Municipalities in Málaga province by population, 2025

Name: Municipalities in Málaga province by population, 2025
Creator: Instituto Nacional de Estadística
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Málaga had the highest population of 103 municipalities in 2025, at 599,063. Atajate had the lowest, at 168. The median was 2,638 and the figure for Málaga province was 1.79 million. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest599,063Málaga

Lowest168Atajate

Median2,638103 municipalities

Málaga province1,791,092History

Top 40 municipalities, 2025

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2025 persons	Change on 2024
1	Málaga	599,063	+1.3%
2	Marbella	159,786	+0.5%
3	Mijas	95,104	+1.9%
4	Vélez-Málaga	86,048	+0.1%
5	Fuengirola	85,211	-0.8%
6	Estepona	79,621	+1.5%
7	Benalmádena	78,338	+0.9%
8	Torremolinos	71,329	+0.6%
9	Rincón de la Victoria	52,454	+0.4%
10	Alhaurín de la Torre	45,066	+2.3%
11	Antequera	41,849	+0.6%
12	Ronda	33,671	+0.7%
13	Cártama	29,333	+1.4%
14	Alhaurín el Grande	27,552	-0.3%
15	Coín	26,574	+3%
16	Nerja	22,132	-0.2%
17	Torrox	22,015	+2%
18	Manilva	18,165	+0.4%
19	Álora	13,650	+0.6%
20	Pizarra	10,334	+1.5%
21	Benahavís	9,472	+4.4%
22	Casares	9,009	+6.2%
23	Campillos	8,561	+0.7%
24	Archidona	8,105	+0.8%
25	Algarrobo	7,103	+2.8%
26	Mollina	5,528	+1.4%
27	Villanueva del Trabuco	5,521	+2.1%
28	Alameda	5,426	-0.4%
29	Ojén	4,755	+1.6%
30	Almogía	4,269	+3.3%
31	Casabermeja	4,214	+3.7%
32	Villanueva de Algaidas	4,084	+0.2%
33	Arriate	4,049	-0.6%
34	Cómpeta	3,824	+2.4%
35	Teba	3,708	+0.2%
36	Cuevas de San Marcos	3,647	+0.7%
37	Colmenar	3,626	+2.3%
38	Villanueva del Rosario	3,470	+2%
39	Sierra de Yeguas	3,418	-1%
40	Frigiliana	3,383	+2.2%
41	Humilladero	3,373	+0.4%
42	Periana	3,367	+0.5%
43	Villanueva de la Concepción	3,296	+0.3%
44	Benamocarra	3,200	+2.7%
45	Cortes de la Frontera	3,048	+1.6%
46	Fuente de Piedra	3,045	+2.9%
47	Monda	2,984	+0.1%
48	Riogordo	2,839	+2.2%
49	Yunquera	2,828	-1.4%
50	Casarabonela	2,800	+1.5%
51	Alcaucín	2,671	+0.7%
52	Guaro	2,638	+6.8%
53	Ardales	2,524	+0.3%
54	Tolox	2,468	+4%
55	Valle de Abdalajís	2,439	+0.2%
56	Alozaina	2,127	-0.1%
57	Viñuela	2,044	+1.9%
58	Almáchar	1,959	+1.7%
59	Almargen	1,876	-1.9%
60	Canillas de Aceituno	1,801	+1.4%
61	El Burgo	1,761	+0.2%
62	Istán	1,707	+5.2%
63	Sayalonga	1,672	+1.6%
64	Gaucín	1,620	+1.8%
65	Cuevas del Becerro	1,617	+0.7%
66	Cañete la Real	1,569	-1.1%
67	Benamargosa	1,560	+0.5%
68	Benaoján	1,427	-0.1%
69	Villanueva de Tapia	1,391	-0.4%
70	Comares	1,354	+0.6%
71	Cuevas Bajas	1,341	0%
72	Arenas	1,291	+2.5%
73	Moclinejo	1,222	-0.4%
74	Alfarnate	1,034	-1.1%
75	El Borge	958	+1.8%
76	Montejaque	945	-0.7%
77	Iznate	940	-0.7%
78	Algatocín	816	-2.2%
79	Canillas de Albaida	807	+1%
80	Carratraca	801	+1.9%
81	Totalán	797	+2.7%
82	Igualeja	733	-5.3%
83	Sedella	607	+1.2%
84	Cútar	603	+2.7%
85	Jubrique	585	+1.2%
85	Montecorto	585	-0.7%
87	Macharaviaya	518	+2.4%
88	Benalauría	460	-1.1%
89	Benarrabá	457	-1.1%
89	Serrato	457	+0.9%
91	Árchez	441	+7.3%
92	Jimera de Líbar	399	+0.3%
93	Alfarnatejo	358	-3.5%
94	Genalguacil	352	-11.3%
95	Faraján	285	+0.4%
95	Pujerra	285	-1.7%
97	Parauta	271	-3.6%
98	Alpandeire	242	-6.2%
99	Cartajima	234	+2.2%
100	Benadalid	226	-3.4%
101	Júzcar	208	-8.4%
102	Salares	194	-2%
103	Atajate	168	-10.2%

Other periods

2025
2024

About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

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). Cifras oficiales de población de los municipios españoles: Revisión del Padrón municipal (tabla 29005). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=29005. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Questions

Which municipality has the highest population?

Málaga, with 599,063 in 2025, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest population?

Atajate, with 168 in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Cifras oficiales de población de los municipios españoles: Revisión del Padrón municipal (tabla 29005). Retrieved 2026-10-07.