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Provinces of Spain by new companies created

Madrid province had the highest new companies created of 52 provinces in May 2026, at 2,327. Ceuta province had the lowest, at 7. The median was 80 and the figure for Spain was 11,194. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest2,327Madrid province
Lowest7Ceuta province
Median8052 provinces
Spain11,194History

All provinces, May 2026

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Madrid provinceMadrid province: 2,327 count2,327Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 1,730 count1,730Valencia provinceValencia province: 754 count754Alicante provinceAlicante province: 693 count693Málaga provinceMálaga province: 660 count660Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 432 count432Seville provinceSeville province: 409 count409Murcia provinceMurcia province: 290 count290Biscay provinceBiscay province: 225 count225Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 223 count223Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 203 count203Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 193 count193Almería provinceAlmería province: 178 count178Girona provinceGirona province: 178 count178Granada provinceGranada province: 178 count178Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 177 count177A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 162 count162Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 160 count160Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 146 count146Asturias provinceAsturias province: 141 count141Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 131 count131Castellón provinceCastellón province: 114 count114Toledo provinceToledo province: 111 count111Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 97 count97Navarre provinceNavarre province: 86 count86Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 80 count80Lleida provinceLleida province: 79 count79Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 78 count78Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 78 count78Huelva provinceHuelva province: 72 count72Jaén provinceJaén province: 68 count68Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 66 count66León provinceLeón province: 62 count62Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 61 count61Burgos provinceBurgos province: 53 count53Huesca provinceHuesca province: 45 count45La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 45 count45Ourense provinceOurense province: 45 count45Álava provinceÁlava province: 41 count41Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 37 count37Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 37 count37Lugo provinceLugo province: 36 count36Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 35 count35Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 34 count34Segovia provinceSegovia province: 27 count27Ávila provinceÁvila province: 26 count26Teruel provinceTeruel province: 25 count25Zamora provinceZamora province: 21 count21Palencia provincePalencia province: 17 count17Soria provinceSoria province: 12 count12Melilla provinceMelilla province: 9 count9Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 7 count7
count. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvincesMay 2026
count		Change on May 2025
1Madrid province Provisional2,327-15.7%
2Barcelona province Provisional1,730-24.2%
3Valencia province Provisional754-4.6%
4Alicante province Provisional693-13%
5Málaga province Provisional660-26.7%
6Balearic Islands province Provisional432-15.8%
7Seville province Provisional409-20.3%
8Murcia province Provisional290-4.9%
9Biscay province Provisional225+16%
10Las Palmas province Provisional223+9.3%
11Cádiz province Provisional203-16.1%
12Tarragona province Provisional193-19.2%
13Almería province Provisional178-8.7%
13Girona province Provisional178-14.4%
13Granada province Provisional178-14.8%
16Santa Cruz de Tenerife province Provisional177-21.7%
17A Coruña province Provisional162-17.3%
18Zaragoza province Provisional160-13%
19Pontevedra province Provisional146-10.4%
20Asturias province Provisional141-19.4%
21Córdoba province Provisional131-12.1%
22Castellón province Provisional114-18%
23Toledo province Provisional111-24.5%
24Gipuzkoa province Provisional97-13.4%
25Navarre province Provisional86+4.9%
26Ciudad Real province Provisional80-29.8%
27Lleida province Provisional79+12.9%
28Badajoz province Provisional78-19.6%
28Cantabria province Provisional78-7.1%
30Huelva province Provisional72-27.3%
31Jaén province Provisional68+19.3%
32Valladolid province Provisional66-8.3%
33León province Provisional62+1.6%
34Albacete province Provisional61-30.7%
35Burgos province Provisional53+6%
36Huesca province Provisional45+12.5%
36La Rioja province Provisional45+15.4%
36Ourense province Provisional45+12.5%
39Álava province Provisional41-31.7%
40Cáceres province Provisional37+54.2%
40Guadalajara province Provisional37-22.9%
42Lugo province Provisional36-23.4%
43Salamanca province Provisional35-36.4%
44Cuenca province Provisional34+6.3%
45Segovia province Provisional27-18.2%
46Ávila province Provisional26+62.5%
47Teruel province Provisional25+31.6%
48Zamora province Provisional21-16%
49Palencia province Provisional17+41.7%
50Soria province Provisional12+33.3%
51Melilla province Provisional9-10%
52Ceuta province Provisional7+40%

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About this ranking

Commercial companies registered in the Mercantile Registry during the month.

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). Estadística de sociedades mercantiles: sociedades constituidas (tablas 13917 y 13913). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=13917. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Questions

Which province has the highest new companies created?

Madrid province, with 2,327 in May 2026, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest new companies created?

Ceuta province, with 7 in May 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, Estadística de sociedades mercantiles: sociedades constituidas (tablas 13917 y 13913). Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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