Málaga
Province in Andalucía
Province
The population development of Málaga.
| Name | Status | Population Census 1981-03-01 | Population Census 1991-03-01 | Population Census 2001-11-01 | Population Census 2011-11-01 | Population Census 2021-01-01 | Population Register 2025-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Málaga | Province | 1,025,609 | 1,160,843 | 1,287,017 | 1,594,813 | 1,696,955 | 1,791,183 | → |
| Andalucía [Andalusia] | Autonomous Community | 6,440,985 | 6,940,522 | 7,357,558 | 8,371,268 | 8,484,804 | 8,676,713 |
Contents: Municipalities
The population development of the municipalities in Málaga.
| Name | Status | Province | Population Census 1981-03-01 | Population Census 1991-03-01 | Population Census 2001-11-01 | Population Census 2011-11-01 | Population Census 2021-01-01 | Population Register 2025-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda | Municipality | Málaga | 4,464 | 4,804 | 4,982 | 5,481 | 5,456 | 5,434 | → |
| Alcaucín | Municipality | Málaga | 1,483 | 1,391 | 1,540 | 2,646 | 2,410 | 2,713 | → |
| Alfarnate | Municipality | Málaga | 1,606 | 1,525 | 1,415 | 1,295 | 1,055 | 1,036 | → |
| Alfarnatejo | Municipality | Málaga | 435 | 435 | 412 | 513 | 363 | 363 | → |
| Algarrobo | Municipality | Málaga | 4,418 | 4,528 | 4,812 | 6,229 | 6,596 | 7,096 | → |
| Algatocín | Municipality | Málaga | 1,056 | 1,019 | 970 | 870 | 823 | 815 | → |
| Alhaurín de la Torre | Municipality | Málaga | 7,622 | 12,874 | 23,369 | 37,020 | 41,833 | 45,324 | → |
| Alhaurín el Grande | Municipality | Málaga | 14,279 | 17,257 | 17,764 | 23,164 | 26,053 | 27,610 | → |
| Almáchar | Municipality | Málaga | 2,115 | 2,010 | 1,928 | 1,892 | 1,845 | 1,958 | → |
| Almargen | Municipality | Málaga | 2,395 | 2,239 | 2,111 | 2,160 | 1,960 | 1,885 | → |
| Almogía | Municipality | Málaga | 4,328 | 3,862 | 4,201 | 4,081 | 3,853 | 4,263 | → |
| Álora | Municipality | Málaga | 12,369 | 13,168 | 12,363 | 13,273 | 13,321 | 13,639 | → |
| Alozaina | Municipality | Málaga | 3,011 | 2,579 | 2,231 | 2,210 | 2,093 | 2,130 | → |
| Alpandeire | Municipality | Málaga | 376 | 337 | 307 | 276 | 260 | 241 | → |
| Antequera | Municipality | Málaga | 32,626 | 35,664 | 37,178 | 41,741 | 41,472 | 41,823 | → |
| Árchez | Municipality | Málaga | 428 | 333 | 353 | 456 | 398 | 444 | → |
| Archidona | Municipality | Málaga | 10,048 | 10,204 | 8,157 | 8,754 | 8,097 | 8,098 | → |
| Ardales | Municipality | Málaga | 3,009 | 3,201 | 2,664 | 2,607 | 2,508 | 2,520 | → |
| Arenas | Municipality | Málaga | 1,336 | 1,265 | 1,218 | 1,339 | 1,242 | 1,317 | → |
| Arriate | Municipality | Málaga | 3,281 | 3,301 | 3,543 | 4,143 | 4,117 | 4,047 | → |
| Atajate | Municipality | Málaga | 149 | 164 | 173 | 171 | 186 | 176 | → |
| Benadalid | Municipality | Málaga | 300 | 255 | 278 | 250 | 235 | 224 | → |
| Benahavís | Municipality | Málaga | 1,276 | 1,333 | 1,513 | 5,053 | 7,958 | 9,765 | → |
| Benalauría | Municipality | Málaga | 624 | 526 | 508 | 510 | 440 | 464 | → |
| Benalmádena | Municipality | Málaga | 13,622 | 21,994 | 34,565 | 61,394 | 70,419 | 78,787 | → |
| Benamargosa | Municipality | Málaga | 2,019 | 1,654 | 1,517 | 1,565 | 1,540 | 1,562 | → |
