Municipalities in Basque Country by registered unemployment

Name: Municipalities in Basque Country by registered unemployment, December 2025
Creator: Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal
License: Spanish public sector information reuse (Ley 37/2007, attribution required)

Bilbao had the highest registered unemployment of 242 municipalities in December 2025, at 20,876. Añana had the lowest, at 0. The median was 56 and the figure for Basque Country was 107,412. Source: the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.

Highest20,876Bilbao

Lowest0Añana

Median56242 municipalities

Basque Country107,412History

Top 40 municipalities, December 2025

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: SEPE. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	December 2025 persons	Change on December 2024
1	Bilbao	20,876	-0.9%
2	Vitoria-Gasteiz	14,127	+0.5%
3	Donostia/San Sebastián	6,513	+0.5%
4	Barakaldo	5,693	+0.2%
5	Irun	3,170	+0.4%
6	Santurtzi	3,020	-2.5%
7	Getxo	2,743	-1.2%
8	Portugalete	2,551	-1.4%
9	Basauri	2,394	+0.4%
10	Sestao	2,049	+0.5%
11	Errenteria	1,832	+1.6%
12	Eibar	1,540	-1%
13	Leioa	1,401	-2.7%
14	Erandio	1,314	+7.4%
15	Durango	1,280	+0.1%
16	Galdakao	1,254	+1.2%
17	Laudio/Llodio	1,148	+2.3%
18	Arrasate/Mondragón	1,138	+3.5%
19	Amorebieta-Etxano	856	+5.9%
20	Ermua	846	-1.4%
21	Bermeo	836	+1.8%
22	Hernani	803	-1.4%
23	Pasaia	802	-0.4%
24	Lasarte-Oria	793	+13.6%
25	Amurrio	785	+0.5%
26	Mungia	748	-1.6%
27	Tolosa	742	+1.2%
28	Zarautz	674	-3%
29	Andoain	667	+3.9%
30	Gernika-Lumo	651	-5.5%
31	Arrigorriaga	614	-1%
32	Ortuella	607	+0.5%
33	Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena	596	-7.6%
34	Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran	593	-8.3%
35	Sopela	589	-2.8%
36	Azpeitia	551	-2.1%
37	Beasain	541	-3.7%
38	Hondarribia	538	-1.3%
39	Bergara	536	-0.4%
40	Elgoibar	526	+7.1%
41	Etxebarri	518	-1.1%
42	Balmaseda	515	+2.4%
43	Zumarraga	503	+4.8%
44	Zalla	455	+0.9%
45	Ordizia	420	-8.5%
46	Muskiz	410	+4.9%
47	Azkoitia	401	-1%
48	Güeñes	366	+1.1%
49	Zumaia	354	-3%
50	Abadiño	345	+0.3%
51	Oñati	334	+8.4%
52	Legazpi	328	-4.7%
53	Oiartzun	327	+6.2%
54	Ondarroa	323	-1.2%
55	Agurain/Salvatierra	320	-4.5%
56	Urretxu	287	+13.4%
57	Berango	286	+7.9%
58	Elorrio	272	+13.8%
59	Derio	262	+6.1%
60	Oyón-Oion	251	-1.2%
61	Villabona	247	-10.5%
62	Lezo	246	+7.9%
63	Gorliz	244	-3.6%
64	Ugao-Miraballes	240	+15.9%
65	Lekeitio	236	+0.9%
66	Urnieta	235	+18.1%
67	Urduliz	233	-2.1%
68	Astigarraga	227	-4.2%
69	Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas	226	-2.6%
70	Orio	218	+2.3%
71	Aretxabaleta	209	+8.3%
72	Lazkao	208	+4.5%
73	Usurbil	205	+9.6%
74	Alonsotegi	204	-0.5%
75	Iurreta	198	+10.6%
76	Markina-Xemein	195	+13.4%
77	Igorre	191	+7.9%
78	Mutriku	190	-2.6%
79	Lemoa	188	+6.2%
80	Eskoriatza	187	+11.3%
81	Berriz	177	-7.3%
82	Plentzia	174	-8.4%
83	Zestoa	171	-5.5%
84	Sondika	165	0%
85	Alegría-Dulantzi	158	-3.7%
86	Ibarra	152	-9.5%
87	Zamudio	151	+5.6%
88	Iruña Oka/Iruña de Oca	150	-21.1%
89	Zaldibar	144	-3.4%
90	Deba	141	-14.5%
91	Sopuerta	137	+5.4%
92	Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza	126	-9.4%
93	Legutio	121	+4.3%
94	Ayala/Aiara	117	+10.4%
95	Zizurkil	111	-2.6%
96	Artziniega	104	-14.8%
97	Bakio	102	0%
98	Mendaro	93	+3.3%
99	Anoeta	89	-2.2%
100	Zaratamo	87	+2.4%
101	Labastida/Bastida	84	0%
102	Busturia	83	+5.1%
102	Getaria	83	-10.8%
104	Lezama	81	-11%
105	Alegia	79	+11.3%
106	Gordexola	76	+1.3%
106	Usansolo	76	n/a
108	Urkabustaiz	74	0%
109	Areatza	73	+49%
110	Loiu	68	-1.4%
110	Zuia	68	-8.1%
112	Aia	67	+6.3%
112	Irura	67	-4.3%
112	Zierbena	67	-6.9%
115	Asparrena	66	-2.9%
116	Lemoiz	60	-4.8%
116	Zaldibia	60	+5.3%
118	Mundaka	59	0%
119	Larrabetzu	57	-8.1%
120	Bedia	56	+7.7%
120	Okondo	56	+12%
120	Ribera Baja/Erriberabeitia	56	+1.8%
120	Zegama	56	+3.7%
124	Antzuola	54	-1.8%
125	Lapuebla de Labarca	53	-3.6%
125	Otxandio	53	+17.8%
