Municipalities in Basque Country by registered unemployment

Name: Municipalities in Basque Country by registered unemployment, July 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 234 municipalities in July 2026, at 21,006. Ajangiz had the lowest, at 5. The median was 56 and the figure for Basque Country was 105,536. Source: the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.

Highest21,006Bilbao

Lowest5Ajangiz

Median56234 municipalities

Basque Country105,536History

Top 40 municipalities, July 2026

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	July 2026 persons	Change on July 2025
1	Bilbao	21,006	+1.2%
2	Vitoria-Gasteiz	13,726	-1.5%
3	Donostia/San Sebastián	6,409	+0.5%
4	Barakaldo	5,709	+2.4%
5	Irun	3,136	+2.1%
6	Santurtzi	2,952	-0.4%
7	Getxo	2,737	-1.3%
8	Portugalete	2,567	-2.1%
9	Basauri	2,351	0%
10	Sestao	2,074	+6.3%
11	Errenteria	1,813	+3%
12	Eibar	1,523	+3.8%
13	Leioa	1,358	-3.2%
14	Erandio	1,288	+1.1%
15	Galdakao	1,228	+0.7%
16	Durango	1,220	+4.3%
17	Arrasate/Mondragón	1,095	-3.7%
18	Laudio/Llodio	1,089	+5.9%
19	Amorebieta-Etxano	831	+7.4%
20	Hernani	828	+4.4%
21	Bermeo	803	+7.2%
22	Pasaia	787	-2.5%
23	Lasarte-Oria	761	+3.7%
24	Ermua	759	-4.6%
25	Amurrio	744	+2.6%
26	Tolosa	743	+1.2%
27	Mungia	719	-4.8%
28	Zarautz	667	+0.9%
29	Andoain	656	+4.5%
30	Gernika-Lumo	642	0%
31	Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran	635	+2.8%
32	Arrigorriaga	612	+1.2%
33	Ortuella	593	0%
34	Beasain	579	-2.7%
35	Sopela	562	-7%
36	Azpeitia	548	-0.2%
37	Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena	547	-14.1%
38	Etxebarri	525	+4.4%
39	Balmaseda	514	+2.2%
40	Zumarraga	505	+2.9%
41	Bergara	503	+0.8%
42	Elgoibar	490	+11.1%
43	Hondarribia	460	-4.4%
44	Zalla	433	-6.3%
45	Ordizia	432	-3.1%
46	Muskiz	394	-4.4%
47	Azkoitia	383	-8.6%
48	Güeñes	367	+4.3%
49	Oiartzun	328	+3.1%
50	Agurain/Salvatierra	317	+5.3%
50	Legazpi	317	+2.3%
52	Oñati	312	+8%
53	Zumaia	310	-6.9%
54	Ondarroa	308	+3.7%
55	Berango	286	+4.4%
56	Abadiño	279	-8.8%
57	Urretxu	264	-0.4%
58	Elorrio	254	+3.7%
59	Astigarraga	243	+5.2%
60	Villabona	241	-4.7%
61	Lezo	236	-2.9%
61	Urnieta	236	+8.8%
63	Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas	235	+22.4%
64	Derio	233	-2.9%
65	Gorliz	230	-4.6%
66	Ugao-Miraballes	227	-3%
67	Lekeitio	219	+12.3%
67	Orio	219	+19.7%
69	Oyón-Oion	212	-10.9%
69	Usurbil	212	+11.6%
71	Urduliz	208	-9.2%
72	Alonsotegi	205	+1.5%
73	Lazkao	203	+0.5%
74	Aretxabaleta	201	-0.5%
75	Igorre	198	+4.2%
76	Berriz	189	+6.2%
77	Eskoriatza	185	+10.8%
78	Lemoa	184	+7%
79	Iurreta	181	+14.6%
80	Sondika	176	+15%
81	Markina-Xemein	175	+6.7%
82	Plentzia	161	-4.7%
83	Mutriku	159	-1.2%
83	Zestoa	159	+2.6%
85	Alegría-Dulantzi	156	+4%
86	Iruña Oka/Iruña de Oca	145	-10.5%
87	Deba	144	-1.4%
88	Zamudio	142	-1.4%
89	Sopuerta	140	+2.2%
90	Ibarra	139	-14.7%
91	Zaldibar	138	+2.2%
92	Ayala/Aiara	128	+26.7%
93	Karrantza Harana/Valle de Carranza	119	-4%
94	Legutio	115	-3.4%
95	Zizurkil	112	+0.9%
96	Bakio	100	+2%
97	Artziniega	96	-8.6%
98	Zaratamo	95	+21.8%
99	Mendaro	89	+15.6%
100	Lezama	86	+1.2%
101	Alegia	81	+19.1%
102	Labastida/Bastida	80	+3.9%
103	Anoeta	78	-16.1%
103	Usansolo	78	+95%
105	Loiu	70	+6.1%
106	Busturia	69	-19.8%
106	Urkabustaiz	69	+1.5%
108	Gordexola	67	-5.6%
109	Getaria	66	-1.5%
110	Antzuola	64	+14.3%
110	Areatza	64	+16.4%
110	Larrabetzu	64	-1.5%
113	Idiazabal	59	+28.3%
114	Ataun	58	+7.4%
114	Zierbena	58	-13.4%
