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Autonomous communities of Spain by local units in professional, scientific and technical activities

Community of Madrid had the highest local units in professional, scientific and technical activities of 19 autonomous communities in 2022, at 104,762. Melilla had the lowest, at 192. The median was 12,923 and the figure for Spain was 486,989. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest104,762Community of Madrid
Lowest192Melilla
Median12,92319 autonomous communities
Spain486,989History

Map of autonomous communities, 2022

Andalusia: 70,491 countAragon: 11,761 countAsturias: 8,300 countBalearic Islands: 12,923 countCanary Islands: 21,711 countCantabria: 4,542 countCastile and León: 18,289 countCastilla-La Mancha: 13,694 countCatalonia: 95,347 countValencian Community: 52,647 countExtremadura: 7,104 countGalicia: 27,331 countCommunity of Madrid: 104,762 countRegion of Murcia: 12,500 countNavarre: 5,993 countBasque Country: 17,235 countLa Rioja: 1,945 countCeuta: 220 countMelilla: 192 count
  • Under 5,000
  • 5,000 to 12K
  • 12K to 17K
  • 17K to 37K
  • 37K and over
count, 2022. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All autonomous communities, 2022

Community of Madrid: 104,762 countCommunity of Madrid104,762Catalonia: 95,347 countCatalonia95,347Andalusia: 70,491 countAndalusia70,491Valencian Community: 52,647 countValencian Community52,647Galicia: 27,331 countGalicia27,331Canary Islands: 21,711 countCanary Islands21,711Castile and León: 18,289 countCastile and León18,289Basque Country: 17,235 countBasque Country17,235Castilla-La Mancha: 13,694 countCastilla-La Mancha13,694Balearic Islands: 12,923 countBalearic Islands12,923Region of Murcia: 12,500 countRegion of Murcia12,500Aragon: 11,761 countAragon11,761Asturias: 8,300 countAsturias8,300Extremadura: 7,104 countExtremadura7,104Navarre: 5,993 countNavarre5,993Cantabria: 4,542 countCantabria4,542La Rioja: 1,945 countLa Rioja1,945Ceuta: 220 countCeuta220Melilla: 192 countMelilla192Community of Madrid: 104,762 countCommunity of Madrid104,762Catalonia: 95,347 countCatalonia95,347Andalusia: 70,491 countAndalusia70,491Valencian Community: 52,647 countValencian Community52,647Galicia: 27,331 countGalicia27,331Canary Islands: 21,711 countCanary Islands21,711Castile and León: 18,289 countCastile and León18,289Basque Country: 17,235 countBasque Country17,235Castilla-La Mancha: 13,694 countCastilla-La Mancha13,694Balearic Islands: 12,923 countBalearic Islands12,923Region of Murcia: 12,500 countRegion of Murcia12,500Aragon: 11,761 countAragon11,761Asturias: 8,300 countAsturias8,300Extremadura: 7,104 countExtremadura7,104Navarre: 5,993 countNavarre5,993Cantabria: 4,542 countCantabria4,542La Rioja: 1,945 countLa Rioja1,945Ceuta: 220 countCeuta220Melilla: 192 countMelilla192
count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Community of Madrid104,762+3.4%
2Catalonia95,347+0.2%
3Andalusia70,491+4.9%
4Valencian Community52,647+7%
5Galicia27,331+7.1%
6Canary Islands21,711+9.7%
7Castile and León18,289-1.9%
8Basque Country17,235-5.2%
9Castilla-La Mancha13,694+6.6%
10Balearic Islands12,923+3.7%
11Region of Murcia12,500-3.4%
12Aragon11,761-1.7%
13Asturias8,300+9.2%
14Extremadura7,104+9.1%
15Navarre5,993-0.6%
16Cantabria4,542+3.1%
17La Rioja1,945-31.5%
18Ceuta220-0.5%
19Melilla192+146.2%

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About this ranking

Number of local units of enterprises in professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M). A local unit is an enterprise, or part of one, at a geographically identified place, such as a factory, shop, office or warehouse. Eurostat structural business statistics by region.

Eurostat structural business statistics by region (sbs_r_nuts2021), from 2021. Counted where each unit is located, so an enterprise with shops in several regions counts once in each. Countries and NUTS 2 regions. Eurostat publishes 2021 on NUTS 2021 codes and later years on NUTS 2024 codes, so regions created in 2024 (in Portugal and the Netherlands) start in 2022. Some countries publish estimates, flagged as such.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the autonomous communities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (Autonomous communities of Spain by local units in professional, scientific and technical activities, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table

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Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Autonomous communities of Spain by local units in professional, scientific and technical activities, 2022. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-professional-scientific/spain-regions?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Autonomous communities of Spain by local units in professional, scientific and technical activities, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-professional-scientific/spain-regions?period=2022.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Autonomous communities of Spain by local units in professional, scientific and technical activities, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-professional-scientific/spain-regions?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which autonomous community has the highest local units in professional, scientific and technical activities?

Community of Madrid, with 104,762 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which autonomous community has the lowest local units in professional, scientific and technical activities?

Melilla, with 192 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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