127	Barrika	52	+4%
127	Idiazabal	52	+18.2%
129	Dima	51	-1.9%
130	Mallabia	49	+4.3%
130	Zeberio	49	+22.5%
132	Ataun	48	-5.9%
133	Gatika	47	+2.2%
134	Campezo/Kanpezu	46	+2.2%
134	Muxika	46	-9.8%
136	Asteasu	45	-6.3%
136	Gamiz-Fika	45	+7.1%
138	Berriatua	44	-12%
138	Olaberria	44	+12.8%
140	Zeanuri	43	+10.3%
141	Atxondo	42	+7.7%
141	Zigoitia	42	-31.1%
143	Arrankudiaga-Zollo	40	+17.6%
143	Laguardia	40	+11.1%
145	Elciego	39	-2.5%
145	Legorreta	39	-18.8%
145	Maruri-Jatabe	39	+50%
145	Valdegovía/Gaubea	39	-15.2%
149	Erriberagoitia/Ribera Alta	36	+44%
150	Ibarrangelu	35	+9.4%
150	Ormaiztegi	35	-7.9%
152	Galdames	34	+13.3%
152	Laukiz	34	-5.6%
154	Lantarón	33	+17.9%
154	Segura	33	-19.5%
154	Trucios-Turtzioz	33	+13.8%
157	Arraia-Maeztu	32	-17.9%
157	Artzentales	32	-20%
157	Urduña/Orduña	32	-15.8%
160	Ikaztegieta	30	+15.4%
161	Berastegi	29	+20.8%
161	Ea	29	-17.1%
161	Forua	29	-21.6%
164	Amezketa	27	-6.9%
164	Arratzua-Ubarrundia	27	-20.6%
164	Lizartza	27	-6.9%
167	Berrobi	26	+52.9%
168	Meñaka	25	+19%
169	Artea	24	-27.3%
169	Etxebarria	24	-4%
169	Itsasondo	24	-29.4%
169	Zambrana	24	+14.3%
173	Elgeta	23	-17.9%
173	Lanciego/Lantziego	23	-11.5%
175	Fruiz	22	+10%
176	Elburgo/Burgelu	21	+10.5%
176	Gautegiz Arteaga	21	-8.7%
178	Aizarnazabal	20	-35.5%
178	Arrieta	20	+11.1%
178	Aulesti	20	-20%
178	Ezkio-Itsaso	20	+66.7%
182	Leaburu	19	-13.6%
183	Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz	18	+20%
183	Orozko	18	-5.3%
185	Errezil	17	-15%
186	Berantevilla	16	+77.8%
186	Lanestosa	16	-5.9%
186	San Millán/Donemiliaga	16	-23.8%
189	Bernedo	15	-34.8%
189	Bidania-Goiatz	15	-6.3%
189	Mañaria	15	+15.4%
192	Altzo	14	+27.3%
192	Armiñón	14	+40%
192	Barrundia	14	+16.7%
192	Iruraiz-Gauna	14	+7.7%
192	Sukarrieta	14	+7.7%
197	Amoroto	13	-23.5%
197	Kortezubi	13	-31.6%
199	Kuartango	12	-7.7%
199	Morga	12	0%
199	Yécora/Iekora	12	0%
199	Ziortza-Bolibar	12	+9.1%
203	Baños de Ebro/Mañueta	11	-21.4%
204	Alkiza	10	+42.9%
204	Arratzu	10	-23.1%
206	Abaltzisketa	9	0%
206	Aduna	9	-35.7%
206	Mendexa	9	-10%
206	Murueta	9	+50%
206	Nabarniz	9	+28.6%
206	Villabuena de Álava/Eskuernaga	9	-35.7%
212	Arakaldo	8	0%
212	Elantxobe	8	-20%
212	Elduain	8	-11.1%
212	Ereño	8	+14.3%
212	Errigoiti	8	-52.9%
212	Gabiria	8	-33.3%
212	Harana/Valle de Arana	8	-20%
212	Ispaster	8	-20%
220	Belauntza	7	-30%
220	Garai	7	0%
220	Hernialde	7	n/a
220	Larraul	7	+16.7%
220	Mendata	7	-22.2%
220	Peñacerrada-Urizaharra	7	-36.4%
220	Samaniego	7	-41.7%
227	Arama	6	n/a
227	Arantzazu	6	-40%
227	Izurtza	6	-25%
227	Kripan	6	+20%
227	Leza	6	-33.3%
227	Moreda de Álava/Moreda Araba	6	+20%
227	Ubide	6	+20%
234	Ajangiz	5	-44.4%
234	Albiztur	5	n/a
234	Baliarrain	5	n/a
234	Elvillar/Bilar	5	-37.5%
234	Lagrán	5	n/a
234	Orendain	5	n/a
234	Zerain	5	-50%
241	Altzaga	0	n/a
241	Añana	0	n/a

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About this ranking

Job seekers registered as unemployed at public employment offices on the last working day of the month.

Administrative count, available down to municipality. Not the survey-based unemployment rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the municipalities are compared on one definition. 10 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for December 2025 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE). Paro registrado por municipios. https://sede.sepe.gob.es/es/portaltrabaja/resources/sede/datos_abiertos/datos/Paro_por_municipios_2025_csv.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which municipality has the highest registered unemployment?

Bilbao, with 20,876 in December 2025, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.

Which municipality has the lowest registered unemployment?

Añana, with 0 in December 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal, Paro registrado por municipios. Retrieved 2026-10-08. 10 municipalities have no value for December 2025 and are not ranked.