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Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies

Málaga had the highest active companies of 101 municipalities in 2017, at 40,087. Atajate had the lowest, at 7. The median was 130 and the figure for Málaga province was 119,512. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Highest40,087Málaga
Lowest7Atajate
Median130101 municipalities
Málaga province119,512History

Top 40 municipalities, 2017

Málaga: 40,087 countMálaga40,087Marbella: 17,476 countMarbella17,476Fuengirola: 6,255 countFuengirola6,255Mijas: 6,019 countMijas6,019Estepona: 5,349 countEstepona5,349Vélez-Málaga: 5,244 countVélez-Málaga5,244Benalmádena: 5,066 countBenalmádena5,066Torremolinos: 5,005 countTorremolinos5,005Rincón de la Victoria: 2,891 countRincón de la Victoria2,891Alhaurín de la Torre: 2,583 countAlhaurín de la Torre2,583Antequera: 2,392 countAntequera2,392Ronda: 2,222 countRonda2,222Nerja: 1,754 countNerja1,754Alhaurín el Grande: 1,688 countAlhaurín el Grande1,688Coín: 1,471 countCoín1,471Cártama: 1,270 countCártama1,270Torrox: 1,047 countTorrox1,047Manilva: 972 countManilva972Benahavís: 648 countBenahavís648Álora: 620 countÁlora620Campillos: 577 countCampillos577Pizarra: 501 countPizarra501Archidona: 480 countArchidona480Casares: 354 countCasares354Algarrobo: 321 countAlgarrobo321Villanueva del Trabuco: 293 countVillanueva del Trabuco293Mollina: 291 countMollina291Alameda: 258 countAlameda258Arriate: 244 countArriate244Frigiliana: 239 countFrigiliana239Villanueva de Algaidas: 234 countVillanueva de Algaidas234Cómpeta: 233 countCómpeta233Ojén: 232 countOjén232Casabermeja: 228 countCasabermeja228Colmenar: 218 countColmenar218Teba: 207 countTeba207Sierra de Yeguas: 181 countSierra de Yeguas181Cuevas de San Marcos: 177 countCuevas de San Marcos177Periana: 159 countPeriana159Monda: 157 countMonda157Málaga: 40,087 countMálaga40,087Marbella: 17,476 countMarbella17,476Fuengirola: 6,255 countFuengirola6,255Mijas: 6,019 countMijas6,019Estepona: 5,349 countEstepona5,349Vélez-Málaga: 5,244 countVélez-Málaga5,244Benalmádena: 5,066 countBenalmádena5,066Torremolinos: 5,005 countTorremolinos5,005Rincón de la Victoria: 2,891 countRincón de la Victoria2,891Alhaurín de la Torre: 2,583 countAlhaurín de la Torre2,583Antequera: 2,392 countAntequera2,392Ronda: 2,222 countRonda2,222Nerja: 1,754 countNerja1,754Alhaurín el Grande: 1,688 countAlhaurín el Grande1,688Coín: 1,471 countCoín1,471Cártama: 1,270 countCártama1,270Torrox: 1,047 countTorrox1,047Manilva: 972 countManilva972Benahavís: 648 countBenahavís648Álora: 620 countÁlora620Campillos: 577 countCampillos577Pizarra: 501 countPizarra501Archidona: 480 countArchidona480Casares: 354 countCasares354Algarrobo: 321 countAlgarrobo321Villanueva del Trabuco: 293 countVillanueva del Trabuco293Mollina: 291 countMollina291Alameda: 258 countAlameda258Arriate: 244 countArriate244Frigiliana: 239 countFrigiliana239Villanueva de Algaidas: 234 countVillanueva de Algaidas234Cómpeta: 233 countCómpeta233Ojén: 232 countOjén232Casabermeja: 228 countCasabermeja228Colmenar: 218 countColmenar218Teba: 207 countTeba207Sierra de Yeguas: 181 countSierra de Yeguas181Cuevas de San Marcos: 177 countCuevas de San Marcos177Periana: 159 countPeriana159Monda: 157 countMonda157
