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Population in Málaga province

Population in Málaga province was 1.79 million in 2025, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 52 provinces in 2025.

2025, persons1,791,092
Change on 2024+1%
Rank6th of 52Provinces of Spain ranked
Series high1,791,0922025
Series low1,278,8512000

Population in Málaga province, 2000 to 2025

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1.2M1.4M1.6M1.8M20002004200820122016202020252000: 1,278,851 persons2001: 1,302,240 persons2002: 1,330,010 persons2003: 1,374,890 persons2004: 1,397,925 persons2005: 1,453,409 persons2006: 1,491,287 persons2007: 1,517,523 persons2008: 1,563,261 persons2009: 1,593,068 persons2010: 1,609,557 persons2011: 1,625,827 persons2012: 1,641,098 persons2013: 1,652,999 persons2014: 1,621,968 persons2015: 1,628,973 persons2016: 1,629,298 persons2017: 1,630,615 persons2018: 1,641,121 persons2019: 1,661,785 persons2020: 1,685,920 persons2021: 1,695,651 persons2022: 1,717,504 persons2023: 1,751,600 persons2024: 1,773,136 persons2025: 1,791,092 persons
persons. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
All 26 values
Periodpersons
20251,791,092
20241,773,136
20231,751,600
20221,717,504
20211,695,651
20201,685,920
20191,661,785
20181,641,121
20171,630,615
20161,629,298
20151,628,973
20141,621,968
20131,652,999
20121,641,098
20111,625,827
20101,609,557
20091,593,068
20081,563,261
20071,517,523
20061,491,287
20051,453,409
20041,397,925
20031,374,890
20021,330,010
20011,302,240
20001,278,851

Compared with Andalusia and Spain

Place2025
Málaga province1,791,092
Andalusia8,666,412
Spain49,114,494

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Cifras oficiales de población de los municipios españoles: Revisión del Padrón municipal (tabla 29005). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=29005. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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What is the population in Málaga province?

Population in Málaga province was 1.79 million in 2025, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 52 provinces in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Cifras oficiales de población de los municipios españoles: Revisión del Padrón municipal (tabla 29005). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest population in Málaga province?

1.79 million in 2025, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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