Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies

Málaga had the highest active companies of 101 municipalities in 2014, at 37,480. Parauta had the lowest, at 5. The median was 119 and the figure for Málaga province was 107,851. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest37,480Málaga

Lowest5Parauta

Median119101 municipalities

Málaga province107,851History

Top 40 municipalities, 2014

count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2014 count	Change on 2013
1	Málaga	37,480	+0.7%
2	Marbella	15,339	+3.7%
3	Fuengirola	5,510	+2.4%
4	Mijas	4,935	+3.4%
5	Vélez-Málaga	4,714	+0.3%
6	Estepona	4,557	+3%
7	Benalmádena	4,452	+3.1%
8	Torremolinos	4,384	+3%
9	Rincón de la Victoria	2,492	+2.4%
10	Alhaurín de la Torre	2,405	+4.7%
11	Antequera	2,302	+0.9%
12	Ronda	2,121	+0.4%
13	Alhaurín el Grande	1,572	+4.7%
14	Nerja	1,546	+0.9%
15	Coín	1,301	+2%
16	Cártama	1,112	+4.7%
17	Torrox	909	+1.3%
18	Manilva	838	+7.4%
19	Álora	562	+0.4%
20	Benahavís	516	+6.4%
21	Campillos	509	+3.5%
22	Pizarra	485	+3.9%
23	Archidona	461	+2.9%
24	Algarrobo	282	-4.1%
25	Villanueva del Trabuco	277	-2.1%
26	Mollina	266	-2.9%
27	Casares	265	+14.7%
28	Alameda	264	+1.5%
29	Villanueva de Algaidas	229	+2.2%
30	Cómpeta	219	+1.4%
31	Arriate	218	+2.8%
32	Colmenar	216	+1.9%
33	Teba	207	-0.5%
34	Frigiliana	204	+8.5%
35	Casabermeja	193	+4.3%
36	Ojén	185	+2.8%
37	Cuevas de San Marcos	166	-11.2%
38	Sierra de Yeguas	161	+0.6%
39	Periana	159	+5.3%
40	Fuente de Piedra	150	+2.7%
40	Humilladero	150	-5.1%
42	Casarabonela	149	0%
43	Cortes de la Frontera	145	+2.8%
44	Villanueva del Rosario	144	-6.5%
45	Ardales	138	-4.8%
45	Yunquera	138	+5.3%
47	Monda	136	+6.3%
48	Almogía	133	0%
48	Benamocarra	133	+3.9%
50	Almargen	122	-2.4%
51	Riogordo	119	+3.5%
51	Villanueva de la Concepción	119	-9.8%
53	Alcaucín	103	+3%
54	Gaucín	96	+7.9%
55	Benaoján	95	+2.2%
56	Viñuela	92	-2.1%
57	Alozaina	85	+1.2%
58	Cañete la Real	82	+3.8%
59	Valle de Abdalajís	78	+1.3%
60	Guaro	76	-1.3%
60	Tolox	76	-3.8%
62	Cuevas Bajas	74	+2.8%
63	El Burgo	72	+2.9%
64	Cuevas del Becerro	70	+7.7%
65	Villanueva de Tapia	69	-4.2%
66	Canillas de Aceituno	68	-2.9%
67	Benamargosa	59	+3.5%
68	Sayalonga	58	+11.5%
69	Montejaque	57	0%
70	Istán	56	+5.7%
71	Moclinejo	51	+6.3%
72	Comares	50	+2%
73	Almáchar	48	-2%
74	Algatocín	47	+9.3%
75	Alfarnate	42	+2.4%
76	Canillas de Albaida	33	-2.9%
76	El Borge	33	0%
78	Arenas	32	-8.6%
79	Igualeja	30	0%
80	Carratraca	28	+7.7%
81	Iznate	26	+13%
81	Jubrique	26	-10.3%
83	Genalguacil	24	-4%
84	Benarrabá	20	-16.7%
84	Totalán	20	-9.1%
86	Benalauría	18	-14.3%
87	Alfarnatejo	16	-15.8%
87	Cútar	16	+45.5%
89	Alpandeire	14	+27.3%
90	Árchez	13	+18.2%
90	Cartajima	13	+8.3%
90	Júzcar	13	+8.3%
93	Benadalid	12	-14.3%
93	Jimera de Líbar	12	0%
95	Macharaviaya	11	0%
95	Sedella	11	+10%
97	Faraján	10	+11.1%
98	Pujerra	9	+12.5%
99	Salares	7	+16.7%
100	Atajate	6	+20%
101	Parauta	5	-16.7%

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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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721

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Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2014. 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?period=2014. 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, 2014. 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?period=2014.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/malaga-province-municipalities?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_malaga_province_2014,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2014}},
  year = {2026},
  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?period=2014. 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.},
}

RIS

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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Málaga, with 37,480 in 2014, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Parauta, with 5 in 2014.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.