Municipalities in Basque Country by registered unemployment

Name: Municipalities in Basque Country by registered unemployment, January 2026
Creator: Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal
License: Spanish public sector information reuse (Ley 37/2007, attribution required)

Bilbao had the highest registered unemployment of 239 municipalities in January 2026, at 21,186. Añana had the lowest, at 0. The median was 56 and the figure for Basque Country was 108,106. Source: the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.

Highest21,186Bilbao

Lowest0Añana

Median56239 municipalities

Basque Country108,106History

Top 40 municipalities, January 2026

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	January 2026 persons	Change on January 2025
1	Bilbao	21,186	-1.6%
2	Vitoria-Gasteiz	14,306	-0.1%
3	Donostia/San Sebastián	6,586	-2.9%
4	Barakaldo	5,880	-0.1%
5	Irun	3,184	-1.6%
6	Santurtzi	3,077	-3.3%
7	Getxo	2,830	+0.4%
8	Portugalete	2,553	-3.3%
9	Basauri	2,432	+0.4%
10	Sestao	2,091	+2.5%
11	Errenteria	1,847	-2.1%
12	Eibar	1,511	-2.8%
13	Leioa	1,443	-3%
14	Erandio	1,319	+4.1%
15	Galdakao	1,257	-1.3%
16	Durango	1,172	-5.3%
17	Arrasate/Mondragón	1,161	+4%
18	Laudio/Llodio	1,119	+0.2%
19	Bermeo	871	+3.2%
20	Pasaia	824	-3.6%
21	Amorebieta-Etxano	821	+2.4%
22	Ermua	814	-4.6%
23	Hernani	790	-4.8%
23	Lasarte-Oria	790	+6.6%
25	Tolosa	750	-1.6%
26	Amurrio	742	-5.5%
27	Mungia	737	-2.9%
28	Zarautz	686	-2.4%
29	Gernika-Lumo	679	-1%
30	Andoain	675	+6.1%
31	Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena	623	-3.1%
32	Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran	616	-4.9%
33	Ortuella	614	+2.7%
34	Arrigorriaga	602	-2.6%
35	Sopela	594	-0.5%
36	Beasain	551	-0.9%
37	Azpeitia	531	-6.2%
38	Etxebarri	530	+3.3%
39	Hondarribia	524	-5.6%
40	Bergara	518	-4.8%
41	Elgoibar	509	+8.5%
42	Balmaseda	507	-2.5%
43	Zumarraga	487	+2.1%
44	Zalla	442	-3.7%
45	Muskiz	415	+4%
46	Ordizia	414	-3.7%
47	Azkoitia	383	-8.2%
48	Güeñes	376	-1.1%
49	Zumaia	355	-1.4%
50	Legazpi	344	-1.4%
51	Abadiño	327	+0.6%
51	Oñati	327	+5.1%
53	Oiartzun	326	-1.8%
54	Agurain/Salvatierra	316	-5.4%
55	Ondarroa	309	-3.1%
56	Urretxu	289	+12%
57	Berango	280	-3.8%
58	Derio	260	+1.6%
58	Elorrio	260	+9.7%
60	Oyón-Oion	257	+0.4%
61	Villabona	253	-6.6%
62	Urnieta	243	+22.7%
63	Gorliz	241	-11.7%
63	Lezo	241	+4.3%
65	Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas	231	+7.4%
66	Ugao-Miraballes	230	+8%
67	Astigarraga	228	-3.8%
68	Urduliz	224	-5.9%
69	Lekeitio	222	-6.3%
70	Alonsotegi	206	-2.4%
71	Aretxabaleta	205	+6.8%
72	Orio	204	-1%
72	Usurbil	204	-1.4%
74	Lazkao	196	-4.4%
75	Mutriku	194	+7.2%
76	Iurreta	191	+13%
77	Igorre	190	+3.8%
78	Lemoa	186	0%
79	Eskoriatza	175	+10.1%
79	Sondika	175	+1.7%
81	Plentzia	171	-13.6%
82	Alegría-Dulantzi	170	+1.2%
83	Zestoa	169	-3.4%
84	Markina-Xemein	168	-5.6%
85	Iruña Oka/Iruña de Oca	165	-14.5%
86	Berriz	163	-14.2%
87	Zamudio	154	+1.3%
88	Ibarra	152	-5%
89	Sopuerta	141	+3.7%
90	Deba	140	-13%
91	Zaldibar	134	-9.5%
92	Ayala/Aiara	129	+20.6%
93	Legutio	124	+7.8%
94	Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza	121	-21.4%
95	Zizurkil	115	-8%
96	Artziniega	111	-14%
97	Bakio	101	-12.9%
98	Zaratamo	95	+5.6%
99	Mendaro	91	+3.4%
100	Anoeta	88	+7.3%
101	Lezama	87	-10.3%
102	Labastida/Bastida	86	+4.9%
103	Alegia	81	+3.8%
103	Busturia	81	+3.8%
103	Urkabustaiz	81	+9.5%
106	Areatza	79	+31.7%
107	Gordexola	78	+13%
108	Usansolo	74	n/a
109	Getaria	71	-10.1%
110	Loiu	70	+2.9%
110	Zierbena	70	-10.3%
112	Zuia	69	0%
113	Irura	64	0%
114	Aia	60	-1.6%
115	Asparrena	59	-9.2%
