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Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies

Málaga had the highest active companies of 101 municipalities in 2016, at 39,352. Salares had the lowest, at 8. The median was 126 and the figure for Málaga province was 115,447. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Highest39,352Málaga
Lowest8Salares
Median126101 municipalities
Málaga province115,447History

Top 40 municipalities, 2016

Málaga: 39,352 countMálaga39,352Marbella: 16,869 countMarbella16,869Fuengirola: 5,954 countFuengirola5,954Mijas: 5,648 countMijas5,648Estepona: 5,041 countEstepona5,041Vélez-Málaga: 5,000 countVélez-Málaga5,000Benalmádena: 4,807 countBenalmádena4,807Torremolinos: 4,704 countTorremolinos4,704Rincón de la Victoria: 2,740 countRincón de la Victoria2,740Alhaurín de la Torre: 2,502 countAlhaurín de la Torre2,502Antequera: 2,354 countAntequera2,354Ronda: 2,199 countRonda2,199Nerja: 1,678 countNerja1,678Alhaurín el Grande: 1,668 countAlhaurín el Grande1,668Coín: 1,415 countCoín1,415Cártama: 1,228 countCártama1,228Torrox: 989 countTorrox989Manilva: 926 countManilva926Álora: 588 countÁlora588Benahavís: 588 countBenahavís588Campillos: 560 countCampillos560Pizarra: 485 countPizarra485Archidona: 461 countArchidona461Casares: 326 countCasares326Algarrobo: 322 countAlgarrobo322Villanueva del Trabuco: 294 countVillanueva del Trabuco294Mollina: 291 countMollina291Alameda: 254 countAlameda254Cómpeta: 229 countCómpeta229Frigiliana: 228 countFrigiliana228Villanueva de Algaidas: 227 countVillanueva de Algaidas227Casabermeja: 223 countCasabermeja223Colmenar: 219 countColmenar219Arriate: 218 countArriate218Ojén: 211 countOjén211Teba: 198 countTeba198Sierra de Yeguas: 180 countSierra de Yeguas180Cuevas de San Marcos: 175 countCuevas de San Marcos175Fuente de Piedra: 165 countFuente de Piedra165Humilladero: 151 countHumilladero151Málaga: 39,352 countMálaga39,352Marbella: 16,869 countMarbella16,869Fuengirola: 5,954 countFuengirola5,954Mijas: 5,648 countMijas5,648Estepona: 5,041 countEstepona5,041Vélez-Málaga: 5,000 countVélez-Málaga5,000Benalmádena: 4,807 countBenalmádena4,807Torremolinos: 4,704 countTorremolinos4,704Rincón de la Victoria: 2,740 countRincón de la Victoria2,740Alhaurín de la Torre: 2,502 countAlhaurín de la Torre2,502Antequera: 2,354 countAntequera2,354Ronda: 2,199 countRonda2,199Nerja: 1,678 countNerja1,678Alhaurín el Grande: 1,668 countAlhaurín el Grande1,668Coín: 1,415 countCoín1,415Cártama: 1,228 countCártama1,228Torrox: 989 countTorrox989Manilva: 926 countManilva926Álora: 588 countÁlora588Benahavís: 588 countBenahavís588Campillos: 560 countCampillos560Pizarra: 485 countPizarra485Archidona: 461 countArchidona461Casares: 326 countCasares326Algarrobo: 322 countAlgarrobo322Villanueva del Trabuco: 294 countVillanueva del Trabuco294Mollina: 291 countMollina291Alameda: 254 countAlameda254Cómpeta: 229 countCómpeta229Frigiliana: 228 countFrigiliana228Villanueva de Algaidas: 227 countVillanueva de Algaidas227Casabermeja: 223 countCasabermeja223Colmenar: 219 countColmenar219Arriate: 218 countArriate218Ojén: 211 countOjén211Teba: 198 countTeba198Sierra de Yeguas: 180 countSierra de Yeguas180Cuevas de San Marcos: 175 countCuevas de San Marcos175Fuente de Piedra: 165 countFuente de Piedra165Humilladero: 151 countHumilladero151
