Municipalities in Basque Country by registered unemployment

Name: Municipalities in Basque Country by registered unemployment, May 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 238 municipalities in May 2026, at 20,420. Kripan had the lowest, at 0. The median was 53 and the figure for Basque Country was 103,696. Source: the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.

Highest20,420Bilbao

Lowest0Kripan

Median53238 municipalities

Basque Country103,696History

Top 40 municipalities, May 2026

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	May 2026 persons	Change on May 2025
1	Bilbao	20,420	-0.9%
2	Vitoria-Gasteiz	13,629	-3.5%
3	Donostia/San Sebastián	6,341	-0.4%
4	Barakaldo	5,694	+2.3%
5	Irun	3,125	-0.3%
6	Santurtzi	2,917	-1.1%
7	Getxo	2,697	+0.7%
8	Portugalete	2,541	-0.3%
9	Basauri	2,309	+1.1%
10	Sestao	2,053	+3.6%
11	Errenteria	1,769	+0.5%
12	Eibar	1,507	+0.5%
13	Leioa	1,328	-3.9%
14	Erandio	1,271	+2.3%
15	Galdakao	1,173	+2.1%
16	Durango	1,132	-2.9%
17	Arrasate/Mondragón	1,096	+1.4%
18	Laudio/Llodio	1,059	-2.7%
19	Bermeo	844	+4.6%
20	Amorebieta-Etxano	801	+3.8%
21	Pasaia	785	-2.8%
22	Hernani	759	-1.7%
23	Ermua	746	-1.5%
24	Lasarte-Oria	741	+3.3%
25	Amurrio	716	-1%
25	Tolosa	716	-3.9%
27	Mungia	704	-6.4%
28	Zarautz	657	+3.6%
29	Gernika-Lumo	645	+0.2%
30	Andoain	643	+5.1%
31	Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran	608	-1.1%
32	Arrigorriaga	606	+2.5%
33	Ortuella	598	+0.3%
34	Sopela	574	-5.6%
35	Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena	569	-8.8%
36	Beasain	533	-10.9%
37	Azpeitia	528	-3.6%
38	Balmaseda	510	+1%
39	Etxebarri	507	+2%
40	Bergara	506	-1%
41	Elgoibar	488	+11.2%
42	Hondarribia	473	-3.9%
43	Zumarraga	458	+2%
44	Zalla	441	-3.7%
45	Ordizia	403	-10%
46	Muskiz	398	-0.3%
47	Güeñes	380	-0.5%
48	Azkoitia	371	-6.5%
49	Zumaia	334	0%
50	Oñati	315	+5%
51	Agurain/Salvatierra	308	+1%
51	Legazpi	308	-8.3%
53	Oiartzun	305	-10.6%
54	Abadiño	288	+0.7%
55	Ondarroa	276	+2.6%
56	Berango	258	+4.9%
57	Urretxu	254	+3.7%
58	Villabona	249	-5%
59	Oyón-Oion	238	-2.5%
60	Elorrio	237	+3.9%
61	Derio	236	-10.6%
62	Astigarraga	234	+4.5%
63	Gorliz	228	-9.9%
63	Ugao-Miraballes	228	+5.6%
65	Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas	225	+10.8%
66	Lezo	223	-9%
67	Usurbil	210	+9.4%
68	Lekeitio	208	-3.7%
69	Urnieta	206	-3.3%
70	Alonsotegi	204	+1%
71	Urduliz	203	-4.2%
72	Igorre	197	+8.2%
73	Lazkao	193	-9.8%
74	Aretxabaleta	192	-3%
74	Orio	192	+4.3%
76	Berriz	181	+2.3%
76	Eskoriatza	181	+17.5%
76	Iurreta	181	+15.3%
79	Lemoa	178	+1.1%
80	Sondika	171	+9.6%
81	Plentzia	168	-4.5%
82	Mutriku	165	-8.3%
83	Alegría-Dulantzi	163	+11.6%
83	Zestoa	163	+8.7%
85	Markina-Xemein	161	+3.9%
86	Ibarra	146	-10.4%
86	Iruña Oka/Iruña de Oca	146	-12%
88	Deba	140	+8.5%
89	Sopuerta	137	-2.1%
89	Zamudio	137	-8.7%
91	Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza	126	-6%
91	Zaldibar	126	-2.3%
93	Ayala/Aiara	119	+28%
94	Zizurkil	110	-3.5%
95	Legutio	106	-10.2%
96	Bakio	99	+10%
97	Zaratamo	94	+8%
98	Artziniega	89	-22.6%
99	Mendaro	85	+6.3%
100	Lezama	82	-1.2%
101	Anoeta	78	-19.6%
101	Labastida/Bastida	78	+4%
103	Usansolo	77	+113.9%
104	Alegia	75	0%
105	Gordexola	74	-9.8%
106	Loiu	72	+4.3%
107	Busturia	71	-7.8%
108	Urkabustaiz	70	-2.8%
109	Larrabetzu	68	+19.3%
110	Zuia	66	-7%
111	Areatza	64	-5.9%
112	Irura	62	-17.3%
113	Asparrena	61	+3.4%
114	Getaria	60	-22.1%
115	Zierbena	58	-4.9%
116	Barrika	57	+21.3%