115	Lemoiz	59	-14.5%
117	Ribera Baja/Erriberabeitia	57	-8.1%
117	Zaldibia	57	+14%
119	Antzuola	56	+19.1%
119	Otxandio	56	+24.4%
119	Zigoitia	56	-5.1%
122	Gatika	55	+1.9%
122	Mundaka	55	-5.2%
124	Barrika	54	-3.6%
124	Larrabetzu	54	-19.4%
124	Zegama	54	+14.9%
127	Bedia	52	-7.1%
127	Lapuebla de Labarca	52	-7.1%
129	Dima	51	-5.6%
129	Zeberio	51	+24.4%
131	Campezo/Kanpezu	50	-2%
131	Okondo	50	+6.4%
133	Ataun	48	-2%
134	Asteasu	47	-4.1%
134	Olaberria	47	+20.5%
136	Laguardia	45	+4.7%
136	Muxika	45	-15.1%
138	Gamiz-Fika	44	-6.4%
138	Mallabia	44	-8.3%
140	Valdegovía/Gaubea	43	-8.5%
141	Idiazabal	42	-19.2%
142	Berriatua	41	-18%
142	Legorreta	41	-16.3%
144	Arrankudiaga-Zollo	40	+5.3%
145	Elciego	38	+2.7%
145	Zeanuri	38	0%
147	Maruri-Jatabe	37	+32.1%
148	Atxondo	36	+9.1%
148	Ormaiztegi	36	-10%
150	Artzentales	34	-15%
150	Lantarón	34	+9.7%
152	Laukiz	33	+6.5%
152	Segura	33	+10%
154	Trucios-Turtzioz	32	+14.3%
155	Arraia-Maeztu	31	-11.4%
155	Ea	31	-18.4%
157	Erriberagoitia/Ribera Alta	30	+25%
157	Lizartza	30	-6.3%
159	Galdames	29	0%
159	Ibarrangelu	29	-9.4%
159	Ikaztegieta	29	-3.3%
159	Urduña/Orduña	29	-19.4%
163	Arratzua-Ubarrundia	27	-15.6%
164	Berrobi	26	+36.8%
165	Berastegi	25	-10.7%
165	Forua	25	-34.2%
167	Artea	24	-17.2%
167	Etxebarria	24	-17.2%
167	Zambrana	24	-11.1%
170	Amezketa	23	-14.8%
171	Leaburu	22	+15.8%
172	Itsasondo	21	-36.4%
172	Lanciego/Lantziego	21	-12.5%
172	Meñaka	21	-12.5%
175	Elburgo/Burgelu	20	-13%
175	Ezkio-Itsaso	20	+81.8%
175	Gautegiz Arteaga	20	+11.1%
178	Arrieta	19	+18.8%
178	Elgeta	19	-26.9%
178	Fruiz	19	-17.4%
181	Aizarnazabal	18	-43.8%
181	Aulesti	18	-25%
181	Lanestosa	18	-10%
184	Barrundia	17	+21.4%
184	Bidania-Goiatz	17	0%
184	Iruraiz-Gauna	17	+13.3%
184	Mañaria	17	+30.8%
188	Orozko	16	-5.9%
188	Sukarrieta	16	+60%
190	Bernedo	15	-40%
190	Errezil	15	-11.8%
190	San Millán/Donemiliaga	15	-11.8%
193	Morga	14	-6.7%
194	Aduna	13	-7.1%
194	Amoroto	13	-7.1%
194	Kuartango	13	-13.3%
194	Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz	13	-7.1%
194	Ziortza-Bolibar	13	+44.4%
199	Abaltzisketa	12	+50%
199	Berantevilla	12	+9.1%
199	Yécora/Iekora	12	-7.7%
202	Armiñón	11	+10%
202	Baños de Ebro/Mañueta	11	-26.7%
202	Kortezubi	11	-15.4%
205	Alkiza	10	+42.9%
205	Altzo	10	-9.1%
205	Arratzu	10	0%
205	Murueta	10	+42.9%
209	Errigoiti	9	-40%
209	Harana/Valle de Arana	9	-10%
209	Ispaster	9	-25%
209	Larraul	9	+28.6%
209	Mendexa	9	-18.2%
209	Nabarniz	9	+80%
209	Villabuena de Álava/Eskuernaga	9	-25%
216	Ajangiz	8	-20%
216	Arakaldo	8	+33.3%
216	Elduain	8	0%
216	Gabiria	8	-20%
216	Garai	8	+14.3%
216	Izurtza	8	0%
216	Mendata	8	-20%
223	Arantzazu	7	-46.2%
223	Belauntza	7	-22.2%
223	Elvillar/Bilar	7	-30%
223	Leza	7	-22.2%
223	Peñacerrada-Urizaharra	7	-36.4%
228	Elantxobe	6	-40%
228	Ereño	6	0%
228	Hernialde	6	+20%
228	Moreda de Álava/Moreda Araba	6	+20%
228	Ubide	6	+20%
233	Albiztur	5	n/a
233	Gizaburuaga	5	n/a
233	Kripan	5	-16.7%
233	Lagrán	5	n/a
233	Orendain	5	n/a
233	Samaniego	5	-58.3%
239	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. 13 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for January 2026 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_2026_csv.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which municipality has the highest registered unemployment?

Bilbao, with 21,186 in January 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.

Which municipality has the lowest registered unemployment?

Añana, with 0 in January 2026.

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. 13 municipalities have no value for January 2026 and are not ranked.