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Provinces of Spain by enterprise births

Madrid province had the highest enterprise births of 49 provinces in 2021, at 52,421. Soria province had the lowest, at 340. The median was 2,930 and the figure for Spain was 314,033. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest52,421Madrid province
Lowest340Soria province
Median2,93049 provinces
Spain314,033History

Map of provinces, 2021

Álava province: 1,349 countAlbacete province: 2,053 countAlicante province: 15,072 countAlmería province: 4,393 countÁvila province: 732 countBadajoz province: 3,495 countBarcelona province: 45,780 countBurgos province: 1,568 countCáceres province: 1,939 countCádiz province: 6,870 countCastellón province: 3,581 countCiudad Real province: 2,348 countCórdoba province: 4,130 countA Coruña province: 6,399 countCuenca province: 1,002 countGirona province: 5,795 countGranada province: 6,376 countGuadalajara province: 1,386 countGipuzkoa province: 3,806 countHuelva province: 2,655 countHuesca province: 1,087 countJaén province: 3,073 countLeón province: 2,100 countLleida province: 2,428 countLa Rioja province: 1,478 countLugo province: 1,526 countMadrid province: 52,421 countMálaga province: 16,318 countMurcia province: 9,172 countNavarre province: 3,380 countOurense province: 1,622 countAsturias province: 5,182 countPalencia province: 565 countPontevedra province: 5,620 countSalamanca province: 1,481 countCantabria province: 2,930 countSegovia province: 797 countSeville province: 12,066 countSoria province: 340 countTarragona province: 5,270 countTeruel province: 572 countToledo province: 4,020 countValencia province: 18,522 countValladolid province: 2,302 countBiscay province: 6,018 countZamora province: 674 countZaragoza province: 4,941 countCeuta province: 342 countMelilla province: 449 count
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  • 1,000 to 1,600
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  • 6,400 and over
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count, 2021. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2021

