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Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies

Málaga had the highest active companies of 101 municipalities in 2022, at 43,211. Pujerra had the lowest, at 8. The median was 145 and the figure for Málaga province was 136,170. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Highest43,211Málaga
Lowest8Pujerra
Median145101 municipalities
Málaga province136,170History

Top 40 municipalities, 2022

Málaga: 43,211 countMálaga43,211Marbella: 20,313 countMarbella20,313Mijas: 7,621 countMijas7,621Fuengirola: 7,059 countFuengirola7,059Estepona: 6,371 countEstepona6,371Benalmádena: 6,351 countBenalmádena6,351Vélez-Málaga: 5,978 countVélez-Málaga5,978Torremolinos: 5,635 countTorremolinos5,635Rincón de la Victoria: 3,339 countRincón de la Victoria3,339Alhaurín de la Torre: 2,989 countAlhaurín de la Torre2,989Antequera: 2,469 countAntequera2,469Ronda: 2,450 countRonda2,450Alhaurín el Grande: 2,017 countAlhaurín el Grande2,017Nerja: 1,920 countNerja1,920Coín: 1,799 countCoín1,799Cártama: 1,516 countCártama1,516Manilva: 1,299 countManilva1,299Torrox: 1,227 countTorrox1,227Benahavís: 967 countBenahavís967Álora: 758 countÁlora758Pizarra: 567 countPizarra567Campillos: 556 countCampillos556Archidona: 494 countArchidona494Casares: 491 countCasares491Algarrobo: 353 countAlgarrobo353Villanueva del Trabuco: 341 countVillanueva del Trabuco341Frigiliana: 310 countFrigiliana310Ojén: 308 countOjén308Mollina: 298 countMollina298Alameda: 294 countAlameda294Cómpeta: 283 countCómpeta283Casabermeja: 272 countCasabermeja272Colmenar: 262 countColmenar262Arriate: 248 countArriate248Villanueva de Algaidas: 247 countVillanueva de Algaidas247Teba: 233 countTeba233Villanueva del Rosario: 202 countVillanueva del Rosario202Sierra de Yeguas: 199 countSierra de Yeguas199Monda: 195 countMonda195Cuevas de San Marcos: 193 countCuevas de San Marcos193Málaga: 43,211 countMálaga43,211Marbella: 20,313 countMarbella20,313Mijas: 7,621 countMijas7,621Fuengirola: 7,059 countFuengirola7,059Estepona: 6,371 countEstepona6,371Benalmádena: 6,351 countBenalmádena6,351Vélez-Málaga: 5,978 countVélez-Málaga5,978Torremolinos: 5,635 countTorremolinos5,635Rincón de la Victoria: 3,339 countRincón de la Victoria3,339Alhaurín de la Torre: 2,989 countAlhaurín de la Torre2,989Antequera: 2,469 countAntequera2,469Ronda: 2,450 countRonda2,450Alhaurín el Grande: 2,017 countAlhaurín el Grande2,017Nerja: 1,920 countNerja1,920Coín: 1,799 countCoín1,799Cártama: 1,516 countCártama1,516Manilva: 1,299 countManilva1,299Torrox: 1,227 countTorrox1,227Benahavís: 967 countBenahavís967Álora: 758 countÁlora758Pizarra: 567 countPizarra567Campillos: 556 countCampillos556Archidona: 494 countArchidona494Casares: 491 countCasares491Algarrobo: 353 countAlgarrobo353Villanueva del Trabuco: 341 countVillanueva del Trabuco341Frigiliana: 310 countFrigiliana310Ojén: 308 countOjén308Mollina: 298 countMollina298Alameda: 294 countAlameda294Cómpeta: 283 countCómpeta283Casabermeja: 272 countCasabermeja272Colmenar: 262 countColmenar262Arriate: 248 countArriate248Villanueva de Algaidas: 247 countVillanueva de Algaidas247Teba: 233 countTeba233Villanueva del Rosario: 202 countVillanueva del Rosario202Sierra de Yeguas: 199 countSierra de Yeguas199Monda: 195 countMonda195Cuevas de San Marcos: 193 countCuevas de San Marcos193
