Municipalities in Basque Country by registered unemployment

Name: Municipalities in Basque Country by registered unemployment, February 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 236 municipalities in February 2026, at 20,947. Orendain had the lowest, at 5. The median was 55 and the figure for Basque Country was 106,950. Source: the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.

Highest20,947Bilbao

Lowest5Orendain

Median55236 municipalities

Basque Country106,950History

Top 40 municipalities, February 2026

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	February 2026 persons	Change on February 2025
1	Bilbao	20,947	-2%
2	Vitoria-Gasteiz	14,122	-1.2%
3	Donostia/San Sebastián	6,561	-2.6%
4	Barakaldo	5,771	-1%
5	Irun	3,209	+0.2%
6	Santurtzi	3,036	-4.2%
7	Getxo	2,791	-1.2%
8	Portugalete	2,569	-1.8%
9	Basauri	2,399	-1.4%
10	Sestao	2,081	+3.5%
11	Errenteria	1,828	-0.2%
12	Eibar	1,507	-2.3%
13	Leioa	1,400	-3.4%
14	Erandio	1,313	+5.3%
15	Galdakao	1,206	-2.7%
16	Arrasate/Mondragón	1,153	+5.4%
17	Durango	1,147	-5.5%
18	Laudio/Llodio	1,133	+1.5%
19	Bermeo	860	+1.7%
20	Amorebieta-Etxano	820	+3.5%
21	Pasaia	812	+2.3%
22	Ermua	795	-4.9%
23	Hernani	786	-2.4%
24	Lasarte-Oria	775	+4.3%
25	Tolosa	753	-3.1%
26	Amurrio	731	-5.4%
27	Mungia	726	-6.3%
28	Andoain	682	+7.7%
29	Gernika-Lumo	671	-1.5%
30	Zarautz	658	-0.8%
31	Arrigorriaga	630	+0.6%
32	Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran	629	-0.5%
33	Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena	599	-7.7%
34	Ortuella	592	-1.2%
35	Sopela	590	-2.5%
36	Beasain	555	-1.6%
37	Azpeitia	545	+0.7%
38	Etxebarri	529	+1.9%
39	Bergara	516	-3.2%
40	Hondarribia	509	-8.1%
41	Elgoibar	505	+2.4%
42	Balmaseda	502	-3.5%
43	Zumarraga	496	+5.8%
44	Zalla	429	-7.1%
45	Ordizia	417	-5.2%
46	Muskiz	402	+2.6%
47	Azkoitia	388	-8.7%
48	Güeñes	384	0%
49	Zumaia	352	-4.6%
50	Oñati	323	+10.6%
51	Oiartzun	318	-2.8%
52	Legazpi	315	-9.5%
53	Abadiño	314	+4.3%
54	Ondarroa	303	-0.7%
55	Agurain/Salvatierra	299	-10.7%
56	Urretxu	285	+11.3%
57	Berango	270	-1.5%
58	Oyón-Oion	259	+1.2%
59	Derio	255	-2.3%
60	Villabona	251	-9.7%
61	Elorrio	250	+6.4%
62	Gorliz	237	-7.1%
62	Lekeitio	237	+3%
64	Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas	231	+7.9%
65	Astigarraga	230	-2.5%
66	Urduliz	228	+0.4%
67	Lezo	226	-3.4%
67	Ugao-Miraballes	226	+7.6%
69	Urnieta	225	+8.7%
70	Orio	212	+6.5%
71	Usurbil	209	+2.5%
72	Alonsotegi	200	-6.1%
73	Aretxabaleta	194	0%
74	Igorre	188	+7.4%
74	Lazkao	188	-7.4%
76	Iurreta	187	+10.7%
77	Lemoa	183	-1.1%
78	Mutriku	182	+4.6%
79	Eskoriatza	174	+11.5%
80	Sondika	170	-3.4%
80	Zestoa	170	+6.3%
82	Alegría-Dulantzi	168	+0.6%
83	Plentzia	166	-18.6%
84	Markina-Xemein	164	-6.8%
85	Berriz	163	-12.4%
86	Deba	151	+2.7%
87	Iruña Oka/Iruña de Oca	150	-13.3%
88	Ibarra	149	-11.8%
88	Zamudio	149	+3.5%
90	Sopuerta	142	0%
91	Ayala/Aiara	133	+22%
92	Zaldibar	131	-6.4%
93	Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza	126	-17.6%
94	Legutio	123	+7.9%
95	Zizurkil	116	-1.7%
96	Artziniega	107	-11.6%
97	Bakio	105	-4.5%
98	Zaratamo	93	+2.2%
99	Mendaro	90	+7.1%
100	Lezama	87	-7.4%
101	Anoeta	86	-4.4%
101	Labastida/Bastida	86	+1.2%
103	Busturia	85	0%
104	Usansolo	80	+344.4%
105	Gordexola	79	+5.3%
105	Urkabustaiz	79	+3.9%
107	Alegia	78	-1.3%
108	Loiu	71	+9.2%
109	Getaria	70	-12.5%
110	Areatza	69	+13.1%
110	Zuia	69	+3%
112	Zierbena	66	-18.5%
113	Irura	64	+6.7%
