Municipalities in Basque Country by registered unemployment

Name: Municipalities in Basque Country by registered unemployment, March 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 237 municipalities in March 2026, at 21,007. Ubide had the lowest, at 5. The median was 58 and the figure for Basque Country was 107,135. Source: the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.

Highest21,007Bilbao

Lowest5Ubide

Median58237 municipalities

Basque Country107,135History

Top 40 municipalities, March 2026

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	March 2026 persons	Change on March 2025
1	Bilbao	21,007	-1.5%
2	Vitoria-Gasteiz	14,189	-2.3%
3	Donostia/San Sebastián	6,525	-1.4%
4	Barakaldo	5,808	-0.6%
5	Irun	3,238	+0.2%
6	Santurtzi	3,063	-2%
7	Getxo	2,794	-1.1%
8	Portugalete	2,564	-3.8%
9	Basauri	2,379	+0.8%
10	Sestao	2,089	+2.4%
11	Errenteria	1,834	+2.1%
12	Eibar	1,490	-3.9%
13	Leioa	1,389	-3.9%
14	Erandio	1,299	+1.2%
15	Galdakao	1,241	+1.7%
16	Durango	1,165	-5.3%
17	Arrasate/Mondragón	1,147	+4.6%
18	Laudio/Llodio	1,114	+0.5%
19	Bermeo	891	+6.1%
20	Amorebieta-Etxano	835	+5.4%
21	Pasaia	791	-1.9%
22	Hernani	783	-2.2%
23	Ermua	779	-2.9%
24	Lasarte-Oria	773	+3.2%
25	Tolosa	743	-5%
26	Amurrio	740	-2.4%
27	Mungia	729	-7.5%
28	Gernika-Lumo	699	+2.6%
29	Zarautz	681	+4.9%
30	Andoain	647	-1.7%
31	Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran	635	+1.3%
32	Arrigorriaga	623	+3%
33	Ortuella	591	-1%
34	Sopela	583	-1.9%
35	Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena	566	-11.7%
36	Beasain	558	-2.8%
37	Azpeitia	539	-2.7%
38	Bergara	522	+1.2%
39	Etxebarri	521	+3.6%
40	Balmaseda	512	-0.6%
41	Elgoibar	496	+3.3%
41	Zumarraga	496	+5.8%
43	Hondarribia	487	-7.9%
44	Zalla	447	-1.8%
45	Ordizia	421	-6.2%
46	Azkoitia	399	-3.2%
46	Muskiz	399	+1.3%
48	Güeñes	380	-2.3%
49	Zumaia	354	-5.6%
50	Oiartzun	326	+0.3%
51	Oñati	322	+9.2%
52	Legazpi	312	-8.5%
53	Abadiño	305	+0.7%
54	Ondarroa	300	+1.4%
55	Agurain/Salvatierra	296	-7.2%
56	Urretxu	283	+15%
57	Oyón-Oion	261	+2.8%
57	Villabona	261	-4.4%
59	Berango	259	-3.7%
60	Derio	242	-4.7%
61	Elorrio	241	+9.5%
62	Astigarraga	235	+0.4%
63	Lekeitio	234	+0.9%
64	Gorliz	232	-13.4%
65	Ugao-Miraballes	231	+9%
66	Lezo	228	-5.4%
67	Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas	225	+10.8%
67	Urnieta	225	+12.5%
69	Urduliz	221	-6%
70	Orio	217	+11.9%
71	Lazkao	216	-1.8%
72	Alonsotegi	210	-0.9%
73	Usurbil	203	-1%
74	Aretxabaleta	197	-2.5%
75	Mutriku	189	+5%
76	Igorre	186	+2.2%
77	Eskoriatza	184	+16.5%
77	Iurreta	184	+6.4%
79	Lemoa	179	+3.5%
80	Alegría-Dulantzi	176	+3.5%
81	Berriz	174	-11.2%
81	Sondika	174	0%
83	Markina-Xemein	169	-5.6%
83	Plentzia	169	-15.9%
85	Zestoa	164	+16.3%
86	Zamudio	158	+4.6%
87	Ibarra	153	-5.6%
88	Iruña Oka/Iruña de Oca	152	-12.1%
89	Deba	149	+4.2%
90	Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza	135	-6.9%
91	Zaldibar	134	0%
92	Sopuerta	133	-4.3%
93	Ayala/Aiara	122	+22%
94	Legutio	120	+4.3%
94	Zizurkil	120	+8.1%
96	Bakio	110	+15.8%
97	Artziniega	102	-11.3%
98	Zaratamo	91	+8.3%
99	Mendaro	89	+1.1%
100	Busturia	85	+10.4%
101	Alegia	84	+10.5%
101	Labastida/Bastida	84	+2.4%
103	Usansolo	82	+241.7%
104	Anoeta	81	-13.8%
105	Lezama	79	-19.4%
106	Zuia	78	+11.4%
107	Getaria	76	-1.3%
107	Gordexola	76	-5%
109	Urkabustaiz	73	-5.2%
110	Loiu	72	+1.4%
111	Areatza	67	+4.7%
111	Irura	67	0%
113	Larrabetzu	65	+32.7%
113	Zierbena	65	-16.7%
115	Lemoiz	64	+3.2%
116	Asparrena	62	-7.5%
