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Provinces of Spain by activity rate

Balearic Islands province had the highest activity rate of 52 provinces in Q3 2024, at 67.16%. Ourense province had the lowest, at 49.6%. The median was 57.63% and the figure for Spain was 59.04%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest67.16Balearic Islands province
Lowest49.6Ourense province
Median57.6352 provinces
Spain59.04History

All provinces, Q3 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 67.16 %67.16Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 64.61 %64.61Madrid provinceMadrid province: 63.13 %63.13Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 62.48 %62.48Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 61.59 %61.59Girona provinceGirona province: 61.43 %61.43Melilla provinceMelilla province: 61.43 %61.43Castellón provinceCastellón province: 60.52 %60.52Teruel provinceTeruel province: 60.51 %60.51Huesca provinceHuesca province: 60.41 %60.41Murcia provinceMurcia province: 60.33 %60.33Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 60.05 %60.05Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 60.01 %60.01Valencia provinceValencia province: 59.86 %59.86Lleida provinceLleida province: 59.82 %59.82Navarre provinceNavarre province: 59.35 %59.35Toledo provinceToledo province: 59.2 %59.2Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 58.82 %58.82Almería provinceAlmería province: 58.68 %58.68Málaga provinceMálaga province: 58.4 %58.4Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 58.32 %58.32Soria provinceSoria province: 58.29 %58.29La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 58.07 %58.07Seville provinceSeville province: 57.98 %57.98Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 57.85 %57.85Burgos provinceBurgos province: 57.69 %57.69Segovia provinceSegovia province: 57.57 %57.57Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 57.52 %57.52Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 57.37 %57.37Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 57.35 %57.35Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 57.2 %57.2Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 56.9 %56.9Biscay provinceBiscay province: 56.83 %56.83Alicante provinceAlicante province: 56.8 %56.8Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 56.51 %56.51Álava provinceÁlava province: 56.28 %56.28Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 56.17 %56.17Granada provinceGranada province: 56.09 %56.09Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 55.72 %55.72Ávila provinceÁvila province: 55.64 %55.64Zamora provinceZamora province: 55.35 %55.35Palencia provincePalencia province: 55.24 %55.24Huelva provinceHuelva province: 54.71 %54.71Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 53.78 %53.78Jaén provinceJaén province: 53.33 %53.33A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 53.26 %53.26Lugo provinceLugo province: 52.27 %52.27Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 51.97 %51.97Asturias provinceAsturias province: 51.94 %51.94Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 51.19 %51.19León provinceLeón province: 50.27 %50.27Ourense provinceOurense province: 49.6 %49.6
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvincesQ3 2024 (%)Change on Q3 2023
1Balearic Islands province67.16+0.04 pts
2Guadalajara province64.61+1.39 pts
3Madrid province63.13+0.02 pts
4Barcelona province62.48+0.14 pts
5Ceuta province61.59-3.02 pts
6Girona province61.43-1.12 pts
6Melilla province61.43+4.9 pts
8Castellón province60.52+3.94 pts
9Teruel province60.51+3.26 pts
10Huesca province60.41+3.19 pts
11Murcia province60.33-0.08 pts
12Tarragona province60.05-0.47 pts
13Las Palmas province60.01-0.66 pts
14Valencia province59.86-1.36 pts
15Lleida province59.82-0.82 pts
16Navarre province59.35+0.04 pts
17Toledo province59.2-1.05 pts
18Santa Cruz de Tenerife province58.82+1.13 pts
19Almería province58.68-3.66 pts
20Málaga province58.4-0.51 pts
21Zaragoza province58.32-0.1 pts
22Soria province58.29+1.29 pts
23La Rioja province58.07-1.63 pts
24Seville province57.98+0.36 pts
25Cuenca province57.85+1.14 pts
26Burgos province57.69+0.81 pts
27Segovia province57.57-1.76 pts
28Valladolid province57.52+1.94 pts
29Córdoba province57.37+2.25 pts
30Albacete province57.35-0.89 pts
31Badajoz province57.2-1.66 pts
32Cantabria province56.9+1.17 pts
33Biscay province56.83-1.08 pts
34Alicante province56.8-2.2 pts
35Ciudad Real province56.51+1.35 pts
36Álava province56.28-1.58 pts
37Cádiz province56.17+0.02 pts
38Granada province56.09-3.64 pts
39Pontevedra province55.72+1.01 pts
40Ávila province55.64+3.4 pts
41Zamora province55.35+2.8 pts
42Palencia province55.24+0.21 pts
43Huelva province54.71-2.12 pts
44Salamanca province53.78-0.52 pts
45Jaén province53.33+0.59 pts
46A Coruña province53.26-0.49 pts
47Lugo province52.27-0.7 pts
48Cáceres province51.97+0.32 pts
49Asturias province51.94+0.74 pts
50Gipuzkoa province51.19-4.8 pts
51León province50.27-0.32 pts
52Ourense province49.6+0.5 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?

Balearic Islands province, with 67.16% in Q3 2024, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest activity rate?

Ourense province, with 49.6% in Q3 2024.

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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