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Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2025

Málaga had the highest active companies of 101 municipalities in 2025, at 43,994. Pujerra had the lowest, at 8. The median was 148 and the figure for Málaga province was 142,401. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Highest43,994Málaga
Lowest8Pujerra
Median148101 municipalities
Málaga province142,401History

Top 40 municipalities, 2025

Málaga: 43,994 countMálaga43,994Marbella: 20,829 countMarbella20,829Mijas: 8,606 countMijas8,606Fuengirola: 7,437 countFuengirola7,437Estepona: 7,015 countEstepona7,015Benalmádena: 6,968 countBenalmádena6,968Vélez-Málaga: 6,136 countVélez-Málaga6,136Torremolinos: 5,827 countTorremolinos5,827Rincón de la Victoria: 3,684 countRincón de la Victoria3,684Alhaurín de la Torre: 3,327 countAlhaurín de la Torre3,327Antequera: 2,400 countAntequera2,400Ronda: 2,334 countRonda2,334Alhaurín el Grande: 2,206 countAlhaurín el Grande2,206Nerja: 1,917 countNerja1,917Coín: 1,859 countCoín1,859Cártama: 1,596 countCártama1,596Manilva: 1,443 countManilva1,443Torrox: 1,337 countTorrox1,337Benahavís: 1,200 countBenahavís1,200Álora: 768 countÁlora768Casares: 631 countCasares631Pizarra: 618 countPizarra618Campillos: 567 countCampillos567Archidona: 479 countArchidona479Ojén: 397 countOjén397Algarrobo: 373 countAlgarrobo373Villanueva del Trabuco: 365 countVillanueva del Trabuco365Casabermeja: 331 countCasabermeja331Frigiliana: 331 countFrigiliana331Cómpeta: 321 countCómpeta321Alameda: 295 countAlameda295Mollina: 295 countMollina295Colmenar: 291 countColmenar291Arriate: 242 countArriate242Teba: 238 countTeba238Villanueva de Algaidas: 231 countVillanueva de Algaidas231Periana: 207 countPeriana207Sierra de Yeguas: 204 countSierra de Yeguas204Monda: 202 countMonda202Almogía: 198 countAlmogía198Málaga: 43,994 countMálaga43,994Marbella: 20,829 countMarbella20,829Mijas: 8,606 countMijas8,606Fuengirola: 7,437 countFuengirola7,437Estepona: 7,015 countEstepona7,015Benalmádena: 6,968 countBenalmádena6,968Vélez-Málaga: 6,136 countVélez-Málaga6,136Torremolinos: 5,827 countTorremolinos5,827Rincón de la Victoria: 3,684 countRincón de la Victoria3,684Alhaurín de la Torre: 3,327 countAlhaurín de la Torre3,327Antequera: 2,400 countAntequera2,400Ronda: 2,334 countRonda2,334Alhaurín el Grande: 2,206 countAlhaurín el Grande2,206Nerja: 1,917 countNerja1,917Coín: 1,859 countCoín1,859Cártama: 1,596 countCártama1,596Manilva: 1,443 countManilva1,443Torrox: 1,337 countTorrox1,337Benahavís: 1,200 countBenahavís1,200Álora: 768 countÁlora768Casares: 631 countCasares631Pizarra: 618 countPizarra618Campillos: 567 countCampillos567Archidona: 479 countArchidona479Ojén: 397 countOjén397Algarrobo: 373 countAlgarrobo373Villanueva del Trabuco: 365 countVillanueva del Trabuco365Casabermeja: 331 countCasabermeja331Frigiliana: 331 countFrigiliana331Cómpeta: 321 countCómpeta321Alameda: 295 countAlameda295Mollina: 295 countMollina295Colmenar: 291 countColmenar291Arriate: 242 countArriate242Teba: 238 countTeba238Villanueva de Algaidas: 231 countVillanueva de Algaidas231Periana: 207 countPeriana207Sierra de Yeguas: 204 countSierra de Yeguas204Monda: 202 countMonda202Almogía: 198 countAlmogía198