count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2016
count		Change on 2015
1Málaga39,352+1.9%
2Marbella16,869+6.3%
3Fuengirola5,954+3.5%
4Mijas5,648+6%
5Estepona5,041+4.6%
6Vélez-Málaga5,000+2%
7Benalmádena4,807+3.8%
8Torremolinos4,704+3.9%
9Rincón de la Victoria2,740+5.2%
10Alhaurín de la Torre2,502+2.3%
11Antequera2,354+0.2%
12Ronda2,199+1.8%
13Nerja1,678+3.3%
14Alhaurín el Grande1,668+2.3%
15Coín1,415+4.4%
16Cártama1,228+4.7%
17Torrox989+2.4%
18Manilva926+3.7%
19Álora588+3.2%
19Benahavís588+9.7%
21Campillos560+6.7%
22Pizarra485+1.7%
23Archidona461+0.7%
24Casares326+9.8%
25Algarrobo322+4.5%
26Villanueva del Trabuco294+2.8%
27Mollina291+1.4%
28Alameda254-5.6%
29Cómpeta229+3.2%
30Frigiliana228+2.2%
31Villanueva de Algaidas227-1.3%
32Casabermeja223+4.7%
33Colmenar219+3.8%
34Arriate2180%
35Ojén211+11.6%
36Teba198-5.7%
37Sierra de Yeguas180+9.1%
38Cuevas de San Marcos175-2.8%
39Fuente de Piedra165+3.8%
40Humilladero151-6.8%
40Periana151+1.3%
42Almogía149+10.4%
43Villanueva del Rosario144-2%
44Monda143+3.6%
45Casarabonela142-2.7%
46Cortes de la Frontera138+2.2%
46Villanueva de la Concepción138+8.7%
48Almargen136+3%
49Riogordo135+7.1%
50Ardales134-3.6%
51Yunquera126-7.4%
52Benamocarra123-1.6%
53Alcaucín107+8.1%
54Gaucín102-1.9%
55Alozaina89+1.1%
55Benaoján89-3.3%
57Viñuela86-11.3%
58Canillas de Aceituno85+11.8%
59Guaro83+6.4%
60Cuevas del Becerro81+14.1%
61Valle de Abdalajís80+8.1%
62Tolox76-6.2%
63El Burgo74+4.2%
64Cuevas Bajas73+9%
65Villanueva de Tapia72+5.9%
66Cañete la Real69-5.5%
67Istán65+10.2%
68Sayalonga64+3.2%
69Benamargosa62+6.9%
70Almáchar54-6.9%
71Montejaque52-10.3%
72Moclinejo490%
73Comares47-4.1%
74Alfarnate45-2.2%
75El Borge42+10.5%
76Algatocín39-11.4%
77Arenas36+2.9%
77Canillas de Albaida36+5.9%
79Iznate26+4%
79Jubrique260%
81Igualeja24-20%
82Carratraca23-11.5%
83Totalán21+16.7%
84Alfarnatejo19+11.8%
84Genalguacil19-17.4%
86Árchez17+6.3%
86Benalauría17-15%
86Benarrabá170%
86Macharaviaya17+13.3%
90Cútar16+6.7%
91Benadalid15+15.4%
92Alpandeire14-12.5%
93Cartajima13+8.3%
93Júzcar130%
95Atajate11+83.3%
95Parauta11+37.5%
97Jimera de Líbar10-9.1%
97Sedella10-23.1%
99Faraján90%
100Pujerra8-11.1%
100Salares8+14.3%

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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/malaga-province-municipalities?period=2016 (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, 2016}},
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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?period=2016. 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 39,352 in 2016, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Salares, with 8 in 2016.

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