Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies

Málaga had the highest active companies of 101 municipalities in 2023, at 41,040. Pujerra had the lowest, at 8. The median was 141 and the figure for Málaga province was 132,168. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest41,040Málaga

Lowest8Pujerra

Median141101 municipalities

Málaga province132,168History

Top 40 municipalities, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Málaga	41,040	-5%
2	Marbella	19,246	-5.3%
3	Mijas	7,726	+1.4%
4	Fuengirola	6,738	-4.5%
5	Benalmádena	6,369	+0.3%
6	Estepona	6,258	-1.8%
7	Vélez-Málaga	5,877	-1.7%
8	Torremolinos	5,467	-3%
9	Rincón de la Victoria	3,428	+2.7%
10	Alhaurín de la Torre	3,121	+4.4%
11	Antequera	2,354	-4.7%
12	Ronda	2,348	-4.2%
13	Alhaurín el Grande	2,011	-0.3%
14	Nerja	1,838	-4.3%
15	Coín	1,727	-4%
16	Cártama	1,521	+0.3%
17	Manilva	1,314	+1.2%
18	Torrox	1,262	+2.9%
19	Benahavís	998	+3.2%
20	Álora	743	-2%
21	Pizarra	560	-1.2%
22	Casares	559	+13.8%
23	Campillos	537	-3.4%
24	Archidona	457	-7.5%
25	Algarrobo	365	+3.4%
26	Villanueva del Trabuco	336	-1.5%
27	Ojén	329	+6.8%
28	Frigiliana	307	-1%
29	Casabermeja	298	+9.6%
30	Cómpeta	292	+3.2%
31	Mollina	283	-5%
32	Alameda	280	-4.8%
33	Colmenar	253	-3.4%
34	Arriate	234	-5.6%
35	Villanueva de Algaidas	230	-6.9%
36	Teba	227	-2.6%
37	Sierra de Yeguas	207	+4%
38	Villanueva del Rosario	199	-1.5%
39	Periana	190	-1%
40	Villanueva de la Concepción	185	+5.7%
41	Monda	184	-5.6%
42	Almogía	179	+3.5%
43	Cuevas de San Marcos	175	-9.3%
43	Humilladero	175	+2.3%
45	Casarabonela	168	+1.8%
46	Riogordo	160	0%
47	Alcaucín	156	+0.6%
48	Cortes de la Frontera	153	0%
49	Fuente de Piedra	149	-11.3%
50	Ardales	141	-2.8%
50	Benamocarra	141	+8.5%
52	Yunquera	130	-11%
53	Gaucín	127	-2.3%
54	Viñuela	119	-3.3%
55	Canillas de Aceituno	117	+0.9%
56	Almargen	115	-9.4%
57	Alozaina	107	-7.8%
58	Guaro	97	+3.2%
59	Sayalonga	95	+11.8%
60	Cuevas del Becerro	93	-3.1%
61	Benaoján	89	-7.3%
62	Istán	87	-10.3%
62	Tolox	87	-4.4%
64	Valle de Abdalajís	86	-3.4%
65	Villanueva de Tapia	80	+1.3%
66	Benamargosa	78	+6.8%
67	Comares	76	-7.3%
68	Cuevas Bajas	75	-3.8%
69	Moclinejo	70	-2.8%
70	El Burgo	64	-8.6%
71	Cañete la Real	62	-12.7%
72	Arenas	60	+3.4%
73	Montejaque	55	-5.2%
74	Almáchar	52	+6.1%
75	Canillas de Albaida	49	+2.1%
76	Alfarnate	47	-19%
77	Algatocín	41	0%
78	El Borge	39	0%
79	Carratraca	35	+12.9%
80	Iznate	33	-10.8%
80	Totalán	33	+6.5%
82	Benalauría	31	+14.8%
83	Cútar	27	+22.7%
84	Igualeja	25	-3.8%
84	Macharaviaya	25	-13.8%
86	Árchez	24	+9.1%
86	Jubrique	24	-4%
88	Genalguacil	23	+27.8%
88	Sedella	23	0%
90	Alfarnatejo	21	-16%
90	Benarrabá	21	+10.5%
92	Júzcar	19	+18.8%
93	Alpandeire	16	0%
94	Jimera de Líbar	15	-21.1%
95	Benadalid	14	-6.7%
96	Atajate	13	+44.4%
96	Parauta	13	0%
98	Salares	12	-7.7%
99	Faraján	11	0%
100	Cartajima	9	-10%
101	Pujerra	8	0%

Other periods

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/malaga-province-municipalities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_malaga_province_2023,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2023}},
  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=2023. 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 41,040 in 2023, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Pujerra, with 8 in 2023.

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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.