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Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies

Málaga had the highest active companies of 101 municipalities in 2019, at 41,310. Pujerra had the lowest, at 9. The median was 127 and the figure for Málaga province was 126,509. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Highest41,310Málaga
Lowest9Pujerra
Median127101 municipalities
Málaga province126,509History

Top 40 municipalities, 2019

Málaga: 41,310 countMálaga41,310Marbella: 18,522 countMarbella18,522Mijas: 6,782 countMijas6,782Fuengirola: 6,742 countFuengirola6,742Estepona: 5,744 countEstepona5,744Benalmádena: 5,739 countBenalmádena5,739Vélez-Málaga: 5,572 countVélez-Málaga5,572Torremolinos: 5,202 countTorremolinos5,202Rincón de la Victoria: 3,130 countRincón de la Victoria3,130Alhaurín de la Torre: 2,796 countAlhaurín de la Torre2,796Antequera: 2,369 countAntequera2,369Ronda: 2,335 countRonda2,335Nerja: 1,891 countNerja1,891Alhaurín el Grande: 1,815 countAlhaurín el Grande1,815Coín: 1,561 countCoín1,561Cártama: 1,350 countCártama1,350Torrox: 1,149 countTorrox1,149Manilva: 1,133 countManilva1,133Benahavís: 766 countBenahavís766Álora: 672 countÁlora672Campillos: 565 countCampillos565Pizarra: 542 countPizarra542Archidona: 483 countArchidona483Casares: 418 countCasares418Algarrobo: 332 countAlgarrobo332Villanueva del Trabuco: 329 countVillanueva del Trabuco329Alameda: 283 countAlameda283Mollina: 279 countMollina279Frigiliana: 262 countFrigiliana262Ojén: 252 countOjén252Cómpeta: 249 countCómpeta249Arriate: 244 countArriate244Casabermeja: 242 countCasabermeja242Colmenar: 237 countColmenar237Villanueva de Algaidas: 229 countVillanueva de Algaidas229Teba: 207 countTeba207Cuevas de San Marcos: 190 countCuevas de San Marcos190Monda: 186 countMonda186Sierra de Yeguas: 186 countSierra de Yeguas186Periana: 178 countPeriana178Málaga: 41,310 countMálaga41,310Marbella: 18,522 countMarbella18,522Mijas: 6,782 countMijas6,782Fuengirola: 6,742 countFuengirola6,742Estepona: 5,744 countEstepona5,744Benalmádena: 5,739 countBenalmádena5,739Vélez-Málaga: 5,572 countVélez-Málaga5,572Torremolinos: 5,202 countTorremolinos5,202Rincón de la Victoria: 3,130 countRincón de la Victoria3,130Alhaurín de la Torre: 2,796 countAlhaurín de la Torre2,796Antequera: 2,369 countAntequera2,369Ronda: 2,335 countRonda2,335Nerja: 1,891 countNerja1,891Alhaurín el Grande: 1,815 countAlhaurín el Grande1,815Coín: 1,561 countCoín1,561Cártama: 1,350 countCártama1,350Torrox: 1,149 countTorrox1,149Manilva: 1,133 countManilva1,133Benahavís: 766 countBenahavís766Álora: 672 countÁlora672Campillos: 565 countCampillos565Pizarra: 542 countPizarra542Archidona: 483 countArchidona483Casares: 418 countCasares418Algarrobo: 332 countAlgarrobo332Villanueva del Trabuco: 329 countVillanueva del Trabuco329Alameda: 283 countAlameda283Mollina: 279 countMollina279Frigiliana: 262 countFrigiliana262Ojén: 252 countOjén252Cómpeta: 249 countCómpeta249Arriate: 244 countArriate244Casabermeja: 242 countCasabermeja242Colmenar: 237 countColmenar237Villanueva de Algaidas: 229 countVillanueva de Algaidas229Teba: 207 countTeba207Cuevas de San Marcos: 190 countCuevas de San Marcos190Monda: 186 countMonda186Sierra de Yeguas: 186 countSierra de Yeguas186Periana: 178 countPeriana178
count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2019
count		Change on 2018
1Málaga41,310+0.7%
2Marbella18,522+1.2%
3Mijas6,782+6.2%
4Fuengirola6,742+4.3%
5Estepona5,744+4.4%
6Benalmádena5,739+7.2%
7Vélez-Málaga5,572+4.7%
8Torremolinos5,202+2.2%
9Rincón de la Victoria3,130+4.2%
10Alhaurín de la Torre2,796+5.5%
11Antequera2,369-0.4%
12Ronda2,335+3.5%
13Nerja1,891+5.6%
14Alhaurín el Grande1,815+4%
15Coín1,561+3.9%
16Cártama1,350+0.7%
17Torrox1,149+8.3%
18Manilva1,133+8%
19Benahavís766+7.9%
20Álora672+6.5%
21Campillos565+2.5%
22Pizarra542+5.2%
23Archidona483+5%
24Casares418+13.3%
25Algarrobo332+1.5%
26Villanueva del Trabuco329+11.1%
27Alameda283+6.4%
28Mollina279+1.1%
29Frigiliana262+6.1%
30Ojén252-0.4%
31Cómpeta249+6%
32Arriate244+5.6%
33Casabermeja242+0.4%
34Colmenar237+3.5%
35Villanueva de Algaidas229-1.7%
36Teba207-1.4%
37Cuevas de San Marcos190+1.6%
38Monda186+15.5%
38Sierra de Yeguas186+6.3%
40Periana178+7.9%
40Villanueva del Rosario178+7.9%
42Almogía162+3.2%
43Fuente de Piedra161+3.9%
44Villanueva de la Concepción155-2.5%
45Humilladero154+2%
46Cortes de la Frontera142-0.7%
47Casarabonela141+1.4%
48Riogordo139+0.7%
49Ardales138+7.8%
50Yunquera128+5.8%
51Almargen127-0.8%
52Alcaucín124+14.8%
53Benamocarra120-11.8%
54Gaucín118+0.9%
55Viñuela102+3%
56Alozaina98-2%
56Canillas de Aceituno98+16.7%
58Cuevas del Becerro88+11.4%
59Benaoján87-5.4%
60Istán83-1.2%
61Guaro780%
61Valle de Abdalajís78+6.8%
63Sayalonga76+11.8%
64Tolox74-2.6%
64Villanueva de Tapia740%
66Benamargosa69+9.5%
67Cuevas Bajas67-10.7%
68Cañete la Real65+1.6%
68Comares65+18.2%
70El Burgo60-4.8%
71Moclinejo57+11.8%
72Montejaque56+5.7%
73Alfarnate49+6.5%
73Almáchar49+2.1%
75Arenas47+14.6%
76El Borge46-2.1%
77Canillas de Albaida42+10.5%
78Algatocín37-15.9%
79Iznate33+13.8%
80Carratraca300%
81Jubrique28+12%
82Igualeja27+8%
83Totalán24+14.3%
84Genalguacil230%
85Benalauría20+53.8%
85Cútar20+17.6%
87Jimera de Líbar18+12.5%
88Alfarnatejo17+13.3%
88Macharaviaya170%
88Sedella17+13.3%
91Alpandeire15-6.3%
91Júzcar15+7.1%
93Benarrabá14-12.5%
94Árchez13-7.1%
94Benadalid130%
96Salares12+33.3%
97Parauta11+22.2%
98Faraján10-9.1%
99Atajate9-18.2%
99Cartajima9+12.5%
99Pujerra9+12.5%

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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/malaga-province-municipalities?period=2019 (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, 2019}},
  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=2019. 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 41,310 in 2019, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Pujerra, with 9 in 2019.

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