116	Irura	57	-21.9%
117	Aia	56	-24.3%
117	Barrika	56	+12%
119	Asparrena	55	-11.3%
119	Zaldibia	55	+1.9%
119	Zuia	55	-17.9%
122	Ribera Baja/Erriberabeitia	54	-1.8%
123	Lemoiz	52	-11.9%
123	Ormaiztegi	52	+13%
125	Otxandio	51	+10.9%
125	Zegama	51	-19%
127	Gamiz-Fika	50	+25%
127	Okondo	50	-10.7%
129	Gatika	48	0%
130	Zeberio	47	-2.1%
131	Asteasu	46	+15%
131	Olaberria	46	+21.1%
131	Zeanuri	46	+35.3%
131	Zigoitia	46	+12.2%
135	Arrankudiaga-Zollo	45	+50%
135	Bedia	45	-22.4%
135	Mundaka	45	-33.8%
135	Muxika	45	+2.3%
139	Lapuebla de Labarca	43	-20.4%
139	Mallabia	43	-2.3%
141	Atxondo	41	-12.8%
141	Campezo/Kanpezu	41	-19.6%
143	Legorreta	40	+21.2%
143	Maruri-Jatabe	40	+21.2%
145	Dima	39	-29.1%
146	Artzentales	37	+5.7%
146	Laguardia	37	-7.5%
146	Valdegovía/Gaubea	37	-2.6%
149	Segura	36	0%
150	Trucios-Turtzioz	34	+9.7%
151	Laukiz	33	-2.9%
152	Galdames	32	+14.3%
153	Berriatua	30	-11.8%
154	Lantarón	29	-14.7%
155	Elciego	28	-17.6%
155	Itsasondo	28	-3.4%
157	Arratzua-Ubarrundia	27	-12.9%
157	Berrobi	27	+8%
157	Erriberagoitia/Ribera Alta	27	-18.2%
157	Ibarrangelu	27	+8%
161	Amezketa	26	-3.7%
161	Arraia-Maeztu	26	-18.8%
163	Ea	25	-21.9%
163	Forua	25	-16.7%
165	Aizarnazabal	24	+14.3%
165	Ikaztegieta	24	-20%
165	Lanciego/Lantziego	24	+26.3%
165	Urduña/Orduña	24	-27.3%
169	Elgeta	23	-4.2%
169	Lizartza	23	-17.9%
169	Zambrana	23	+9.5%
172	Barrundia	22	+29.4%
172	Berastegi	22	-8.3%
174	Arrieta	21	0%
175	Artea	20	-4.8%
175	Errezil	20	+33.3%
177	Etxebarria	19	-20.8%
177	Ezkio-Itsaso	19	+18.8%
177	Gautegiz Arteaga	19	+5.6%
180	Leaburu	18	-5.3%
180	Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz	18	+12.5%
180	Orozko	18	0%
183	Elburgo/Burgelu	17	-10.5%
183	Gabiria	17	+54.5%
183	Lanestosa	17	-22.7%
183	Mañaria	17	+13.3%
183	Ziortza-Bolibar	17	0%
188	Fruiz	16	-33.3%
188	Meñaka	16	-40.7%
190	Alkiza	15	+66.7%
190	Bernedo	15	-25%
190	Bidania-Goiatz	15	-11.8%
190	Iruraiz-Gauna	15	+7.1%
190	Sukarrieta	15	+15.4%
195	Berantevilla	14	+16.7%
195	Ispaster	14	+7.7%
195	Kortezubi	14	-12.5%
198	Aulesti	13	-38.1%
199	Abaltzisketa	12	+9.1%
199	Altzo	12	+20%
199	Amoroto	12	-7.7%
202	Armiñón	11	+10%
202	Arratzu	11	+22.2%
202	Kuartango	11	-8.3%
202	Mendexa	11	+22.2%
202	Morga	11	-31.3%
202	San Millán/Donemiliaga	11	-42.1%
202	Villabuena de Álava/Eskuernaga	11	+10%
209	Arakaldo	10	+66.7%
209	Arantzazu	10	0%
209	Belauntza	10	+11.1%
209	Errigoiti	10	-41.2%
209	Murueta	10	+66.7%
209	Nabarniz	10	n/a
215	Baños de Ebro/Mañueta	9	0%
215	Elvillar/Bilar	9	+12.5%
215	Mendata	9	0%
215	Moreda de Álava/Moreda Araba	9	+50%
215	Peñacerrada-Urizaharra	9	+28.6%
220	Aduna	8	-33.3%
220	Baliarrain	8	n/a
220	Elantxobe	8	+14.3%
220	Harana/Valle de Arana	8	-11.1%
220	Hernialde	8	+33.3%
220	Leza	8	+33.3%
226	Elduain	7	+40%
226	Ereño	7	+16.7%
226	Garai	7	+16.7%
226	Orendain	7	n/a
230	Albiztur	6	-14.3%
230	Izurtza	6	-14.3%
230	Larraul	6	-14.3%
230	Samaniego	6	0%
234	Ajangiz	5	-44.4%

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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. 18 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for July 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 21,006 in July 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.

Which municipality has the lowest registered unemployment?

Ajangiz, with 5 in July 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. 18 municipalities have no value for July 2026 and are not ranked.