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Provinces of Spain by enterprise births

Madrid province had the highest enterprise births of 49 provinces in 2022, at 49,472. Ceuta province had the lowest, at 330. The median was 2,869 and the figure for Spain was 301,406. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest49,472Madrid province
Lowest330Ceuta province
Median2,86949 provinces
Spain301,406History

Map of provinces, 2022

Álava province: 1,323 countAlbacete province: 1,957 countAlicante province: 15,330 countAlmería province: 4,329 countÁvila province: 716 countBadajoz province: 3,333 countBarcelona province: 42,646 countBurgos province: 1,497 countCáceres province: 1,905 countCádiz province: 6,830 countCastellón province: 3,312 countCiudad Real province: 2,162 countCórdoba province: 3,791 countA Coruña province: 5,901 countCuenca province: 963 countGirona province: 5,632 countGranada province: 5,924 countGuadalajara province: 1,311 countGipuzkoa province: 3,448 countHuelva province: 2,494 countHuesca province: 1,034 countJaén province: 2,924 countLeón province: 1,996 countLleida province: 2,269 countLa Rioja province: 1,322 countLugo province: 1,437 countMadrid province: 49,472 countMálaga province: 16,414 countMurcia province: 8,667 countNavarre province: 2,887 countOurense province: 1,522 countAsturias province: 4,772 countPalencia province: 528 countPontevedra province: 5,296 countSalamanca province: 1,375 countCantabria province: 2,869 countSegovia province: 790 countSeville province: 11,319 countSoria province: 368 countTarragona province: 4,981 countTeruel province: 525 countToledo province: 3,808 countValencia province: 18,153 countValladolid province: 2,140 countBiscay province: 5,673 countZamora province: 606 countZaragoza province: 4,551 countCeuta province: 330 countMelilla province: 496 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Madrid province: 49,472 countMadrid province49,472Barcelona province: 42,646 countBarcelona province42,646Valencia province: 18,153 countValencia province18,153Málaga province: 16,414 countMálaga province16,414Alicante province: 15,330 countAlicante province15,330Seville province: 11,319 countSeville province11,319Murcia province: 8,667 countMurcia province8,667Cádiz province: 6,830 countCádiz province6,830Granada province: 5,924 countGranada province5,924A Coruña province: 5,901 countA Coruña province5,901Biscay province: 5,673 countBiscay province5,673Girona province: 5,632 countGirona province5,632Pontevedra province: 5,296 countPontevedra province5,296Tarragona province: 4,981 countTarragona province4,981Asturias province: 4,772 countAsturias province4,772Zaragoza province: 4,551 countZaragoza province4,551Almería province: 4,329 countAlmería province4,329Toledo province: 3,808 countToledo province3,808Córdoba province: 3,791 countCórdoba province3,791Gipuzkoa province: 3,448 countGipuzkoa province3,448Badajoz province: 3,333 countBadajoz province3,333Castellón province: 3,312 countCastellón province3,312Jaén province: 2,924 countJaén province2,924Navarre province: 2,887 countNavarre province2,887Cantabria province: 2,869 countCantabria province2,869Huelva province: 2,494 countHuelva province2,494Lleida province: 2,269 countLleida province2,269Ciudad Real province: 2,162 countCiudad Real province2,162Valladolid province: 2,140 countValladolid province2,140León province: 1,996 countLeón province1,996Albacete province: 1,957 countAlbacete province1,957Cáceres province: 1,905 countCáceres province1,905Ourense province: 1,522 countOurense province1,522Burgos province: 1,497 countBurgos province1,497Lugo province: 1,437 countLugo province1,437Salamanca province: 1,375 countSalamanca province1,375Álava province: 1,323 countÁlava province1,323La Rioja province: 1,322 countLa Rioja province1,322Guadalajara province: 1,311 countGuadalajara province1,311Huesca province: 1,034 countHuesca province1,034Cuenca province: 963 countCuenca province963Segovia province: 790 countSegovia province790Ávila province: 716 countÁvila province716Zamora province: 606 countZamora province606Palencia province: 528 countPalencia province528Teruel province: 525 countTeruel province525Melilla province: 496 countMelilla province496Soria province: 368 countSoria province368Ceuta province: 330 countCeuta province330Madrid province: 49,472 countMadrid province49,472Barcelona province: 42,646 countBarcelona province42,646Valencia province: 18,153 countValencia province18,153Málaga province: 16,414 countMálaga province16,414Alicante province: 15,330 countAlicante province15,330Seville province: 11,319 countSeville province11,319Murcia province: 8,667 countMurcia province8,667Cádiz province: 6,830 countCádiz province6,830Granada province: 5,924 countGranada province5,924A Coruña province: 5,901 countA Coruña province5,901Biscay province: 5,673 countBiscay province5,673Girona province: 5,632 countGirona province5,632Pontevedra province: 5,296 countPontevedra province5,296Tarragona province: 4,981 countTarragona province4,981Asturias province: 4,772 countAsturias province4,772Zaragoza province: 4,551 countZaragoza province4,551Almería province: 4,329 countAlmería province4,329Toledo province: 3,808 countToledo province3,808Córdoba province: 3,791 countCórdoba province3,791Gipuzkoa province: 3,448 countGipuzkoa province3,448Badajoz province: 3,333 countBadajoz province3,333Castellón province: 3,312 countCastellón province3,312Jaén province: 2,924 countJaén province2,924Navarre province: 2,887 countNavarre province2,887Cantabria province: 2,869 countCantabria province2,869Huelva province: 2,494 countHuelva province2,494Lleida province: 2,269 countLleida province2,269Ciudad Real province: 2,162 countCiudad Real province2,162Valladolid province: 2,140 countValladolid province2,140León province: 1,996 countLeón province1,996Albacete province: 1,957 countAlbacete province1,957Cáceres province: 1,905 countCáceres province1,905Ourense province: 1,522 countOurense province1,522Burgos province: 1,497 countBurgos province1,497Lugo province: 1,437 countLugo province1,437Salamanca province: 1,375 countSalamanca province1,375Álava province: 1,323 countÁlava province1,323La Rioja province: 1,322 countLa Rioja province1,322Guadalajara province: 1,311 countGuadalajara province1,311Huesca province: 1,034 countHuesca province1,034Cuenca province: 963 countCuenca province963Segovia province: 790 countSegovia province790Ávila province: 716 countÁvila province716Zamora province: 606 countZamora province606Palencia province: 528 countPalencia province528Teruel province: 525 countTeruel province525Melilla province: 496 countMelilla province496Soria province: 368 countSoria province368Ceuta province: 330 countCeuta province330
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

