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Statistics for Málaga province

Latest official figures for Málaga province, each linked to its source.

Demography

Population1,791,092 persons2025
Population aged 16 to 641,186,189 persons2025
Population density245.4 inhabitants per km²2024
Foreign nationals share of population19.1 %2025
Population aged 65 and over19 %2025
Median age44.7 years2025
Average age43.5 years2025
Dependency ratio51 %2025
Live births11,719 count2024
Deaths13,785 count2024
Crude birth rate6.57 per 1,000 inhabitants2024
Crude death rate7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2024
Total fertility rate1.07 children per woman2024
Life expectancy at birth83.07 years2024

Labor market

Registered unemployment97,095 persons2026-08
Registered unemployment rate8.19 %2026-08
Unemployment rate13.57 %2026-Q2
Employment rate53.76 %2026-Q2
Activity rate62.21 %2026-Q2

Prices

Consumer price index (CPI)104.519 index2026-08
Inflation (CPI annual change)4.3 %2026-08

Income and living conditions

Average net income per person12,950 EUR2023
Average net income per household33,868 EUR2023
Gini index32.7 index2023

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP)43,818 EUR million2024
GDP per capita24,577 EUR2024
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)68 %2023

Housing

Home sales2,773 count2026-07
Home mortgages1,798 count2026-07
Average home mortgage amount259,312 EUR2026-07

Companies

Active companies142,401 count2025
New companies created630 count2026-07

Tourism

Hotel overnight stays2,831,211 count2026-08
Hotel guests712,223 count2026-08