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Provinces of Spain by activity rate

Ceuta province had the highest activity rate of 52 provinces in Q1 2026, at 65.91%. Ourense province had the lowest, at 48.93%. The median was 57.08% and the figure for Spain was 58.86%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest65.91Ceuta province
Lowest48.93Ourense province
Median57.0852 provinces
Spain58.86History

All provinces, Q1 2026

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Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 65.91 %65.91Madrid provinceMadrid province: 63.29 %63.29Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 62.15 %62.15Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 62.12 %62.12Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 61.86 %61.86Girona provinceGirona province: 61.11 %61.11Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 61.1 %61.1Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 61.06 %61.06Almería provinceAlmería province: 60.66 %60.66Lleida provinceLleida province: 60.46 %60.46Murcia provinceMurcia province: 60.42 %60.42Toledo provinceToledo province: 60.35 %60.35Málaga provinceMálaga province: 59.85 %59.85Valencia provinceValencia province: 59.67 %59.67Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 59.26 %59.26Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 59.26 %59.26Huesca provinceHuesca province: 59.23 %59.23Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 59.1 %59.1Castellón provinceCastellón province: 59.05 %59.05Navarre provinceNavarre province: 58.47 %58.47La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 57.84 %57.84Alicante provinceAlicante province: 57.82 %57.82Segovia provinceSegovia province: 57.6 %57.6Seville provinceSeville province: 57.53 %57.53Huelva provinceHuelva province: 57.41 %57.41Álava provinceÁlava province: 57.21 %57.21Biscay provinceBiscay province: 56.95 %56.95Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 56.8 %56.8Teruel provinceTeruel province: 56.65 %56.65Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 56.39 %56.39Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 56.08 %56.08Burgos provinceBurgos province: 55.49 %55.49Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 55.4 %55.4Lugo provinceLugo province: 54.88 %54.88Soria provinceSoria province: 54.87 %54.87Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 54.75 %54.75Granada provinceGranada province: 54.6 %54.6Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 54.56 %54.56Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 54.39 %54.39Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 54.33 %54.33Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 53.79 %53.79A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 53.75 %53.75Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 53.5 %53.5Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 52.95 %52.95Palencia provincePalencia province: 52.58 %52.58Jaén provinceJaén province: 52.3 %52.3Asturias provinceAsturias province: 52.02 %52.02Zamora provinceZamora province: 51.6 %51.6Melilla provinceMelilla province: 51 %51Ávila provinceÁvila province: 49.68 %49.68León provinceLeón province: 49.28 %49.28Ourense provinceOurense province: 48.93 %48.93
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvincesQ1 2026 (%)Change on Q1 2025
1Ceuta province65.91+7.07 pts
2Madrid province63.29-0.41 pts
3Guadalajara province62.15-0.81 pts
4Barcelona province62.12-0.03 pts
5Balearic Islands province61.86+0.44 pts
6Girona province61.11+0.12 pts
7Las Palmas province61.1+0.02 pts
8Albacete province61.06+3.05 pts
9Almería province60.66+0.98 pts
10Lleida province60.46+1.32 pts
11Murcia province60.42+1.41 pts
12Toledo province60.35+1.68 pts
13Málaga province59.85+1.17 pts
14Valencia province59.67+0.74 pts
15Santa Cruz de Tenerife province59.26+0.28 pts
15Tarragona province59.26+1.07 pts
17Huesca province59.23-0.04 pts
18Zaragoza province59.1+0.63 pts
19Castellón province59.05-0.64 pts
20Navarre province58.47+0.21 pts
21La Rioja province57.84-0.42 pts
22Alicante province57.82+1.03 pts
23Segovia province57.6+0.78 pts
24Seville province57.53+0.52 pts
25Huelva province57.41-0.02 pts
26Álava province57.21+1.12 pts
27Biscay province56.95-1.05 pts
28Córdoba province56.8-1.68 pts
29Teruel province56.65-4.4 pts
30Valladolid province56.39-2.22 pts
31Pontevedra province56.08+0.93 pts
32Burgos province55.49-1.44 pts
33Badajoz province55.4+1.36 pts
34Lugo province54.88+3.35 pts
35Soria province54.87-2.28 pts
36Cantabria province54.75-0.54 pts
37Granada province54.6-0.88 pts
38Cuenca province54.56+1.74 pts
39Ciudad Real province54.39-1.81 pts
40Cádiz province54.33+2.16 pts
41Gipuzkoa province53.79+1.71 pts
42A Coruña province53.75+0.63 pts
43Salamanca province53.5+0.91 pts
44Cáceres province52.95-0.97 pts
45Palencia province52.58+1.18 pts
46Jaén province52.3+0.49 pts
47Asturias province52.02-0.45 pts
48Zamora province51.6-0.85 pts
49Melilla province51-8.08 pts
50Ávila province49.68+0.88 pts
51León province49.28-0.05 pts
52Ourense province48.93+1.72 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 65.91% in Q1 2026, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest activity rate?

Ourense province, with 48.93% in Q1 2026.

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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