Municipalities in Málaga province by registered unemployment
Málaga had the highest registered unemployment of 103 municipalities in January 2026, at 43,970. Salares had the lowest, at 7. The median was 151 and the figure for Málaga province was 110,925. Source: the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.
Top 40 municipalities, January 2026
Full ranking
| Rank | Municipalities | January 2026 | Change on January 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Málaga | 43,970 | -8.4% |
| 2 | Marbella | 7,221 | -11.6% |
| 3 | Mijas | 5,529 | -8.6% |
| 4 | Vélez-Málaga | 5,322 | -12.3% |
| 5 | Torremolinos | 4,534 | -8.4% |
| 6 | Fuengirola | 4,533 | -10% |
| 7 | Benalmádena | 4,169 | -9.2% |
| 8 | Estepona | 3,702 | -7.8% |
| 9 | Rincón de la Victoria | 2,706 | -11% |
| 10 | Alhaurín de la Torre | 2,695 | -5.4% |
| 11 | Antequera | 2,574 | -10.2% |
| 12 | Ronda | 2,293 | -13.7% |
| 13 | Alhaurín el Grande | 2,060 | -6.3% |
| 14 | Cártama | 1,891 | -5.6% |
| 15 | Coín | 1,804 | -6.3% |
| 16 | Nerja | 1,210 | -11.9% |
| 17 | Torrox | 1,201 | -6.8% |
| 18 | Álora | 1,167 | -7.3% |
| 19 | Manilva | 978 | -2.2% |
| 20 | Pizarra | 798 | -1% |
| 21 | Campillos | 555 | -10.6% |
| 22 | Archidona | 467 | -6.8% |
| 23 | Algarrobo | 416 | -8.6% |
| 24 | Casares | 390 | -3% |
| 25 | Villanueva del Trabuco | 293 | -2% |
| 26 | Cortes de la Frontera | 283 | -14.8% |
| 27 | Almogía | 273 | -0.7% |
| 28 | Mollina | 270 | -7.8% |
| 29 | Yunquera | 269 | -3.6% |
| 30 | Arriate | 257 | -5.9% |
| 31 | Alameda | 243 | -9.3% |
| 32 | Ojén | 232 | -0.9% |
| 33 | Colmenar | 226 | -6.6% |
| 34 | Monda | 223 | -10.8% |
| 35 | Humilladero | 203 | -4.7% |
| 36 | Casabermeja | 200 | -12.7% |
| 37 | Villanueva de la Concepción | 199 | +7% |
| 38 | Cómpeta | 198 | +2.1% |
| 39 | Fuente de Piedra | 194 | -4% |
| 40 | Benahavís | 192 | -1% |
| 41 | Alozaina | 186 | -8.4% |
| 42 | Casarabonela | 183 | -4.2% |
| 43 | Villanueva de Algaidas | 181 | +5.2% |
| 44 | Villanueva del Rosario | 178 | -3.3% |
| 45 | Teba | 171 | -6% |
| 46 | Sierra de Yeguas | 168 | -8.2% |
| 47 | Guaro | 164 | -1.2% |
| 48 | Periana | 162 | -26.7% |
| 49 | Ardales | 156 | -3.7% |
| 49 | Frigiliana | 156 | -20% |
| 51 | Cuevas de San Marcos | 154 | +2.7% |
| 52 | El Burgo | 151 | +7.9% |
| 53 | Almáchar | 150 | +5.6% |
| 54 | Tolox | 149 | -12.9% |
| 55 | Benaoján | 148 | -9.2% |
| 56 | Valle de Abdalajís | 145 | -15.7% |
| 57 | Benamocarra | 138 | -8.6% |
| 58 | Riogordo | 127 | -8% |
| 59 | Alcaucín | 126 | -8% |
| 60 | Gaucín | 105 | -14.6% |
| 61 | Almargen | 98 | -15.5% |
| 62 | Canillas de Aceituno | 95 | +3.3% |
| 63 | Cuevas del Becerro | 94 | +3.3% |
| 64 | Cañete la Real | 88 | -10.2% |
| 65 | Viñuela | 87 | -14.7% |
| 66 | Moclinejo | 84 | -19.2% |
| 67 | Sayalonga | 74 | -15.9% |
| 68 | Carratraca | 71 | +12.7% |
| 69 | Arenas | 67 | +1.5% |
| 69 | Istán | 67 | -24.7% |
| 71 | Benamargosa | 64 | -1.5% |
| 72 | Algatocín | 59 | +9.3% |
| 73 | Comares | 57 | 0% |
| 74 | El Borge | 54 | -11.5% |
| 75 | Totalán | 52 | -14.8% |
| 76 | Villanueva de Tapia | 50 | -12.3% |
| 77 | Jubrique | 49 | +25.6% |
| 78 | Iznate | 48 | +6.7% |
| 79 | Cuevas Bajas | 45 | -27.4% |
| 80 | Canillas de Albaida | 43 | -18.9% |
| 81 | Montejaque | 41 | -8.9% |
| 82 | Montecorto | 39 | -22% |
| 83 | Serrato | 37 | -22.9% |
| 84 | Sedella | 35 | -5.4% |
| 85 | Alfarnate | 34 | -24.4% |
| 86 | Benalauría | 33 | -5.7% |
| 87 | Genalguacil | 32 | -5.9% |
| 87 | Igualeja | 32 | 0% |
| 89 | Alfarnatejo | 30 | 0% |
| 90 | Benarrabá | 28 | -20% |
| 91 | Cútar | 24 | -4% |
| 92 | Jimera de Líbar | 22 | -4.3% |
| 93 | Macharaviaya | 21 | -30% |
| 94 | Árchez | 20 | -16.7% |
| 95 | Atajate | 19 | +5.6% |
| 96 | Faraján | 16 | +60% |
| 97 | Cartajima | 15 | -25% |
| 98 | Pujerra | 14 | +40% |
| 99 | Benadalid | 13 | -35% |
| 100 | Júzcar | 12 | -14.3% |
| 101 | Alpandeire | 10 | -37.5% |
| 102 | Parauta | 7 | 0% |
| 102 | Salares | 7 | 0% |
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About this ranking
Job seekers registered as unemployed at public employment offices on the last working day of the month.
Administrative count, available down to municipality. Not the survey-based unemployment rate.
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
Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE). Paro registrado por municipios. https://sede.sepe.gob.es/es/portaltrabaja/resources/sede/datos_abiertos/datos/Paro_por_municipios_2026_csv.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-08.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which municipality has the highest registered unemployment?
Málaga, with 43,970 in January 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.
Which municipality has the lowest registered unemployment?
Salares, with 7 in January 2026.
Where does this ranking come from?
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