Data / Rankings / Active companies / Municipalities in Málaga province

Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies

Málaga had the highest active companies of 101 municipalities in 2018, at 41,022. Pujerra had the lowest, at 8. The median was 128 and the figure for Málaga province was 123,109. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest41,022Málaga
Lowest8Pujerra
Median128101 municipalities
Málaga province123,109History

Top 40 municipalities, 2018

Málaga: 41,022 countMálaga41,022Marbella: 18,301 countMarbella18,301Fuengirola: 6,465 countFuengirola6,465Mijas: 6,387 countMijas6,387Estepona: 5,501 countEstepona5,501Benalmádena: 5,356 countBenalmádena5,356Vélez-Málaga: 5,323 countVélez-Málaga5,323Torremolinos: 5,089 countTorremolinos5,089Rincón de la Victoria: 3,004 countRincón de la Victoria3,004Alhaurín de la Torre: 2,650 countAlhaurín de la Torre2,650Antequera: 2,379 countAntequera2,379Ronda: 2,257 countRonda2,257Nerja: 1,791 countNerja1,791Alhaurín el Grande: 1,746 countAlhaurín el Grande1,746Coín: 1,503 countCoín1,503Cártama: 1,341 countCártama1,341Torrox: 1,061 countTorrox1,061Manilva: 1,049 countManilva1,049Benahavís: 710 countBenahavís710Álora: 631 countÁlora631Campillos: 551 countCampillos551Pizarra: 515 countPizarra515Archidona: 460 countArchidona460Casares: 369 countCasares369Algarrobo: 327 countAlgarrobo327Villanueva del Trabuco: 296 countVillanueva del Trabuco296Mollina: 276 countMollina276Alameda: 266 countAlameda266Ojén: 253 countOjén253Frigiliana: 247 countFrigiliana247Casabermeja: 241 countCasabermeja241Cómpeta: 235 countCómpeta235Villanueva de Algaidas: 233 countVillanueva de Algaidas233Arriate: 231 countArriate231Colmenar: 229 countColmenar229Teba: 210 countTeba210Cuevas de San Marcos: 187 countCuevas de San Marcos187Sierra de Yeguas: 175 countSierra de Yeguas175Periana: 165 countPeriana165Villanueva del Rosario: 165 countVillanueva del Rosario165Málaga: 41,022 countMálaga41,022Marbella: 18,301 countMarbella18,301Fuengirola: 6,465 countFuengirola6,465Mijas: 6,387 countMijas6,387Estepona: 5,501 countEstepona5,501Benalmádena: 5,356 countBenalmádena5,356Vélez-Málaga: 5,323 countVélez-Málaga5,323Torremolinos: 5,089 countTorremolinos5,089Rincón de la Victoria: 3,004 countRincón de la Victoria3,004Alhaurín de la Torre: 2,650 countAlhaurín de la Torre2,650Antequera: 2,379 countAntequera2,379Ronda: 2,257 countRonda2,257Nerja: 1,791 countNerja1,791Alhaurín el Grande: 1,746 countAlhaurín el Grande1,746Coín: 1,503 countCoín1,503Cártama: 1,341 countCártama1,341Torrox: 1,061 countTorrox1,061Manilva: 1,049 countManilva1,049Benahavís: 710 countBenahavís710Álora: 631 countÁlora631Campillos: 551 countCampillos551Pizarra: 515 countPizarra515Archidona: 460 countArchidona460Casares: 369 countCasares369Algarrobo: 327 countAlgarrobo327Villanueva del Trabuco: 296 countVillanueva del Trabuco296Mollina: 276 countMollina276Alameda: 266 countAlameda266Ojén: 253 countOjén253Frigiliana: 247 countFrigiliana247Casabermeja: 241 countCasabermeja241Cómpeta: 235 countCómpeta235Villanueva de Algaidas: 233 countVillanueva de Algaidas233Arriate: 231 countArriate231Colmenar: 229 countColmenar229Teba: 210 countTeba210Cuevas de San Marcos: 187 countCuevas de San Marcos187Sierra de Yeguas: 175 countSierra de Yeguas175Periana: 165 countPeriana165Villanueva del Rosario: 165 countVillanueva del Rosario165
count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2018
count		Change on 2017
1Málaga41,022+2.3%
2Marbella18,301+4.7%
3Fuengirola6,465+3.4%
4Mijas6,387+6.1%
