Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies

Málaga had the highest active companies of 101 municipalities in 2020, at 42,448. Pujerra had the lowest, at 7. The median was 132 and the figure for Málaga province was 131,395. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest42,448Málaga

Lowest7Pujerra

Median132101 municipalities

Málaga province131,395History

Top 40 municipalities, 2020

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2020 count	Change on 2019
1	Málaga	42,448	+2.8%
2	Marbella	19,157	+3.4%
3	Mijas	7,212	+6.3%
4	Fuengirola	7,067	+4.8%
5	Benalmádena	6,057	+5.5%
6	Estepona	6,002	+4.5%
7	Vélez-Málaga	5,788	+3.9%
8	Torremolinos	5,533	+6.4%
9	Rincón de la Victoria	3,246	+3.7%
10	Alhaurín de la Torre	2,897	+3.6%
11	Ronda	2,382	+2%
12	Antequera	2,379	+0.4%
13	Alhaurín el Grande	1,928	+6.2%
14	Nerja	1,906	+0.8%
15	Coín	1,647	+5.5%
16	Cártama	1,451	+7.5%
17	Manilva	1,208	+6.6%
18	Torrox	1,202	+4.6%
19	Benahavís	841	+9.8%
20	Álora	694	+3.3%
21	Pizarra	574	+5.9%
22	Campillos	564	-0.2%
23	Archidona	499	+3.3%
24	Casares	446	+6.7%
25	Algarrobo	356	+7.2%
26	Villanueva del Trabuco	341	+3.6%
27	Mollina	295	+5.7%
28	Frigiliana	287	+9.5%
29	Alameda	277	-2.1%
30	Cómpeta	273	+9.6%
31	Ojén	261	+3.6%
32	Colmenar	254	+7.2%
33	Casabermeja	251	+3.7%
34	Arriate	237	-2.9%
35	Villanueva de Algaidas	233	+1.7%
36	Teba	208	+0.5%
37	Sierra de Yeguas	199	+7%
38	Villanueva del Rosario	195	+9.6%
39	Monda	191	+2.7%
40	Cuevas de San Marcos	190	0%
41	Periana	174	-2.2%
41	Villanueva de la Concepción	174	+12.3%
43	Almogía	171	+5.6%
44	Fuente de Piedra	169	+5%
45	Humilladero	162	+5.2%
46	Alcaucín	145	+16.9%
47	Riogordo	144	+3.6%
48	Cortes de la Frontera	142	0%
49	Casarabonela	141	0%
50	Ardales	137	-0.7%
51	Gaucín	132	+11.9%
51	Yunquera	132	+3.1%
53	Benamocarra	130	+8.3%
54	Almargen	126	-0.8%
55	Canillas de Aceituno	107	+9.2%
56	Alozaina	99	+1%
56	Viñuela	99	-2.9%
58	Istán	95	+14.5%
59	Benaoján	92	+5.7%
60	Cuevas del Becerro	87	-1.1%
61	Valle de Abdalajís	83	+6.4%
62	Tolox	81	+9.5%
62	Villanueva de Tapia	81	+9.5%
64	Guaro	78	0%
65	Sayalonga	76	0%
66	Benamargosa	75	+8.7%
67	Cañete la Real	74	+13.8%
68	Cuevas Bajas	71	+6%
69	Comares	68	+4.6%
70	El Burgo	62	+3.3%
71	Montejaque	59	+5.4%
72	Moclinejo	57	0%
73	Almáchar	49	0%
73	Arenas	49	+4.3%
75	Canillas de Albaida	48	+14.3%
76	Alfarnate	47	-4.1%
77	El Borge	45	-2.2%
78	Algatocín	41	+10.8%
79	Iznate	35	+6.1%
80	Carratraca	32	+6.7%
81	Totalán	28	+16.7%
82	Igualeja	25	-7.4%
83	Jubrique	24	-14.3%
84	Macharaviaya	22	+29.4%
85	Benalauría	21	+5%
85	Sedella	21	+23.5%
87	Árchez	20	+53.8%
88	Genalguacil	19	-17.4%
89	Cútar	18	-10%
90	Benarrabá	17	+21.4%
91	Alfarnatejo	16	-5.9%
91	Alpandeire	16	+6.7%
93	Jimera de Líbar	15	-16.7%
94	Benadalid	13	0%
94	Júzcar	13	-13.3%
96	Salares	12	0%
97	Atajate	11	+22.2%
97	Parauta	11	0%
99	Cartajima	10	+11.1%
99	Faraján	10	0%
101	Pujerra	7	-22.2%

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2020. 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=2020.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/malaga-province-municipalities?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_malaga_province_2020,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2020}},
  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=2020. 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 42,448 in 2020, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Pujerra, with 7 in 2020.

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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.