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Provinces of Spain by activity rate

Balearic Islands province had the highest activity rate of 52 provinces in Q3 2023, at 67.12%. Ourense province had the lowest, at 49.1%. The median was 57.44% and the figure for Spain was 59.29%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest67.12Balearic Islands province
Lowest49.1Ourense province
Median57.4452 provinces
Spain59.29History

All provinces, Q3 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 67.12 %67.12Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 64.61 %64.61Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 63.22 %63.22Madrid provinceMadrid province: 63.11 %63.11Girona provinceGirona province: 62.55 %62.55Almería provinceAlmería province: 62.34 %62.34Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 62.34 %62.34Valencia provinceValencia province: 61.22 %61.22Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 60.67 %60.67Lleida provinceLleida province: 60.64 %60.64Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 60.52 %60.52Murcia provinceMurcia province: 60.41 %60.41Toledo provinceToledo province: 60.25 %60.25Granada provinceGranada province: 59.73 %59.73La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 59.7 %59.7Segovia provinceSegovia province: 59.33 %59.33Navarre provinceNavarre province: 59.31 %59.31Alicante provinceAlicante province: 59 %59Málaga provinceMálaga province: 58.91 %58.91Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 58.86 %58.86Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 58.42 %58.42Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 58.24 %58.24Biscay provinceBiscay province: 57.91 %57.91Álava provinceÁlava province: 57.86 %57.86Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 57.69 %57.69Seville provinceSeville province: 57.62 %57.62Teruel provinceTeruel province: 57.25 %57.25Huesca provinceHuesca province: 57.22 %57.22Soria provinceSoria province: 57 %57Burgos provinceBurgos province: 56.88 %56.88Huelva provinceHuelva province: 56.83 %56.83Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 56.71 %56.71Castellón provinceCastellón province: 56.58 %56.58Melilla provinceMelilla province: 56.53 %56.53Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 56.15 %56.15Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 55.99 %55.99Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 55.73 %55.73Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 55.58 %55.58Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 55.16 %55.16Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 55.12 %55.12Palencia provincePalencia province: 55.03 %55.03Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 54.71 %54.71Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 54.3 %54.3A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 53.75 %53.75Lugo provinceLugo province: 52.97 %52.97Jaén provinceJaén province: 52.74 %52.74Zamora provinceZamora province: 52.55 %52.55Ávila provinceÁvila province: 52.24 %52.24Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 51.65 %51.65Asturias provinceAsturias province: 51.2 %51.2León provinceLeón province: 50.59 %50.59Ourense provinceOurense province: 49.1 %49.1
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvincesQ3 2023 (%)Change on Q3 2022
1Balearic Islands province67.12+0.45 pts
2Ceuta province64.61+3.45 pts
3Guadalajara province63.22-0.04 pts
4Madrid province63.11+0.2 pts
5Girona province62.55-0.14 pts
6Almería province62.34+1.68 pts
6Barcelona province62.34+0.44 pts
8Valencia province61.22+1.17 pts
9Las Palmas province60.67-1.09 pts
10Lleida province60.64+1.34 pts
11Tarragona province60.52+2.84 pts
12Murcia province60.41+0.88 pts
13Toledo province60.25-0.56 pts
14Granada province59.73+1.56 pts
15La Rioja province59.7+0.66 pts
16Segovia province59.33+0.42 pts
17Navarre province59.31+0.95 pts
18Alicante province59+1.08 pts
19Málaga province58.91+1.35 pts
20Badajoz province58.86+1.82 pts
21Zaragoza province58.42-0.35 pts
22Albacete province58.24+1.27 pts
23Biscay province57.91+0.54 pts
24Álava province57.86-0.16 pts
25Santa Cruz de Tenerife province57.69+1.88 pts
26Seville province57.62-1.43 pts
27Teruel province57.25+0.33 pts
28Huesca province57.22-1.17 pts
29Soria province57-2.66 pts
30Burgos province56.88-1.81 pts
31Huelva province56.83+2.79 pts
32Cuenca province56.71+0.46 pts
33Castellón province56.58-1.46 pts
34Melilla province56.53-1.29 pts
35Cádiz province56.15+1.93 pts
36Gipuzkoa province55.99+0.41 pts
37Cantabria province55.73+0.23 pts
38Valladolid province55.58+1.7 pts
39Ciudad Real province55.16-0.7 pts
40Córdoba province55.12-0.34 pts
41Palencia province55.03-0.96 pts
42Pontevedra province54.71+0.93 pts
43Salamanca province54.3+0.71 pts
44A Coruña province53.75-0.45 pts
45Lugo province52.97+1.65 pts
46Jaén province52.74+0.41 pts
47Zamora province52.55+3.24 pts
48Ávila province52.24-1.66 pts
49Cáceres province51.65-0.76 pts
50Asturias province51.2+1.6 pts
51León province50.59-1.86 pts
52Ourense province49.1-0.12 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?

Balearic Islands province, with 67.12% in Q3 2023, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest activity rate?

Ourense province, with 49.1% in Q3 2023.

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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