count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2025
count		Change on 2024
1Málaga43,994+3.8%
2Marbella20,829+3.8%
3Mijas8,606+6.5%
4Fuengirola7,437+4.8%
5Estepona7,015+6.3%
6Benalmádena6,968+4.8%
7Vélez-Málaga6,136+3.1%
8Torremolinos5,827+3.8%
9Rincón de la Victoria3,684+4%
10Alhaurín de la Torre3,327+3.5%
11Antequera2,400+1.8%
12Ronda2,334+0.2%
13Alhaurín el Grande2,206+5.7%
14Nerja1,917+3.5%
15Coín1,859+3.8%
16Cártama1,596+2.9%
17Manilva1,443+7.5%
18Torrox1,337+1.7%
19Benahavís1,200+8.5%
20Álora768-1.2%
21Casares631+9.9%
22Pizarra618+4.2%
23Campillos567-0.5%
24Archidona479+2.6%
25Ojén397+12.8%
26Algarrobo373+1.1%
27Villanueva del Trabuco365+2.8%
28Casabermeja331+3.8%
28Frigiliana331+6.8%
30Cómpeta321+6.3%
31Alameda2950%
31Mollina295+3.5%
33Colmenar291+9%
34Arriate242-0.8%
35Teba238+0.8%
36Villanueva de Algaidas231+0.4%
37Periana207+2.5%
38Sierra de Yeguas204+3.6%
39Monda202+2%
40Almogía198+5.9%
41Villanueva de la Concepción197+2.1%
42Villanueva del Rosario195-0.5%
43Riogordo184+7%
44Casarabonela180+10.4%
45Cuevas de San Marcos173-8.5%
46Humilladero168-0.6%
47Alcaucín163+1.9%
48Ardales162+3.2%
49Fuente de Piedra159+3.2%
50Cortes de la Frontera151-5%
51Gaucín148+10.4%
52Benamocarra1390%
53Canillas de Aceituno130+1.6%
54Yunquera129-3%
55Almargen125+9.6%
56Viñuela123+6%
57Tolox108+17.4%
58Guaro106+3.9%
59Alozaina101-4.7%
60Cuevas del Becerro100+6.4%
61Benaoján94+9.3%
62Sayalonga89-1.1%
63Valle de Abdalajís88-1.1%
64Istán84-13.4%
65Comares80-1.2%
65Cuevas Bajas80-1.2%
67Villanueva de Tapia76-5%
68El Burgo71+2.9%
69Moclinejo70+2.9%
70Arenas680%
71Montejaque67+4.7%
72Benamargosa66-4.3%
73Almáchar62+10.7%
74Cañete la Real57-1.7%
75Canillas de Albaida54+1.9%
76El Borge52+15.6%
77Alfarnate48+2.1%
78Algatocín44+4.8%
79Iznate43+7.5%
80Benalauría38-2.6%
81Carratraca37+8.8%
82Totalán35+16.7%
83Igualeja31+10.7%
84Macharaviaya28+7.7%
85Cútar27+17.4%
86Genalguacil26+8.3%
87Sedella24+4.3%
88Jubrique23+4.5%
89Jimera de Líbar21+10.5%
90Alfarnatejo20-4.8%
90Árchez200%
90Benarrabá20-4.8%
93Parauta18+38.5%
94Júzcar17-15%
95Alpandeire16+14.3%
96Atajate15+15.4%
97Faraján14+7.7%
98Salares120%
99Benadalid9-35.7%
100Cartajima80%
100Pujerra80%

Other periods

About this ranking

Active companies on 1 January (INE Central Business Directory, DIRCE).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the municipalities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (2026). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721) (Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721

MLA 9

Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2025. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/malaga-province-municipalities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2026. Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/malaga-province-municipalities.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/malaga-province-municipalities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2025}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/malaga-province-municipalities. Publisher attribution: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Málaga, with 43,994 in 2025, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Pujerra, with 8 in 2025.

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