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Provinces of Spain by activity rate

Guadalajara province had the highest activity rate of 52 provinces in Q4 2023, at 64.79%. León province had the lowest, at 48.83%. The median was 57.48% and the figure for Spain was 58.83%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest64.79Guadalajara province
Lowest48.83León province
Median57.4852 provinces
Spain58.83History

All provinces, Q4 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 64.79 %64.79Madrid provinceMadrid province: 63.19 %63.19Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 63.02 %63.02Valencia provinceValencia province: 61.13 %61.13Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 61.05 %61.05Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 60.93 %60.93Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 60.02 %60.02Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 59.89 %59.89Soria provinceSoria province: 59.69 %59.69Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 59.52 %59.52Girona provinceGirona province: 59.37 %59.37Murcia provinceMurcia province: 59.26 %59.26Lleida provinceLleida province: 59.25 %59.25Almería provinceAlmería province: 59.17 %59.17Navarre provinceNavarre province: 58.84 %58.84Alicante provinceAlicante province: 58.64 %58.64Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 58.6 %58.6Biscay provinceBiscay province: 58.49 %58.49Segovia provinceSegovia province: 58.45 %58.45Málaga provinceMálaga province: 58.36 %58.36Granada provinceGranada province: 58.2 %58.2La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 58.1 %58.1Seville provinceSeville province: 58.09 %58.09Teruel provinceTeruel province: 58.05 %58.05Toledo provinceToledo province: 57.98 %57.98Huesca provinceHuesca province: 57.54 %57.54Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 57.42 %57.42Burgos provinceBurgos province: 57.25 %57.25Huelva provinceHuelva province: 56.73 %56.73Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 56.49 %56.49Álava provinceÁlava province: 56.43 %56.43Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 56.36 %56.36Melilla provinceMelilla province: 56.3 %56.3Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 55.93 %55.93Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 55.78 %55.78Palencia provincePalencia province: 55.44 %55.44Castellón provinceCastellón province: 55.08 %55.08Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 55.01 %55.01Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 54.81 %54.81Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 54.45 %54.45Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 54.11 %54.11Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 53.72 %53.72A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 53.26 %53.26Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 53.22 %53.22Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 52.88 %52.88Jaén provinceJaén province: 52.7 %52.7Zamora provinceZamora province: 52.36 %52.36Ávila provinceÁvila province: 52.02 %52.02Lugo provinceLugo province: 51.42 %51.42Asturias provinceAsturias province: 50.05 %50.05Ourense provinceOurense province: 49.46 %49.46León provinceLeón province: 48.83 %48.83
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvincesQ4 2023 (%)Change on Q4 2022
1Guadalajara province64.79+0.78 pts
2Madrid province63.19+0.04 pts
3Barcelona province63.02+1.81 pts
4Valencia province61.13+1.34 pts
5Las Palmas province61.05+0.05 pts
6Balearic Islands province60.93+0.07 pts
7Santa Cruz de Tenerife province60.02+2.95 pts
8Ceuta province59.89-2.29 pts
9Soria province59.69+2 pts
10Zaragoza province59.52+0.23 pts
11Girona province59.37-2.57 pts
12Murcia province59.26-0.31 pts
13Lleida province59.25+0.87 pts
14Almería province59.17-2.94 pts
15Navarre province58.84-0.3 pts
16Alicante province58.64-1.34 pts
17Tarragona province58.6+1.26 pts
18Biscay province58.49+1.77 pts
19Segovia province58.45+1.92 pts
20Málaga province58.36+1.14 pts
21Granada province58.2+1.43 pts
22La Rioja province58.1-1.28 pts
23Seville province58.09+0.23 pts
24Teruel province58.05+3.04 pts
25Toledo province57.98-2.74 pts
26Huesca province57.54+0.93 pts
27Albacete province57.42-1.04 pts
28Burgos province57.25-1 pts
29Huelva province56.73+2.12 pts
30Badajoz province56.49+0.15 pts
31Álava province56.43-2.14 pts
32Cuenca province56.36+2.03 pts
33Melilla province56.3+1.08 pts
34Córdoba province55.93+1.37 pts
35Gipuzkoa province55.78+0.69 pts
36Palencia province55.44+0.65 pts
37Castellón province55.08-0.8 pts
38Valladolid province55.01+0.76 pts
39Ciudad Real province54.81-1.04 pts
40Cantabria province54.45+0.3 pts
41Pontevedra province54.11+0.33 pts
42Cádiz province53.72+0.02 pts
43A Coruña province53.26+0.36 pts
44Cáceres province53.22+0.82 pts
45Salamanca province52.88-0.86 pts
46Jaén province52.7+1.47 pts
47Zamora province52.36+2.39 pts
48Ávila province52.02-2.32 pts
49Lugo province51.42-0.99 pts
50Asturias province50.05+0.31 pts
51Ourense province49.46+1.85 pts
52León province48.83-1.65 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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Questions

Which province has the highest activity rate?

Guadalajara province, with 64.79% in Q4 2023, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest activity rate?

León province, with 48.83% in Q4 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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