Madrid province: 52,421 countMadrid province52,421Barcelona province: 45,780 countBarcelona province45,780Valencia province: 18,522 countValencia province18,522Málaga province: 16,318 countMálaga province16,318Alicante province: 15,072 countAlicante province15,072Seville province: 12,066 countSeville province12,066Murcia province: 9,172 countMurcia province9,172Cádiz province: 6,870 countCádiz province6,870A Coruña province: 6,399 countA Coruña province6,399Granada province: 6,376 countGranada province6,376Biscay province: 6,018 countBiscay province6,018Girona province: 5,795 countGirona province5,795Pontevedra province: 5,620 countPontevedra province5,620Tarragona province: 5,270 countTarragona province5,270Asturias province: 5,182 countAsturias province5,182Zaragoza province: 4,941 countZaragoza province4,941Almería province: 4,393 countAlmería province4,393Córdoba province: 4,130 countCórdoba province4,130Toledo province: 4,020 countToledo province4,020Gipuzkoa province: 3,806 countGipuzkoa province3,806Castellón province: 3,581 countCastellón province3,581Badajoz province: 3,495 countBadajoz province3,495Navarre province: 3,380 countNavarre province3,380Jaén province: 3,073 countJaén province3,073Cantabria province: 2,930 countCantabria province2,930Huelva province: 2,655 countHuelva province2,655Lleida province: 2,428 countLleida province2,428Ciudad Real province: 2,348 countCiudad Real province2,348Valladolid province: 2,302 countValladolid province2,302León province: 2,100 countLeón province2,100Albacete province: 2,053 countAlbacete province2,053Cáceres province: 1,939 countCáceres province1,939Ourense province: 1,622 countOurense province1,622Burgos province: 1,568 countBurgos province1,568Lugo province: 1,526 countLugo province1,526Salamanca province: 1,481 countSalamanca province1,481La Rioja province: 1,478 countLa Rioja province1,478Guadalajara province: 1,386 countGuadalajara province1,386Álava province: 1,349 countÁlava province1,349Huesca province: 1,087 countHuesca province1,087Cuenca province: 1,002 countCuenca province1,002Segovia province: 797 countSegovia province797Ávila province: 732 countÁvila province732Zamora province: 674 countZamora province674Teruel province: 572 countTeruel province572Palencia province: 565 countPalencia province565Melilla province: 449 countMelilla province449Ceuta province: 342 countCeuta province342Soria province: 340 countSoria province340Madrid province: 52,421 countMadrid province52,421Barcelona province: 45,780 countBarcelona province45,780Valencia province: 18,522 countValencia province18,522Málaga province: 16,318 countMálaga province16,318Alicante province: 15,072 countAlicante province15,072Seville province: 12,066 countSeville province12,066Murcia province: 9,172 countMurcia province9,172Cádiz province: 6,870 countCádiz province6,870A Coruña province: 6,399 countA Coruña province6,399Granada province: 6,376 countGranada province6,376Biscay province: 6,018 countBiscay province6,018Girona province: 5,795 countGirona province5,795Pontevedra province: 5,620 countPontevedra province5,620Tarragona province: 5,270 countTarragona province5,270Asturias province: 5,182 countAsturias province5,182Zaragoza province: 4,941 countZaragoza province4,941Almería province: 4,393 countAlmería province4,393Córdoba province: 4,130 countCórdoba province4,130Toledo province: 4,020 countToledo province4,020Gipuzkoa province: 3,806 countGipuzkoa province3,806Castellón province: 3,581 countCastellón province3,581Badajoz province: 3,495 countBadajoz province3,495Navarre province: 3,380 countNavarre province3,380Jaén province: 3,073 countJaén province3,073Cantabria province: 2,930 countCantabria province2,930Huelva province: 2,655 countHuelva province2,655Lleida province: 2,428 countLleida province2,428Ciudad Real province: 2,348 countCiudad Real province2,348Valladolid province: 2,302 countValladolid province2,302León province: 2,100 countLeón province2,100Albacete province: 2,053 countAlbacete province2,053Cáceres province: 1,939 countCáceres province1,939Ourense province: 1,622 countOurense province1,622Burgos province: 1,568 countBurgos province1,568Lugo province: 1,526 countLugo province1,526Salamanca province: 1,481 countSalamanca province1,481La Rioja province: 1,478 countLa Rioja province1,478Guadalajara province: 1,386 countGuadalajara province1,386Álava province: 1,349 countÁlava province1,349Huesca province: 1,087 countHuesca province1,087Cuenca province: 1,002 countCuenca province1,002Segovia province: 797 countSegovia province797Ávila province: 732 countÁvila province732Zamora province: 674 countZamora province674Teruel province: 572 countTeruel province572Palencia province: 565 countPalencia province565Melilla province: 449 countMelilla province449Ceuta province: 342 countCeuta province342Soria province: 340 countSoria province340
count. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2021
count
1Madrid province Series break52,421
2Barcelona province Series break45,780
3Valencia province Series break18,522
4Málaga province Series break16,318
5Alicante province Series break15,072
6Seville province Series break12,066
7Murcia province Series break9,172
8Cádiz province Series break6,870
9A Coruña province Series break6,399
10Granada province Series break6,376
11Biscay province Series break6,018
12Girona province Series break5,795
13Pontevedra province Series break5,620
14Tarragona province Series break5,270
15Asturias province Series break5,182
16Zaragoza province Series break4,941
17Almería province Series break4,393
18Córdoba province Series break4,130
19Toledo province Series break4,020
20Gipuzkoa province Series break3,806
21Castellón province Series break3,581
22Badajoz province Series break3,495
23Navarre province Series break3,380
24Jaén province Series break3,073
25Cantabria province Series break2,930
26Huelva province Series break2,655
27Lleida province Series break2,428
28Ciudad Real province Series break2,348
29Valladolid province Series break2,302
30León province Series break2,100
31Albacete province Series break2,053
32Cáceres province Series break1,939
33Ourense province Series break1,622
34Burgos province Series break1,568
35Lugo province Series break1,526
36Salamanca province Series break1,481
37La Rioja province Series break1,478
38Guadalajara province Series break1,386
39Álava province Series break1,349
40Huesca province Series break1,087
41Cuenca province Series break1,002
42Segovia province Series break797
43Ávila province Series break732
44Zamora province Series break674
45Teruel province Series break572
46Palencia province Series break565
47Melilla province Series break449
48Ceuta province Series break342
49Soria province Series break340

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About this ranking

New enterprises created during the year from scratch. Enterprises formed by a merger, break-up or change of legal form, and enterprises reactivated within two years, are not births.

Counts enterprises, which can run several local units, under the harmonised Eurostat and OECD business demography rules. Not the same as active_companies (the INE business register count for Spain) or employer_firms (US firms with employees). Not comparable with companies_created (companies registered in Spain) or business_applications (US applications for an employer number).

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.

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Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r) (Provinces of Spain by enterprise births, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table

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Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r), Provinces of Spain by enterprise births, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 13 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-births/spain-provinces?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). Provinces of Spain by enterprise births, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-births/spain-provinces?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r), Provinces of Spain by enterprise births, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-births/spain-provinces?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest enterprise births?

Madrid province, with 52,421 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest enterprise births?

Soria province, with 340 in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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