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Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies

Málaga had the highest active companies of 101 municipalities in 2021, at 42,061. Pujerra had the lowest, at 7. The median was 136 and the figure for Málaga province was 130,632. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Highest42,061Málaga
Lowest7Pujerra
Median136101 municipalities
Málaga province130,632History

Top 40 municipalities, 2021

Málaga: 42,061 countMálaga42,061Marbella: 19,063 countMarbella19,063Mijas: 7,224 countMijas7,224Fuengirola: 6,807 countFuengirola6,807Benalmádena: 6,041 countBenalmádena6,041Estepona: 5,995 countEstepona5,995Vélez-Málaga: 5,812 countVélez-Málaga5,812Torremolinos: 5,388 countTorremolinos5,388Rincón de la Victoria: 3,177 countRincón de la Victoria3,177Alhaurín de la Torre: 2,877 countAlhaurín de la Torre2,877Antequera: 2,393 countAntequera2,393Ronda: 2,365 countRonda2,365Alhaurín el Grande: 1,936 countAlhaurín el Grande1,936Nerja: 1,861 countNerja1,861Coín: 1,708 countCoín1,708Cártama: 1,450 countCártama1,450Manilva: 1,212 countManilva1,212Torrox: 1,190 countTorrox1,190Benahavís: 854 countBenahavís854Álora: 709 countÁlora709Campillos: 554 countCampillos554Pizarra: 552 countPizarra552Archidona: 490 countArchidona490Casares: 456 countCasares456Algarrobo: 346 countAlgarrobo346Villanueva del Trabuco: 335 countVillanueva del Trabuco335Cómpeta: 293 countCómpeta293Frigiliana: 289 countFrigiliana289Mollina: 282 countMollina282Alameda: 277 countAlameda277Ojén: 275 countOjén275Casabermeja: 258 countCasabermeja258Colmenar: 247 countColmenar247Arriate: 246 countArriate246Villanueva de Algaidas: 246 countVillanueva de Algaidas246Teba: 215 countTeba215Villanueva del Rosario: 201 countVillanueva del Rosario201Sierra de Yeguas: 192 countSierra de Yeguas192Periana: 190 countPeriana190Cuevas de San Marcos: 189 countCuevas de San Marcos189Málaga: 42,061 countMálaga42,061Marbella: 19,063 countMarbella19,063Mijas: 7,224 countMijas7,224Fuengirola: 6,807 countFuengirola6,807Benalmádena: 6,041 countBenalmádena6,041Estepona: 5,995 countEstepona5,995Vélez-Málaga: 5,812 countVélez-Málaga5,812Torremolinos: 5,388 countTorremolinos5,388Rincón de la Victoria: 3,177 countRincón de la Victoria3,177Alhaurín de la Torre: 2,877 countAlhaurín de la Torre2,877Antequera: 2,393 countAntequera2,393Ronda: 2,365 countRonda2,365Alhaurín el Grande: 1,936 countAlhaurín el Grande1,936Nerja: 1,861 countNerja1,861Coín: 1,708 countCoín1,708Cártama: 1,450 countCártama1,450Manilva: 1,212 countManilva1,212Torrox: 1,190 countTorrox1,190Benahavís: 854 countBenahavís854Álora: 709 countÁlora709Campillos: 554 countCampillos554Pizarra: 552 countPizarra552Archidona: 490 countArchidona490Casares: 456 countCasares456Algarrobo: 346 countAlgarrobo346Villanueva del Trabuco: 335 countVillanueva del Trabuco335Cómpeta: 293 countCómpeta293Frigiliana: 289 countFrigiliana289Mollina: 282 countMollina282Alameda: 277 countAlameda277Ojén: 275 countOjén275Casabermeja: 258 countCasabermeja258Colmenar: 247 countColmenar247Arriate: 246 countArriate246Villanueva de Algaidas: 246 countVillanueva de Algaidas246Teba: 215 countTeba215Villanueva del Rosario: 201 countVillanueva del Rosario201Sierra de Yeguas: 192 countSierra de Yeguas192Periana: 190 countPeriana190Cuevas de San Marcos: 189 countCuevas de San Marcos189