117	Aia	59	-15.7%
117	Antzuola	59	+25.5%
119	Ribera Baja/Erriberabeitia	58	-6.5%
120	Barrika	57	+9.6%
121	Zigoitia	56	-6.7%
122	Otxandio	55	+17%
123	Bedia	54	+5.9%
123	Zaldibia	54	+5.9%
125	Zegama	53	0%
126	Gatika	51	-1.9%
126	Lapuebla de Labarca	51	-13.6%
128	Arrankudiaga-Zollo	48	+29.7%
128	Okondo	48	-5.9%
128	Zeberio	48	+20%
131	Ataun	46	+4.5%
131	Mundaka	46	-27%
131	Muxika	46	-13.2%
134	Idiazabal	44	-13.7%
135	Gamiz-Fika	43	+4.9%
135	Laguardia	43	-2.3%
137	Asteasu	42	-6.7%
137	Campezo/Kanpezu	42	-16%
137	Dima	42	-4.5%
137	Valdegovía/Gaubea	42	+2.4%
137	Zeanuri	42	+31.3%
142	Berriatua	41	+5.1%
142	Olaberria	41	+10.8%
144	Mallabia	40	-7%
145	Artzentales	38	+2.7%
145	Legorreta	38	-9.5%
145	Maruri-Jatabe	38	+35.7%
148	Elciego	36	-7.7%
148	Lantarón	36	+24.1%
148	Ormaiztegi	36	-12.2%
151	Trucios-Turtzioz	35	+9.4%
152	Atxondo	34	-17.1%
153	Segura	33	-15.4%
154	Ibarrangelu	31	-3.1%
155	Arraia-Maeztu	30	-6.3%
156	Berastegi	29	-9.4%
156	Laukiz	29	+7.4%
156	Urduña/Orduña	29	-14.7%
159	Erriberagoitia/Ribera Alta	28	-9.7%
159	Forua	28	-26.3%
161	Galdames	27	-3.6%
162	Amezketa	26	+8.3%
162	Ea	26	-18.8%
162	Lanciego/Lantziego	26	-3.7%
165	Etxebarria	25	+4.2%
165	Lizartza	25	-7.4%
167	Barrundia	24	+41.2%
167	Meñaka	24	-17.2%
169	Arratzua-Ubarrundia	23	-36.1%
169	Berrobi	23	-8%
169	Elgeta	23	-4.2%
169	Ikaztegieta	23	-20.7%
169	Zambrana	23	0%
174	Ezkio-Itsaso	21	+50%
175	Aizarnazabal	20	-23.1%
175	Elburgo/Burgelu	20	+5.3%
175	Leaburu	20	-20%
178	Arrieta	19	-9.5%
178	Gautegiz Arteaga	19	+5.6%
178	Itsasondo	19	-26.9%
181	Artea	18	-21.7%
182	Bernedo	17	-19%
182	Bidania-Goiatz	17	-5.6%
182	Errezil	17	-5.6%
182	Lanestosa	17	-15%
186	Fruiz	16	-36%
187	Aulesti	15	-31.8%
187	Mañaria	15	-6.3%
187	Orozko	15	+7.1%
187	Sukarrieta	15	+50%
191	Baños de Ebro/Mañueta	14	+7.7%
191	Berantevilla	14	-12.5%
191	Yécora/Iekora	14	+7.7%
194	Altzo	13	+8.3%
194	Iruraiz-Gauna	13	0%
194	Kuartango	13	-18.8%
194	Morga	13	-7.1%
194	Ziortza-Bolibar	13	+30%
199	Amoroto	12	-14.3%
199	Arakaldo	12	+71.4%
201	Abaltzisketa	11	+10%
201	Aduna	11	-21.4%
201	Armiñón	11	+22.2%
201	Ispaster	11	-8.3%
201	Kortezubi	11	-26.7%
206	Arratzu	10	+11.1%
206	Errigoiti	10	-28.6%
206	Gabiria	10	0%
206	Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz	10	-37.5%
206	San Millán/Donemiliaga	10	-23.1%
211	Arantzazu	9	-18.2%
211	Elvillar/Bilar	9	+12.5%
211	Harana/Valle de Arana	9	0%
211	Murueta	9	+50%
211	Villabuena de Álava/Eskuernaga	9	-30.8%
216	Alkiza	8	0%
216	Garai	8	+33.3%
216	Izurtza	8	-20%
216	Larraul	8	+33.3%
216	Mendata	8	0%
221	Ajangiz	7	-30%
221	Elduain	7	+16.7%
221	Leza	7	0%
221	Mendexa	7	-36.4%
221	Peñacerrada-Urizaharra	7	-22.2%
226	Baliarrain	6	n/a
226	Belauntza	6	-33.3%
226	Ereño	6	+20%
226	Gizaburuaga	6	0%
226	Hernialde	6	n/a
226	Moreda de Álava/Moreda Araba	6	+20%
226	Nabarniz	6	+20%
226	Orendain	6	n/a
226	Samaniego	6	-40%
235	Elantxobe	5	-54.5%
235	Navaridas	5	n/a
235	Ubide	5	-16.7%

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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. 15 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for March 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 21,007 in March 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.

Which municipality has the lowest registered unemployment?

Ubide, with 5 in March 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. 15 municipalities have no value for March 2026 and are not ranked.