count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2017
count		Change on 2016
1Málaga40,087+1.9%
2Marbella17,476+3.6%
3Fuengirola6,255+5.1%
4Mijas6,019+6.6%
5Estepona5,349+6.1%
6Vélez-Málaga5,244+4.9%
7Benalmádena5,066+5.4%
8Torremolinos5,005+6.4%
9Rincón de la Victoria2,891+5.5%
10Alhaurín de la Torre2,583+3.2%
11Antequera2,392+1.6%
12Ronda2,222+1%
13Nerja1,754+4.5%
14Alhaurín el Grande1,688+1.2%
15Coín1,471+4%
16Cártama1,270+3.4%
17Torrox1,047+5.9%
18Manilva972+5%
19Benahavís648+10.2%
20Álora620+5.4%
21Campillos577+3%
22Pizarra501+3.3%
23Archidona480+4.1%
24Casares354+8.6%
25Algarrobo321-0.3%
26Villanueva del Trabuco293-0.3%
27Mollina2910%
28Alameda258+1.6%
29Arriate244+11.9%
30Frigiliana239+4.8%
31Villanueva de Algaidas234+3.1%
32Cómpeta233+1.7%
33Ojén232+10%
34Casabermeja228+2.2%
35Colmenar218-0.5%
36Teba207+4.5%
37Sierra de Yeguas181+0.6%
38Cuevas de San Marcos177+1.1%
39Periana159+5.3%
40Monda157+9.8%
41Fuente de Piedra155-6.1%
41Humilladero155+2.6%
43Villanueva de la Concepción153+10.9%
44Villanueva del Rosario149+3.5%
45Almogía142-4.7%
45Riogordo142+5.2%
47Benamocarra139+13%
47Cortes de la Frontera139+0.7%
49Almargen138+1.5%
50Casarabonela132-7%
51Ardales130-3%
52Yunquera125-0.8%
53Alcaucín109+1.9%
54Gaucín108+5.9%
55Alozaina93+4.5%
56Benaoján92+3.4%
56Viñuela92+7%
58Canillas de Aceituno83-2.4%
58Cuevas del Becerro83+2.5%
58Valle de Abdalajís83+3.8%
61Guaro79-4.8%
62Cuevas Bajas78+6.8%
63Tolox74-2.6%
64Villanueva de Tapia73+1.4%
65Istán69+6.2%
65Sayalonga69+7.8%
67Cañete la Real67-2.9%
68Benamargosa65+4.8%
69El Burgo61-17.6%
70Montejaque57+9.6%
71Moclinejo56+14.3%
72Comares53+12.8%
73Almáchar50-7.4%
74Alfarnate47+4.4%
75Canillas de Albaida40+11.1%
76Algatocín37-5.1%
76Arenas37+2.8%
76El Borge37-11.9%
79Iznate28+7.7%
80Carratraca27+17.4%
80Jubrique27+3.8%
82Igualeja26+8.3%
83Genalguacil21+10.5%
83Macharaviaya21+23.5%
85Totalán19-9.5%
86Alfarnatejo17-10.5%
86Árchez170%
88Alpandeire16+14.3%
88Benadalid16+6.7%
88Benarrabá16-5.9%
91Benalauría15-11.8%
91Cútar15-6.3%
91Jimera de Líbar15+50%
94Júzcar14+7.7%
95Pujerra12+50%
96Faraján11+22.2%
97Cartajima10-23.1%
97Sedella100%
99Salares9+12.5%
100Parauta8-27.3%
101Atajate7-36.4%

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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/malaga-province-municipalities?period=2017 (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, 2017}},
  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=2017. 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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RIS
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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Málaga, with 40,087 in 2017, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Atajate, with 7 in 2017.

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