5Estepona5,501+2.8%
6Benalmádena5,356+5.7%
7Vélez-Málaga5,323+1.5%
8Torremolinos5,089+1.7%
9Rincón de la Victoria3,004+3.9%
10Alhaurín de la Torre2,650+2.6%
11Antequera2,379-0.5%
12Ronda2,257+1.6%
13Nerja1,791+2.1%
14Alhaurín el Grande1,746+3.4%
15Coín1,503+2.2%
16Cártama1,341+5.6%
17Torrox1,061+1.3%
18Manilva1,049+7.9%
19Benahavís710+9.6%
20Álora631+1.8%
21Campillos551-4.5%
22Pizarra515+2.8%
23Archidona460-4.2%
24Casares369+4.2%
25Algarrobo327+1.9%
26Villanueva del Trabuco296+1%
27Mollina276-5.2%
28Alameda266+3.1%
29Ojén253+9.1%
30Frigiliana247+3.3%
31Casabermeja241+5.7%
32Cómpeta235+0.9%
33Villanueva de Algaidas233-0.4%
34Arriate231-5.3%
35Colmenar229+5%
36Teba210+1.4%
37Cuevas de San Marcos187+5.6%
38Sierra de Yeguas175-3.3%
39Periana165+3.8%
39Villanueva del Rosario165+10.7%
41Monda161+2.5%
42Villanueva de la Concepción159+3.9%
43Almogía157+10.6%
44Fuente de Piedra1550%
45Humilladero151-2.6%
46Cortes de la Frontera143+2.9%
47Casarabonela139+5.3%
48Riogordo138-2.8%
49Benamocarra136-2.2%
50Almargen128-7.2%
50Ardales128-1.5%
52Yunquera121-3.2%
53Gaucín117+8.3%
54Alcaucín108-0.9%
55Alozaina100+7.5%
56Viñuela99+7.6%
57Benaoján920%
58Canillas de Aceituno84+1.2%
58Istán84+21.7%
60Cuevas del Becerro79-4.8%
61Guaro78-1.3%
62Tolox76+2.7%
63Cuevas Bajas75-3.8%
64Villanueva de Tapia74+1.4%
65Valle de Abdalajís73-12%
66Sayalonga68-1.4%
67Cañete la Real64-4.5%
68Benamargosa63-3.1%
68El Burgo63+3.3%
70Comares55+3.8%
71Montejaque53-7%
72Moclinejo51-8.9%
73Almáchar48-4%
74El Borge47+27%
75Alfarnate46-2.1%
76Algatocín44+18.9%
77Arenas41+10.8%
78Canillas de Albaida38-5%
79Carratraca30+11.1%
80Iznate29+3.6%
81Igualeja25-3.8%
81Jubrique25-7.4%
83Genalguacil23+9.5%
84Totalán21+10.5%
85Cútar17+13.3%
85Macharaviaya17-19%
87Alpandeire160%
87Benarrabá160%
87Jimera de Líbar16+6.7%
90Alfarnatejo15-11.8%
90Sedella15+50%
92Árchez14-17.6%
92Júzcar140%
94Benadalid13-18.8%
94Benalauría13-13.3%
96Atajate11+57.1%
96Faraján110%
98Parauta9+12.5%
98Salares90%
100Cartajima8-20%
100Pujerra8-33.3%

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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (2026). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721) (Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/malaga-province-municipalities?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_malaga_province_2018,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2018}},
  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=2018. 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
TY  - DATA
AU  - Instituto Nacional de Estadística
TI  - Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2018
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/07
PB  - Instituto Nacional de Estadística
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/malaga-province-municipalities?period=2018
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/malaga-province-municipalities?period=2018.
N1  - 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.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"active_companies","level":"municipality","within":"Málaga","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=active_companies&level=municipality&within=M%C3%A1laga&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Málaga, with 41,022 in 2018, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Pujerra, with 8 in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

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.

Active companies: other rankings

Municipalities in Málaga province: more rankings