count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Málaga43,211+2.7%
2Marbella20,313+6.6%
3Mijas7,621+5.5%
4Fuengirola7,059+3.7%
5Estepona6,371+6.3%
6Benalmádena6,351+5.1%
7Vélez-Málaga5,978+2.9%
8Torremolinos5,635+4.6%
9Rincón de la Victoria3,339+5.1%
10Alhaurín de la Torre2,989+3.9%
11Antequera2,469+3.2%
12Ronda2,450+3.6%
13Alhaurín el Grande2,017+4.2%
14Nerja1,920+3.2%
15Coín1,799+5.3%
16Cártama1,516+4.6%
17Manilva1,299+7.2%
18Torrox1,227+3.1%
19Benahavís967+13.2%
20Álora758+6.9%
21Pizarra567+2.7%
22Campillos556+0.4%
23Archidona494+0.8%
24Casares491+7.7%
25Algarrobo353+2%
26Villanueva del Trabuco341+1.8%
27Frigiliana310+7.3%
28Ojén308+12%
29Mollina298+5.7%
30Alameda294+6.1%
31Cómpeta283-3.4%
32Casabermeja272+5.4%
33Colmenar262+6.1%
34Arriate248+0.8%
35Villanueva de Algaidas247+0.4%
36Teba233+8.4%
37Villanueva del Rosario202+0.5%
38Sierra de Yeguas199+3.6%
39Monda195+3.7%
40Cuevas de San Marcos193+2.1%
41Periana192+1.1%
42Villanueva de la Concepción175-0.6%
43Almogía173+2.4%
44Humilladero171+3.6%
45Fuente de Piedra168-2.3%
46Casarabonela165+8.6%
47Riogordo160+3.2%
48Alcaucín1550%
49Cortes de la Frontera153+5.5%
50Yunquera146+7.4%
51Ardales145-1.4%
52Benamocarra130-3%
52Gaucín130+4%
54Almargen1270%
55Viñuela123+5.1%
56Alozaina116+8.4%
56Canillas de Aceituno116+9.4%
58Istán97-4.9%
59Benaoján96+12.9%
59Cuevas del Becerro96+11.6%
61Guaro94+3.3%
62Tolox91+5.8%
63Valle de Abdalajís89+4.7%
64Sayalonga85+1.2%
65Comares82+7.9%
66Villanueva de Tapia79+1.3%
67Cuevas Bajas78-1.3%
68Benamargosa73+1.4%
69Moclinejo72+7.5%
70Cañete la Real71+10.9%
71El Burgo70+4.5%
72Alfarnate58+13.7%
72Arenas58+7.4%
72Montejaque58-4.9%
75Almáchar49+8.9%
76Canillas de Albaida48+4.3%
77Algatocín41-10.9%
78El Borge39-7.1%
79Iznate37+2.8%
80Carratraca31-3.1%
80Totalán31+3.3%
82Macharaviaya29+20.8%
83Benalauría27+17.4%
84Igualeja260%
85Alfarnatejo25+19%
85Jubrique25+4.2%
87Sedella23-4.2%
88Árchez220%
88Cútar22+22.2%
90Benarrabá19-5%
90Jimera de Líbar19+46.2%
92Genalguacil18-10%
93Alpandeire16+14.3%
93Júzcar16+14.3%
95Benadalid15+25%
96Parauta13+30%
96Salares13+8.3%
98Faraján11+10%
99Cartajima100%
100Atajate9-10%
101Pujerra8+14.3%

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.

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/malaga-province-municipalities?period=2022 (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, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Málaga, with 43,211 in 2022, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Pujerra, with 8 in 2022.

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.

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