Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies

Málaga had the highest active companies of 101 municipalities in 2024, at 42,375. Pujerra had the lowest, at 8. The median was 139 and the figure for Málaga province was 136,848. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest42,375Málaga

Lowest8Pujerra

Median139101 municipalities

Málaga province136,848History

Top 40 municipalities, 2024

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2024 count	Change on 2023
1	Málaga	42,375	+3.3%
2	Marbella	20,062	+4.2%
3	Mijas	8,081	+4.6%
4	Fuengirola	7,096	+5.3%
5	Benalmádena	6,647	+4.4%
6	Estepona	6,602	+5.5%
7	Vélez-Málaga	5,952	+1.3%
8	Torremolinos	5,615	+2.7%
9	Rincón de la Victoria	3,543	+3.4%
10	Alhaurín de la Torre	3,215	+3%
11	Antequera	2,358	+0.2%
12	Ronda	2,329	-0.8%
13	Alhaurín el Grande	2,087	+3.8%
14	Nerja	1,853	+0.8%
15	Coín	1,791	+3.7%
16	Cártama	1,551	+2%
17	Manilva	1,342	+2.1%
18	Torrox	1,315	+4.2%
19	Benahavís	1,106	+10.8%
20	Álora	777	+4.6%
21	Pizarra	593	+5.9%
22	Casares	574	+2.7%
23	Campillos	570	+6.1%
24	Archidona	467	+2.2%
25	Algarrobo	369	+1.1%
26	Villanueva del Trabuco	355	+5.7%
27	Ojén	352	+7%
28	Casabermeja	319	+7%
29	Frigiliana	310	+1%
30	Cómpeta	302	+3.4%
31	Alameda	295	+5.4%
32	Mollina	285	+0.7%
33	Colmenar	267	+5.5%
34	Arriate	244	+4.3%
35	Teba	236	+4%
36	Villanueva de Algaidas	230	0%
37	Periana	202	+6.3%
38	Monda	198	+7.6%
39	Sierra de Yeguas	197	-4.8%
40	Villanueva del Rosario	196	-1.5%
41	Villanueva de la Concepción	193	+4.3%
42	Cuevas de San Marcos	189	+8%
43	Almogía	187	+4.5%
44	Riogordo	172	+7.5%
45	Humilladero	169	-3.4%
46	Casarabonela	163	-3%
47	Alcaucín	160	+2.6%
48	Cortes de la Frontera	159	+3.9%
49	Ardales	157	+11.3%
50	Fuente de Piedra	154	+3.4%
51	Benamocarra	139	-1.4%
52	Gaucín	134	+5.5%
53	Yunquera	133	+2.3%
54	Canillas de Aceituno	128	+9.4%
55	Viñuela	116	-2.5%
56	Almargen	114	-0.9%
57	Alozaina	106	-0.9%
58	Guaro	102	+5.2%
59	Istán	97	+11.5%
60	Cuevas del Becerro	94	+1.1%
61	Tolox	92	+5.7%
62	Sayalonga	90	-5.3%
63	Valle de Abdalajís	89	+3.5%
64	Benaoján	86	-3.4%
65	Comares	81	+6.6%
65	Cuevas Bajas	81	+8%
67	Villanueva de Tapia	80	0%
68	Benamargosa	69	-11.5%
68	El Burgo	69	+7.8%
70	Arenas	68	+13.3%
70	Moclinejo	68	-2.9%
72	Montejaque	64	+16.4%
73	Cañete la Real	58	-6.5%
74	Almáchar	56	+7.7%
75	Canillas de Albaida	53	+8.2%
76	Alfarnate	47	0%
77	El Borge	45	+15.4%
78	Algatocín	42	+2.4%
79	Iznate	40	+21.2%
80	Benalauría	39	+25.8%
81	Carratraca	34	-2.9%
82	Totalán	30	-9.1%
83	Igualeja	28	+12%
84	Macharaviaya	26	+4%
85	Genalguacil	24	+4.3%
86	Cútar	23	-14.8%
86	Sedella	23	0%
88	Jubrique	22	-8.3%
89	Alfarnatejo	21	0%
89	Benarrabá	21	0%
91	Árchez	20	-16.7%
91	Júzcar	20	+5.3%
93	Jimera de Líbar	19	+26.7%
94	Alpandeire	14	-12.5%
94	Benadalid	14	0%
96	Atajate	13	0%
96	Faraján	13	+18.2%
96	Parauta	13	0%
99	Salares	12	0%
100	Cartajima	8	-11.1%
100	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, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721

MLA 9

Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/malaga-province-municipalities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_malaga_province_2024,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Málaga province by active companies, 2024}},
  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=2024. 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 42,375 in 2024, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Pujerra, with 8 in 2024.

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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.