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Provinces of Spain by activity rate, Q2 2026

Ceuta province had the highest activity rate of 52 provinces in Q2 2026, at 69.09%. Ourense province had the lowest, at 46.08%. The median was 57.18% and the figure for Spain was 59.29%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest69.09Ceuta province
Lowest46.08Ourense province
Median57.1852 provinces
Spain59.29History

All provinces, Q2 2026

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Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 69.09 %69.09Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 67.06 %67.06Madrid provinceMadrid province: 63.92 %63.92Girona provinceGirona province: 63.22 %63.22Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 62.9 %62.9Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 62.51 %62.51Málaga provinceMálaga province: 62.21 %62.21Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 62.1 %62.1Murcia provinceMurcia province: 62.02 %62.02Lleida provinceLleida province: 61.81 %61.81Segovia provinceSegovia province: 61 %61Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 60.89 %60.89Almería provinceAlmería province: 60.23 %60.23Toledo provinceToledo province: 59.88 %59.88Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 59.38 %59.38Valencia provinceValencia province: 59.19 %59.19Castellón provinceCastellón province: 59.05 %59.05Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 59.05 %59.05La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 58.89 %58.89Huesca provinceHuesca province: 58.87 %58.87Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 58.72 %58.72Navarre provinceNavarre province: 58.4 %58.4Alicante provinceAlicante province: 58.33 %58.33Huelva provinceHuelva province: 58.19 %58.19Seville provinceSeville province: 57.62 %57.62Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 57.5 %57.5Álava provinceÁlava province: 56.86 %56.86Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 56.85 %56.85Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 56.28 %56.28Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 56.01 %56.01Teruel provinceTeruel province: 56.01 %56.01Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 55.85 %55.85Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 55.57 %55.57Soria provinceSoria province: 55.51 %55.51Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 55.49 %55.49Burgos provinceBurgos province: 55.42 %55.42Biscay provinceBiscay province: 55.41 %55.41Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 55.34 %55.34Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 55.05 %55.05Granada provinceGranada province: 54.98 %54.98Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 54.49 %54.49Palencia provincePalencia province: 54.06 %54.06A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 53.52 %53.52Asturias provinceAsturias province: 52.41 %52.41Zamora provinceZamora province: 52.16 %52.16Jaén provinceJaén province: 52.05 %52.05Melilla provinceMelilla province: 51.93 %51.93Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 51.51 %51.51Ávila provinceÁvila province: 51.15 %51.15León provinceLeón province: 49.89 %49.89Lugo provinceLugo province: 48.44 %48.44Ourense provinceOurense province: 46.08 %46.08
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvincesQ2 2026 (%)Change on Q2 2025
1Ceuta province69.09+6.82 pts
2Balearic Islands province67.06+1.38 pts
3Madrid province63.92+0.33 pts
4Girona province63.22+1.04 pts
5Albacete province62.9+1.73 pts
6Guadalajara province62.51-0.02 pts
7Málaga province62.21+2.33 pts
8Barcelona province62.1-0.58 pts
9Murcia province62.02+2.29 pts
10Lleida province61.81+0.5 pts
11Segovia province61+3.13 pts
12Tarragona province60.89+1.3 pts
13Almería province60.23+0.73 pts
14Toledo province59.88+1.19 pts
15Zaragoza province59.38+1.62 pts
16Valencia province59.19-0.12 pts
17Castellón province59.05-2.21 pts
17Las Palmas province59.05-1.78 pts
19La Rioja province58.89-0.28 pts
20Huesca province58.870 pts
21Santa Cruz de Tenerife province58.72-0.1 pts
22Navarre province58.4-1.18 pts
23Alicante province58.33+1.5 pts
24Huelva province58.19+1.14 pts
25Seville province57.62+0.16 pts
26Valladolid province57.5-1.19 pts
27Álava province56.86+0.99 pts
28Badajoz province56.85+0.62 pts
29Pontevedra province56.28+0.87 pts
30Córdoba province56.01-0.28 pts
30Teruel province56.01-4.44 pts
32Cádiz province55.85+1.76 pts
33Cantabria province55.57-0.02 pts
34Soria province55.51-3.21 pts
35Gipuzkoa province55.49+3.41 pts
36Burgos province55.42-1.09 pts
37Biscay province55.41-1.95 pts
38Ciudad Real province55.34-0.09 pts
39Cuenca province55.05-2.18 pts
40Granada province54.98+0.06 pts
41Salamanca province54.49-0.38 pts
42Palencia province54.06+2.85 pts
43A Coruña province53.52+0.2 pts
44Asturias province52.41-0.9 pts
45Zamora province52.16+0.73 pts
46Jaén province52.05+1.16 pts
47Melilla province51.93-1.28 pts
48Cáceres province51.51-4.39 pts
49Ávila province51.15-0.46 pts
50León province49.89+0.41 pts
51Lugo province48.44-4.2 pts
52Ourense province46.08-1.53 pts

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About this ranking

Labour force (employed plus unemployed) as a percentage of the population aged 16 and over (Spain, EPA) or 15 to 64 (EU).

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

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Encuesta de Población Activa: tasas de actividad, paro y empleo por provincia (tabla 65349). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=65349. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Which province has the highest activity rate?

Ceuta province, with 69.09% in Q2 2026, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest activity rate?

Ourense province, with 46.08% in Q2 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Encuesta de Población Activa: tasas de actividad, paro y empleo por provincia (tabla 65349). Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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