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Provinces of Spain by activity rate

Guadalajara province had the highest activity rate of 52 provinces in Q4 2024, at 64.76%. León province had the lowest, at 48.2%. The median was 57.48% and the figure for Spain was 58.49%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest64.76Guadalajara province
Lowest48.2León province
Median57.4852 provinces
Spain58.49History

All provinces, Q4 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 64.76 %64.76Madrid provinceMadrid province: 63.48 %63.48Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 61.79 %61.79Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 61.38 %61.38Teruel provinceTeruel province: 60.66 %60.66Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 60.36 %60.36Girona provinceGirona province: 60.16 %60.16Almería provinceAlmería province: 60.03 %60.03Valencia provinceValencia province: 59.57 %59.57Navarre provinceNavarre province: 59.4 %59.4La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 59.34 %59.34Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 59.29 %59.29Castellón provinceCastellón province: 59.16 %59.16Lleida provinceLleida province: 59.12 %59.12Murcia provinceMurcia province: 59.06 %59.06Segovia provinceSegovia province: 58.92 %58.92Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 58.92 %58.92Huesca provinceHuesca province: 58.88 %58.88Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 58.72 %58.72Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 58.37 %58.37Seville provinceSeville province: 58.21 %58.21Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 58.2 %58.2Melilla provinceMelilla province: 57.98 %57.98Toledo provinceToledo province: 57.91 %57.91Alicante provinceAlicante province: 57.65 %57.65Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 57.62 %57.62Soria provinceSoria province: 57.34 %57.34Biscay provinceBiscay province: 56.75 %56.75Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 56.74 %56.74Málaga provinceMálaga province: 56.28 %56.28Granada provinceGranada province: 56.09 %56.09Álava provinceÁlava province: 56.04 %56.04Huelva provinceHuelva province: 55.89 %55.89Burgos provinceBurgos province: 55.61 %55.61Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 55.39 %55.39Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 55.35 %55.35Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 55.28 %55.28Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 54.99 %54.99Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 54.67 %54.67Zamora provinceZamora province: 53.71 %53.71Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 53.66 %53.66Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 53.6 %53.6Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 53.41 %53.41Palencia provincePalencia province: 53.19 %53.19Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 52.76 %52.76A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 52.7 %52.7Ávila provinceÁvila province: 52.54 %52.54Jaén provinceJaén province: 52.22 %52.22Asturias provinceAsturias province: 52.16 %52.16Lugo provinceLugo province: 51.94 %51.94Ourense provinceOurense province: 48.66 %48.66León provinceLeón province: 48.2 %48.2
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvincesQ4 2024 (%)Change on Q4 2023
1Guadalajara province64.76-0.03 pts
2Madrid province63.48+0.29 pts
3Balearic Islands province61.79+0.86 pts
4Barcelona province61.38-1.64 pts
5Teruel province60.66+2.61 pts
6Las Palmas province60.36-0.69 pts
7Girona province60.16+0.79 pts
8Almería province60.03+0.86 pts
9Valencia province59.57-1.56 pts
10Navarre province59.4+0.56 pts
11La Rioja province59.34+1.24 pts
12Córdoba province59.29+3.36 pts
13Castellón province59.16+4.08 pts
14Lleida province59.12-0.13 pts
15Murcia province59.06-0.2 pts
16Segovia province58.92+0.47 pts
16Tarragona province58.92+0.32 pts
18Huesca province58.88+1.34 pts
19Ceuta province58.72-1.17 pts
20Zaragoza province58.37-1.15 pts
21Seville province58.21+0.12 pts
22Valladolid province58.2+3.19 pts
23Melilla province57.98+1.68 pts
24Toledo province57.91-0.07 pts
25Alicante province57.65-0.99 pts
26Santa Cruz de Tenerife province57.62-2.4 pts
27Soria province57.34-2.35 pts
28Biscay province56.75-1.74 pts
29Albacete province56.74-0.68 pts
30Málaga province56.28-2.08 pts
31Granada province56.09-2.11 pts
32Álava province56.04-0.39 pts
33Huelva province55.89-0.84 pts
34Burgos province55.61-1.64 pts
35Pontevedra province55.39+1.28 pts
36Cuenca province55.35-1.01 pts
37Cantabria province55.28+0.83 pts
38Ciudad Real province54.99+0.18 pts
39Badajoz province54.67-1.82 pts
40Zamora province53.71+1.35 pts
41Cáceres province53.66+0.44 pts
42Cádiz province53.6-0.12 pts
43Salamanca province53.41+0.53 pts
44Palencia province53.19-2.25 pts
45Gipuzkoa province52.76-3.02 pts
46A Coruña province52.7-0.56 pts
47Ávila province52.54+0.52 pts
48Jaén province52.22-0.48 pts
49Asturias province52.16+2.11 pts
50Lugo province51.94+0.52 pts
51Ourense province48.66-0.8 pts
52León province48.2-0.63 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 64.76% in Q4 2024, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest activity rate?

León province, with 48.2% in Q4 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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