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Provinces of Spain by activity rate

Ceuta province had the highest activity rate of 52 provinces in Q4 2025, at 64.53%. Ourense province had the lowest, at 47.65%. The median was 57.77% and the figure for Spain was 58.94%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest64.53Ceuta province
Lowest47.65Ourense province
Median57.7752 provinces
Spain58.94History

All provinces, Q4 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 64.53 %64.53Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 63.06 %63.06Madrid provinceMadrid province: 62.95 %62.95Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 62.33 %62.33Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 61.78 %61.78Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 61.57 %61.57Lleida provinceLleida province: 61.55 %61.55Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 61.31 %61.31Girona provinceGirona province: 60.48 %60.48Murcia provinceMurcia province: 60.28 %60.28Málaga provinceMálaga province: 60.13 %60.13Toledo provinceToledo province: 59.9 %59.9La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 59.88 %59.88Huesca provinceHuesca province: 59.72 %59.72Almería provinceAlmería province: 59.68 %59.68Navarre provinceNavarre province: 59.65 %59.65Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 59.18 %59.18Valencia provinceValencia province: 59.15 %59.15Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 58.96 %58.96Castellón provinceCastellón province: 58.88 %58.88Seville provinceSeville province: 58.67 %58.67Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 58.55 %58.55Alicante provinceAlicante province: 57.95 %57.95Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 57.84 %57.84Álava provinceÁlava province: 57.78 %57.78Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 57.77 %57.77Huelva provinceHuelva province: 57.76 %57.76Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 57.73 %57.73Soria provinceSoria province: 57.51 %57.51Biscay provinceBiscay province: 57.3 %57.3Segovia provinceSegovia province: 57.29 %57.29Teruel provinceTeruel province: 56.53 %56.53Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 56.4 %56.4Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 56.14 %56.14Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 55.48 %55.48Granada provinceGranada province: 55.47 %55.47Burgos provinceBurgos province: 55.33 %55.33Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 54.99 %54.99A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 54.53 %54.53Palencia provincePalencia province: 53.97 %53.97Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 53.95 %53.95Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 53.93 %53.93Jaén provinceJaén province: 53.51 %53.51Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 53.19 %53.19Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 53.19 %53.19Melilla provinceMelilla province: 53 %53Lugo provinceLugo province: 52.93 %52.93Asturias provinceAsturias province: 52.47 %52.47León provinceLeón province: 51.37 %51.37Ávila provinceÁvila province: 50.98 %50.98Zamora provinceZamora province: 50.85 %50.85Ourense provinceOurense province: 47.65 %47.65
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvincesQ4 2025 (%)Change on Q4 2024
1Ceuta province64.53+5.81 pts
2Guadalajara province63.06-1.7 pts
3Madrid province62.95-0.53 pts
4Balearic Islands province62.33+0.54 pts
5Barcelona province61.78+0.4 pts
6Las Palmas province61.57+1.21 pts
7Lleida province61.55+2.43 pts
8Albacete province61.31+4.57 pts
9Girona province60.48+0.32 pts
10Murcia province60.28+1.22 pts
11Málaga province60.13+3.85 pts
12Toledo province59.9+1.99 pts
13La Rioja province59.88+0.54 pts
14Huesca province59.72+0.84 pts
15Almería province59.68-0.35 pts
16Navarre province59.65+0.25 pts
17Tarragona province59.18+0.26 pts
18Valencia province59.15-0.42 pts
19Santa Cruz de Tenerife province58.96+1.34 pts
20Castellón province58.88-0.28 pts
21Seville province58.67+0.46 pts
22Córdoba province58.55-0.74 pts
23Alicante province57.95+0.3 pts
24Cuenca province57.84+2.49 pts
25Álava province57.78+1.74 pts
26Zaragoza province57.77-0.6 pts
27Huelva province57.76+1.87 pts
28Valladolid province57.73-0.47 pts
29Soria province57.51+0.17 pts
30Biscay province57.3+0.55 pts
31Segovia province57.29-1.63 pts
32Teruel province56.53-4.13 pts
33Badajoz province56.4+1.73 pts
34Pontevedra province56.14+0.75 pts
35Ciudad Real province55.48+0.49 pts
36Granada province55.47-0.62 pts
37Burgos province55.33-0.28 pts
38Cantabria province54.99-0.29 pts
39A Coruña province54.53+1.83 pts
40Palencia province53.97+0.78 pts
41Salamanca province53.95+0.54 pts
42Gipuzkoa province53.93+1.17 pts
43Jaén province53.51+1.29 pts
44Cáceres province53.19-0.47 pts
44Cádiz province53.19-0.41 pts
46Melilla province53-4.98 pts
47Lugo province52.93+0.99 pts
48Asturias province52.47+0.31 pts
49León province51.37+3.17 pts
50Ávila province50.98-1.56 pts
51Zamora province50.85-2.86 pts
52Ourense province47.65-1.01 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 64.53% in Q4 2025, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest activity rate?

Ourense province, with 47.65% in Q4 2025.

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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