117	Ribera Baja/Erriberabeitia	56	-11.1%
118	Antzuola	55	+5.8%
119	Zigoitia	54	+10.2%
120	Aia	52	-21.2%
120	Zaldibia	52	-13.3%
122	Gatika	51	+18.6%
122	Lemoiz	51	-15%
124	Arrankudiaga-Zollo	49	+44.1%
124	Lapuebla de Labarca	49	-12.5%
124	Okondo	49	-16.9%
124	Zegama	49	-2%
128	Mundaka	48	-21.3%
128	Otxandio	48	+20%
130	Bedia	47	-6%
131	Zeberio	46	+21.1%
132	Muxika	45	+4.7%
133	Asteasu	44	+4.8%
133	Ataun	44	-10.2%
133	Dima	44	-4.3%
133	Gamiz-Fika	44	-2.2%
133	Idiazabal	44	-20%
133	Zeanuri	44	+57.1%
139	Campezo/Kanpezu	43	0%
139	Olaberria	43	+13.2%
141	Maruri-Jatabe	41	+41.4%
141	Valdegovía/Gaubea	41	+17.1%
143	Ormaiztegi	40	-13%
144	Atxondo	39	+5.4%
145	Laguardia	38	+5.6%
146	Laukiz	36	+24.1%
146	Mallabia	36	-5.3%
148	Segura	34	-10.5%
148	Trucios-Turtzioz	34	+9.7%
150	Artzentales	33	-5.7%
150	Berriatua	33	-15.4%
152	Ea	31	+6.9%
152	Legorreta	31	-16.2%
154	Ibarrangelu	30	+3.4%
155	Elciego	29	-12.1%
155	Forua	29	-6.5%
157	Urduña/Orduña	28	-20%
158	Amezketa	26	0%
158	Arraia-Maeztu	26	-23.5%
158	Arratzua-Ubarrundia	26	-18.8%
158	Berrobi	26	+13%
158	Galdames	26	-23.5%
158	Ikaztegieta	26	-10.3%
158	Lantarón	26	-18.8%
165	Barrundia	25	+56.3%
165	Berastegi	25	-3.8%
167	Lizartza	24	-20%
167	Zambrana	24	+4.3%
169	Itsasondo	23	-20.7%
169	Lanciego/Lantziego	23	-4.2%
171	Erriberagoitia/Ribera Alta	22	-35.3%
171	Meñaka	22	-8.3%
173	Elgeta	21	-8.7%
173	Leaburu	21	-4.5%
175	Artea	20	-4.8%
176	Arrieta	19	0%
176	Fruiz	19	-9.5%
178	Aulesti	18	-5.3%
178	Etxebarria	18	-14.3%
178	Orozko	18	-5.3%
181	Aizarnazabal	17	-32%
181	Berantevilla	17	0%
181	Ezkio-Itsaso	17	+6.3%
184	Elburgo/Burgelu	16	-23.8%
184	Lanestosa	16	-23.8%
184	Mañaria	16	+23.1%
184	Sukarrieta	16	+33.3%
188	Bernedo	15	-25%
188	Errezil	15	-28.6%
188	Gautegiz Arteaga	15	-11.8%
188	Morga	15	0%
188	Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz	15	0%
193	Iruraiz-Gauna	14	-12.5%
194	Bidania-Goiatz	13	-31.6%
194	Errigoiti	13	-13.3%
196	Abaltzisketa	12	+20%
196	Amoroto	12	-7.7%
198	Gabiria	11	-26.7%
198	Kuartango	11	-35.3%
198	Ziortza-Bolibar	11	0%
201	Altzo	10	-16.7%
201	Armiñón	10	+25%
201	Elvillar/Bilar	10	+25%
201	Kortezubi	10	0%
201	Nabarniz	10	+100%
201	San Millán/Donemiliaga	10	-33.3%
201	Villabuena de Álava/Eskuernaga	10	-16.7%
208	Aduna	9	-10%
208	Arantzazu	9	-18.2%
208	Arratzu	9	+28.6%
208	Leza	9	+28.6%
208	Mendata	9	-18.2%
208	Murueta	9	+28.6%
208	Peñacerrada-Urizaharra	9	+28.6%
208	Ubide	9	+80%
208	Yécora/Iekora	9	+12.5%
217	Alkiza	8	-11.1%
217	Baños de Ebro/Mañueta	8	+14.3%
217	Elduain	8	n/a
217	Ispaster	8	-46.7%
221	Ajangiz	7	-12.5%
221	Arakaldo	7	+16.7%
221	Baliarrain	7	n/a
221	Ereño	7	0%
221	Garai	7	-12.5%
221	Larraul	7	0%
221	Mendexa	7	-36.4%
221	Moreda de Álava/Moreda Araba	7	n/a
229	Belauntza	6	-33.3%
229	Harana/Valle de Arana	6	-25%
229	Izurtza	6	-45.5%
229	Orendain	6	n/a
233	Albiztur	5	0%
233	Hernialde	5	-16.7%
233	Navaridas	5	n/a
233	Samaniego	5	-44.4%
233	Zerain	5	-37.5%
238	Kripan	0	-100%

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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. 14 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for May 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 20,420 in May 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.

Which municipality has the lowest registered unemployment?

Kripan, with 0 in May 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. 14 municipalities have no value for May 2026 and are not ranked.