count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2021
count		Change on 2020
1Málaga42,061-0.9%
2Marbella19,063-0.5%
3Mijas7,224+0.2%
4Fuengirola6,807-3.7%
5Benalmádena6,041-0.3%
6Estepona5,995-0.1%
7Vélez-Málaga5,812+0.4%
8Torremolinos5,388-2.6%
9Rincón de la Victoria3,177-2.1%
10Alhaurín de la Torre2,877-0.7%
11Antequera2,393+0.6%
12Ronda2,365-0.7%
13Alhaurín el Grande1,936+0.4%
14Nerja1,861-2.4%
15Coín1,708+3.7%
16Cártama1,450-0.1%
17Manilva1,212+0.3%
18Torrox1,190-1%
19Benahavís854+1.5%
20Álora709+2.2%
21Campillos554-1.8%
22Pizarra552-3.8%
23Archidona490-1.8%
24Casares456+2.2%
25Algarrobo346-2.8%
26Villanueva del Trabuco335-1.8%
27Cómpeta293+7.3%
28Frigiliana289+0.7%
29Mollina282-4.4%
30Alameda2770%
31Ojén275+5.4%
32Casabermeja258+2.8%
33Colmenar247-2.8%
34Arriate246+3.8%
34Villanueva de Algaidas246+5.6%
36Teba215+3.4%
37Villanueva del Rosario201+3.1%
38Sierra de Yeguas192-3.5%
39Periana190+9.2%
40Cuevas de San Marcos189-0.5%
41Monda188-1.6%
42Villanueva de la Concepción176+1.1%
43Fuente de Piedra172+1.8%
44Almogía169-1.2%
45Humilladero165+1.9%
46Alcaucín155+6.9%
46Riogordo155+7.6%
48Casarabonela152+7.8%
49Ardales147+7.3%
50Cortes de la Frontera145+2.1%
51Yunquera136+3%
52Benamocarra134+3.1%
53Almargen127+0.8%
54Gaucín125-5.3%
55Viñuela117+18.2%
56Alozaina107+8.1%
57Canillas de Aceituno106-0.9%
58Istán102+7.4%
59Guaro91+16.7%
60Cuevas del Becerro86-1.1%
60Tolox86+6.2%
62Benaoján85-7.6%
62Valle de Abdalajís85+2.4%
64Sayalonga84+10.5%
65Cuevas Bajas79+11.3%
66Villanueva de Tapia78-3.7%
67Comares76+11.8%
68Benamargosa72-4%
69El Burgo67+8.1%
69Moclinejo67+17.5%
71Cañete la Real64-13.5%
72Montejaque61+3.4%
73Arenas54+10.2%
74Alfarnate51+8.5%
75Algatocín46+12.2%
75Canillas de Albaida46-4.2%
77Almáchar45-8.2%
78El Borge42-6.7%
79Iznate36+2.9%
80Carratraca320%
81Totalán30+7.1%
82Igualeja26+4%
83Jubrique240%
83Macharaviaya24+9.1%
83Sedella24+14.3%
86Benalauría23+9.5%
87Árchez22+10%
88Alfarnatejo21+31.3%
89Benarrabá20+17.6%
89Genalguacil20+5.3%
91Cútar180%
92Alpandeire14-12.5%
92Júzcar14+7.7%
94Jimera de Líbar13-13.3%
95Benadalid12-7.7%
95Salares120%
97Atajate10-9.1%
97Cartajima100%
97Faraján100%
97Parauta10-9.1%
101Pujerra70%

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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/malaga-province-municipalities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2021}},
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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Málaga, with 42,061 in 2021, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Pujerra, with 7 in 2021.

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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.

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