0.5%
30Huelva province27,485+2.7%
31Albacete province26,781+0.8%
32Cáceres province25,778+1.2%
33Lugo province24,089+0.3%
34Burgos province23,018+0.6%
35La Rioja province22,737+0.3%
36Ourense province22,568+0.8%
37Salamanca province21,957-0.1%
38Álava province18,499+1.6%
39Huesca province16,104+1.9%
40Guadalajara province14,605+4.2%
41Cuenca province13,629+0.6%
42Segovia province11,136+1.4%
43Zamora province11,112-0.3%
44Ávila province10,389+0.9%
45Palencia province9,527-0.3%
46Teruel province9,145+1.2%
47Soria province5,760+1.6%
48Melilla province4,857-2.9%
49Ceuta province3,661-1.2%

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About this ranking

Enterprises that had turnover or employment at any time during the year, with or without employees.

Counts enterprises, which can run several local units, under the harmonised Eurostat and OECD business demography rules. Not the same as active_companies (the INE business register count for Spain) or employer_firms (US firms with employees). For the UK it counts every enterprise active at some point in the year, so it differs from registered_enterprises_total (UK Business Counts), a snapshot of the register in March.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the provinces are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r) (Provinces of Spain by active enterprises, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table

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Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r), Provinces of Spain by active enterprises, 2022. Eurostat, European Commission, 13 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-enterprises/spain-provinces?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). Provinces of Spain by active enterprises, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-enterprises/spain-provinces?period=2022.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r), Provinces of Spain by active enterprises, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-enterprises/spain-provinces?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest active enterprises?

Madrid province, with 548,738 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest active enterprises?

Ceuta province, with 3,661 in 2022.

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