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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 2023, at 103,139. Ceuta had the lowest, at 358. The median was 13,171 and the figure for Spain was 483,073. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest103,139Community of Madrid
Lowest358Ceuta
Median13,17119 autonomous communities
Spain483,073History

Map of autonomous communities, 2023

Andalusia: 70,839 countAragon: 11,687 countAsturias: 9,045 countBalearic Islands: 13,171 countCanary Islands: 20,907 countCantabria: 4,846 countCastile and León: 19,585 countCastilla-La Mancha: 13,219 countCatalonia: 93,525 countValencian Community: 51,732 countExtremadura: 7,175 countGalicia: 24,669 countCommunity of Madrid: 103,139 countRegion of Murcia: 11,753 countNavarre: 7,050 countBasque Country: 17,472 countLa Rioja: 2,540 countCeuta: 358 countMelilla: 360 count
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  • 35K and over
count, 2023. 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, 2023

Community of Madrid: 103,139 countCommunity of Madrid103,139Catalonia: 93,525 countCatalonia93,525Andalusia: 70,839 countAndalusia70,839Valencian Community: 51,732 countValencian Community51,732Galicia: 24,669 countGalicia24,669Canary Islands: 20,907 countCanary Islands20,907Castile and León: 19,585 countCastile and León19,585Basque Country: 17,472 countBasque Country17,472Castilla-La Mancha: 13,219 countCastilla-La Mancha13,219Balearic Islands: 13,171 countBalearic Islands13,171Region of Murcia: 11,753 countRegion of Murcia11,753Aragon: 11,687 countAragon11,687Asturias: 9,045 countAsturias9,045Extremadura: 7,175 countExtremadura7,175Navarre: 7,050 countNavarre7,050Cantabria: 4,846 countCantabria4,846La Rioja: 2,540 countLa Rioja2,540Melilla: 360 countMelilla360Ceuta: 358 countCeuta358Community of Madrid: 103,139 countCommunity of Madrid103,139Catalonia: 93,525 countCatalonia93,525Andalusia: 70,839 countAndalusia70,839Valencian Community: 51,732 countValencian Community51,732Galicia: 24,669 countGalicia24,669Canary Islands: 20,907 countCanary Islands20,907Castile and León: 19,585 countCastile and León19,585Basque Country: 17,472 countBasque Country17,472Castilla-La Mancha: 13,219 countCastilla-La Mancha13,219Balearic Islands: 13,171 countBalearic Islands13,171Region of Murcia: 11,753 countRegion of Murcia11,753Aragon: 11,687 countAragon11,687Asturias: 9,045 countAsturias9,045Extremadura: 7,175 countExtremadura7,175Navarre: 7,050 countNavarre7,050Cantabria: 4,846 countCantabria4,846La Rioja: 2,540 countLa Rioja2,540Melilla: 360 countMelilla360Ceuta: 358 countCeuta358
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 communities2023
count		Change on 2022
1Community of Madrid103,139-1.5%
2Catalonia93,525-1.9%
3Andalusia70,839+0.5%
4Valencian Community51,732-1.7%
5Galicia24,669-9.7%
6Canary Islands20,907-3.7%
7Castile and León19,585+7.1%
8Basque Country17,472+1.4%
9Castilla-La Mancha13,219-3.5%
10Balearic Islands13,171+1.9%
11Region of Murcia11,753-6%
12Aragon11,687-0.6%
13Asturias9,045+9%
14Extremadura7,175+1%
15Navarre7,050+17.6%
16Cantabria4,846+6.7%
17La Rioja2,540+30.6%
18Melilla360+87.5%
19Ceuta358+62.7%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

Harvard

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, 2023 [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=2023 (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 103,139 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Ceuta, with 358 in 2023.

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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