RankProvinces2022
count		Change on 2021
1Madrid province49,472-5.6%
2Barcelona province42,646-6.8%
3Valencia province18,153-2%
4Málaga province16,414+0.6%
5Alicante province15,330+1.7%
6Seville province11,319-6.2%
7Murcia province8,667-5.5%
8Cádiz province6,830-0.6%
9Granada province5,924-7.1%
10A Coruña province5,901-7.8%
11Biscay province5,673-5.7%
12Girona province5,632-2.8%
13Pontevedra province5,296-5.8%
14Tarragona province4,981-5.5%
15Asturias province4,772-7.9%
16Zaragoza province4,551-7.9%
17Almería province4,329-1.5%
18Toledo province3,808-5.3%
19Córdoba province3,791-8.2%
20Gipuzkoa province3,448-9.4%
21Badajoz province3,333-4.6%
22Castellón province3,312-7.5%
23Jaén province2,924-4.8%
24Navarre province2,887-14.6%
25Cantabria province2,869-2.1%
26Huelva province2,494-6.1%
27Lleida province2,269-6.5%
28Ciudad Real province2,162-7.9%
29Valladolid province2,140-7%
30León province1,996-5%
31Albacete province1,957-4.7%
32Cáceres province1,905-1.8%
33Ourense province1,522-6.2%
34Burgos province1,497-4.5%
35Lugo province1,437-5.8%
36Salamanca province1,375-7.2%
37Álava province1,323-1.9%
38La Rioja province1,322-10.6%
39Guadalajara province1,311-5.4%
40Huesca province1,034-4.9%
41Cuenca province963-3.9%
42Segovia province790-0.9%
43Ávila province716-2.2%
44Zamora province606-10.1%
45Palencia province528-6.5%
46Teruel province525-8.2%
47Melilla province496+10.5%
48Soria province368+8.2%
49Ceuta province330-3.5%

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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.

How to cite

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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

Harvard

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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest enterprise births?

Madrid province, with 49,472 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest enterprise births?

Ceuta province, with 330 in 2022.

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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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