Municipalities in Málaga province by registered unemployment
Málaga had the highest registered unemployment of 103 municipalities in June 2026, at 40,359. Salares had the lowest, at 5. The median was 133 and the figure for Málaga province was 99,084. Source: the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.
Top 40 municipalities, June 2026
Full ranking
| Rank | Municipalities | June 2026 | Change on June 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Málaga | 40,359 | -9.3% |
| 2 | Marbella | 6,055 | -11.1% |
| 3 | Vélez-Málaga | 4,913 | -9.8% |
| 4 | Mijas | 4,811 | -9.6% |
| 5 | Fuengirola | 3,930 | -9.8% |
| 6 | Torremolinos | 3,845 | -11.5% |
| 7 | Benalmádena | 3,537 | -11.2% |
| 8 | Estepona | 3,145 | -9.5% |
| 9 | Rincón de la Victoria | 2,448 | -10.9% |
| 10 | Alhaurín de la Torre | 2,415 | -9.9% |
| 11 | Antequera | 2,346 | -9.6% |
| 12 | Ronda | 2,042 | -16.6% |
| 13 | Alhaurín el Grande | 1,850 | -10.9% |
| 14 | Cártama | 1,722 | -7.8% |
| 15 | Coín | 1,586 | -12.7% |
| 16 | Álora | 1,062 | -10.1% |
| 17 | Torrox | 1,009 | -10.5% |
| 18 | Nerja | 949 | -12% |
| 19 | Manilva | 808 | -5.2% |
| 20 | Pizarra | 713 | -8.1% |
| 21 | Campillos | 528 | -13.4% |
| 22 | Archidona | 430 | -10% |
| 23 | Algarrobo | 337 | -17% |
| 24 | Casares | 322 | -1.2% |
| 25 | Mollina | 292 | +1.4% |
| 26 | Villanueva del Trabuco | 259 | -10.7% |
| 27 | Almogía | 244 | -11.6% |
| 28 | Cortes de la Frontera | 236 | -14.8% |
| 29 | Arriate | 224 | -13.8% |
| 30 | Yunquera | 221 | -21.6% |
| 31 | Colmenar | 214 | -11.2% |
| 32 | Alameda | 212 | -19.7% |
| 33 | Monda | 211 | -3.2% |
| 34 | Humilladero | 210 | -1.9% |
| 35 | Casabermeja | 206 | -5.5% |
| 36 | Ojén | 194 | -9.8% |
| 37 | Fuente de Piedra | 192 | -5.9% |
| 38 | Villanueva de Algaidas | 172 | -10.4% |
| 39 | Sierra de Yeguas | 171 | -2.3% |
| 40 | Alozaina | 170 | -1.2% |
| 41 | Cuevas de San Marcos | 169 | +1.8% |
| 41 | Villanueva de la Concepción | 169 | -0.6% |
| 43 | Villanueva del Rosario | 167 | -7.2% |
| 44 | Casarabonela | 165 | -6.3% |
| 44 | Cómpeta | 165 | +1.2% |
| 46 | Teba | 164 | -3% |
| 47 | Frigiliana | 160 | +8.8% |
| 48 | Benahavís | 156 | -8.8% |
| 49 | Periana | 153 | -13.6% |
| 50 | Guaro | 144 | -6.5% |
| 51 | Almáchar | 133 | -7% |
| 51 | Valle de Abdalajís | 133 | -17.4% |
| 53 | Ardales | 130 | -6.5% |
| 53 | El Burgo | 130 | -3.7% |
| 55 | Alcaucín | 127 | +5% |
| 55 | Benamocarra | 127 | -8.6% |
| 55 | Tolox | 127 | -22.1% |
| 58 | Benaoján | 126 | -18.7% |
| 59 | Riogordo | 110 | -20.3% |
| 60 | Gaucín | 90 | -1.1% |
| 61 | Cuevas del Becerro | 85 | +3.7% |
| 62 | Almargen | 84 | -13.4% |
| 62 | Cañete la Real | 84 | -9.7% |
| 62 | Moclinejo | 84 | -3.4% |
| 65 | Canillas de Aceituno | 80 | -15.8% |
| 66 | Viñuela | 76 | -20% |
| 67 | Sayalonga | 66 | -16.5% |
| 68 | Istán | 63 | -10% |
| 69 | Arenas | 53 | -19.7% |
| 69 | Carratraca | 53 | -8.6% |
| 69 | Cuevas Bajas | 53 | +15.2% |
| 72 | Algatocín | 52 | +13% |
| 73 | Benamargosa | 47 | -21.7% |
| 73 | El Borge | 47 | -2.1% |
| 75 | Totalán | 46 | -14.8% |
| 76 | Jubrique | 44 | +25.7% |
| 77 | Comares | 38 | -25.5% |
| 77 | Iznate | 38 | -13.6% |
| 79 | Serrato | 36 | -20% |
| 80 | Villanueva de Tapia | 34 | -35.8% |
| 81 | Canillas de Albaida | 32 | -25.6% |
| 81 | Montecorto | 32 | -11.1% |
| 83 | Alfarnate | 31 | -6.1% |
| 84 | Benalauría | 30 | 0% |
| 84 | Igualeja | 30 | -11.8% |
| 84 | Montejaque | 30 | -21.1% |
| 87 | Benarrabá | 29 | -17.1% |
| 88 | Alfarnatejo | 27 | -3.6% |
| 88 | Sedella | 27 | -10% |
| 90 | Jimera de Líbar | 26 | +36.8% |
| 91 | Genalguacil | 24 | -17.2% |
| 92 | Macharaviaya | 23 | -4.2% |
| 93 | Cútar | 22 | -4.3% |
| 94 | Árchez | 18 | -18.2% |
| 94 | Cartajima | 18 | -14.3% |
| 96 | Pujerra | 16 | +77.8% |
| 97 | Atajate | 15 | -21.1% |
| 98 | Benadalid | 13 | -40.9% |
| 99 | Alpandeire | 11 | -21.4% |
| 99 | Júzcar | 11 | -21.4% |
| 101 | Faraján | 8 | -33.3% |
| 101 | Parauta | 8 | |
| 103 | Salares | 5 |
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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 40,359 in June 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.
Which municipality has the lowest registered unemployment?
Salares, with 5 in June 2026.
Where does this ranking come from?
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