114	Asparrena	63	+3.3%
115	Aia	60	-13%
115	Lemoiz	60	-6.3%
117	Ribera Baja/Erriberabeitia	59	-1.7%
118	Otxandio	55	+17%
119	Antzuola	54	+17.4%
119	Bedia	54	+5.9%
119	Gatika	54	+5.9%
119	Larrabetzu	54	-3.6%
119	Mundaka	54	-8.5%
119	Zegama	54	+10.2%
125	Zaldibia	52	+8.3%
126	Barrika	51	-5.6%
126	Okondo	51	-7.3%
126	Zigoitia	51	-17.7%
129	Lapuebla de Labarca	50	-16.7%
129	Zeberio	50	+19%
131	Ataun	49	0%
132	Laguardia	46	+4.5%
132	Muxika	46	-8%
134	Campezo/Kanpezu	45	-13.5%
134	Idiazabal	45	-6.3%
136	Artzentales	42	+2.4%
136	Asteasu	42	-12.5%
136	Dima	42	-4.5%
136	Olaberria	42	+16.7%
140	Mallabia	41	-2.4%
140	Valdegovía/Gaubea	41	-2.4%
142	Gamiz-Fika	40	-9.1%
142	Legorreta	40	-14.9%
144	Atxondo	39	+21.9%
144	Zeanuri	39	+11.4%
146	Arrankudiaga-Zollo	38	+5.6%
146	Elciego	38	+2.7%
148	Berriatua	35	-20.5%
149	Lantarón	34	+25.9%
149	Maruri-Jatabe	34	+17.2%
149	Segura	34	-10.5%
149	Trucios-Turtzioz	34	+3%
153	Ibarrangelu	32	-5.9%
153	Ormaiztegi	32	-20%
155	Ea	30	-21.1%
155	Urduña/Orduña	30	-9.1%
157	Arraia-Maeztu	29	-6.5%
157	Forua	29	-21.6%
157	Ikaztegieta	29	-9.4%
157	Laukiz	29	-12.1%
161	Erriberagoitia/Ribera Alta	28	-3.4%
162	Lizartza	27	-3.6%
163	Arratzua-Ubarrundia	26	-21.2%
163	Galdames	26	-16.1%
165	Berrobi	25	+13.6%
165	Lanciego/Lantziego	25	0%
167	Amezketa	24	-4%
167	Berastegi	24	-14.3%
167	Elgeta	24	-7.7%
170	Etxebarria	23	-20.7%
170	Meñaka	23	-8%
170	Zambrana	23	-11.5%
173	Ezkio-Itsaso	22	+83.3%
173	Itsasondo	22	-21.4%
173	Leaburu	22	0%
176	Arrieta	21	+5%
176	Artea	21	-12.5%
178	Elburgo/Burgelu	19	-5%
178	Lanestosa	19	+5.6%
180	Fruiz	18	-18.2%
180	Gautegiz Arteaga	18	+20%
182	Aulesti	17	-22.7%
182	Bernedo	17	-34.6%
182	Iruraiz-Gauna	17	+13.3%
185	Orozko	16	+14.3%
185	Sukarrieta	16	+33.3%
187	Aizarnazabal	15	-50%
187	Bidania-Goiatz	15	-11.8%
187	Errezil	15	-11.8%
187	Mañaria	15	+15.4%
187	Ziortza-Bolibar	15	+66.7%
192	Barrundia	14	0%
192	Berantevilla	14	+16.7%
192	Kuartango	14	-12.5%
192	Yécora/Iekora	14	+7.7%
196	Abaltzisketa	13	+44.4%
196	Morga	13	+8.3%
196	San Millán/Donemiliaga	13	-7.1%
199	Aduna	12	0%
199	Amoroto	12	-14.3%
199	Armiñón	12	+33.3%
199	Baños de Ebro/Mañueta	12	+9.1%
199	Kortezubi	12	0%
204	Arakaldo	11	+83.3%
205	Altzo	10	0%
205	Arratzu	10	-16.7%
205	Harana/Valle de Arana	10	+11.1%
208	Alkiza	9	+12.5%
208	Errigoiti	9	-35.7%
208	Gabiria	9	-10%
208	Izurtza	9	+28.6%
208	Mendata	9	0%
208	Mendexa	9	0%
208	Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz	9	-40%
208	Murueta	9	+28.6%
208	Villabuena de Álava/Eskuernaga	9	-25%
217	Ajangiz	8	-33.3%
217	Arantzazu	8	-20%
217	Elantxobe	8	-20%
217	Elvillar/Bilar	8	-11.1%
217	Garai	8	+60%
217	Ispaster	8	-11.1%
217	Larraul	8	0%
217	Ubide	8	+60%
225	Belauntza	7	-22.2%
225	Elduain	7	0%
225	Leza	7	-22.2%
225	Nabarniz	7	n/a
225	Peñacerrada-Urizaharra	7	-22.2%
230	Ereño	6	+20%
230	Hernialde	6	0%
230	Moreda de Álava/Moreda Araba	6	-25%
230	Samaniego	6	-50%
234	Albiztur	5	n/a
234	Gizaburuaga	5	-37.5%
234	Orendain	5	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. 16 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for February 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 20,947 in February 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.

Which municipality has the lowest registered unemployment?

Orendain, with 5 in February 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. 16 municipalities have no value for February 2026 and are not ranked.