| Benamocarra | Municipality | Málaga | 2,643 | 2,789 | 2,825 | 3,066 | 3,034 | 3,186 | → |
| Benaoján | Municipality | Málaga | 1,781 | 1,642 | 1,588 | 1,533 | 1,475 | 1,429 | → |
| Benarrabá | Municipality | Málaga | 803 | 709 | 522 | 558 | 441 | 459 | → |
| Campillos | Municipality | Málaga | 7,221 | 7,551 | 7,707 | 8,635 | 8,317 | 8,553 | → |
| Cañete la Real | Municipality | Málaga | 2,374 | 2,341 | 2,178 | 1,949 | 1,632 | 1,577 | → |
| Canillas de Aceituno | Municipality | Málaga | 2,509 | 2,793 | 2,107 | 1,873 | 1,698 | 1,786 | → |
| Canillas de Albaida | Municipality | Málaga | 587 | 637 | 726 | 900 | 832 | 820 | → |
| Carratraca | Municipality | Málaga | 1,015 | 819 | 835 | 840 | 723 | 800 | → |
| Cartajima | Municipality | Málaga | 373 | 358 | 238 | 255 | 254 | 235 | → |
| Cártama | Municipality | Málaga | 10,724 | 11,054 | 14,139 | 23,225 | 27,443 | 29,264 | → |
| Casabermeja | Municipality | Málaga | 2,809 | 3,098 | 2,935 | 3,608 | 3,738 | 4,186 | → |
| Casarabonela | Municipality | Málaga | 2,726 | 2,554 | 2,475 | 2,680 | 2,539 | 2,823 | → |
| Casares | Municipality | Málaga | 3,127 | 3,286 | 3,387 | 5,276 | 7,321 | 8,984 | → |
| Coín | Municipality | Málaga | 20,958 | 14,855 | 17,388 | 21,692 | 23,509 | 26,474 | → |
| Colmenar | Municipality | Málaga | 3,424 | 3,173 | 3,073 | 3,560 | 3,438 | 3,645 | → |
| Comares | Municipality | Málaga | 1,849 | 1,460 | 1,336 | 1,508 | 1,340 | 1,345 | → |
| Cómpeta | Municipality | Málaga | 2,363 | 2,468 | 2,969 | 3,620 | 3,613 | 3,728 | → |
| Cortes de la Frontera | Municipality | Málaga | 4,233 | 3,747 | 3,557 | 3,515 | 3,031 | 3,054 | → |
| Cuevas Bajas | Municipality | Málaga | 1,642 | 1,550 | 1,460 | 1,475 | 1,362 | 1,343 | → |
| Cuevas del Becerro | Municipality | Málaga | 2,099 | 2,018 | 1,880 | 1,751 | 1,600 | 1,618 | → |
| Cuevas de San Marcos | Municipality | Málaga | 3,879 | 4,081 | 3,988 | 4,018 | 3,617 | 3,644 | → |
| Cútar | Municipality | Málaga | 698 | 613 | 620 | 641 | 604 | 604 | → |
| El Borge | Municipality | Málaga | 1,118 | 1,066 | 1,005 | 1,025 | 911 | 951 | → |
| El Burgo | Municipality | Málaga | 2,051 | 2,117 | 2,087 | 1,959 | 1,808 | 1,758 | → |
| Estepona | Municipality | Málaga | 23,542 | 34,965 | 43,109 | 64,468 | 71,696 | 79,593 | → |
| Faraján | Municipality | Málaga | 330 | 314 | 287 | 286 | 252 | 287 | → |
| Frigiliana | Municipality | Málaga | 2,112 | 2,169 | 2,213 | 3,149 | 3,265 | 3,459 | → |
| Fuengirola | Municipality | Málaga | 29,160 | 37,742 | 49,675 | 72,019 | 81,987 | 84,857 | → |
| Fuente de Piedra | Municipality | Málaga | 2,083 | 1,931 | 2,076 | 2,653 | 2,785 | 3,044 | → |
| Gaucín | Municipality | Málaga | 2,227 | 1,830 | 1,684 | 1,692 | 1,587 | 1,616 | → |
| Genalguacil | Municipality | Málaga | 966 | 662 | 561 | 499 | 383 | 363 | → |
| Guaro | Municipality | Málaga | 2,116 | 2,009 | 2,034 | 2,226 | 2,367 | 2,658 | → |
| Humilladero | Municipality | Málaga | 2,259 | 2,338 | 2,691 | 3,340 | 3,300 | 3,385 | → |
| Igualeja | Municipality | Málaga | 1,299 | 1,055 | 898 | 887 | 744 | 728 | → |
| Istán | Municipality | Málaga | 1,561 | 1,322 | 1,343 | 1,463 | 1,507 | 1,704 | → |
| Iznate | Municipality | Málaga | 751 | 743 | 789 | 924 | 924 | 951 | → |
| Jimera de Líbar | Municipality | Málaga | 615 | 482 | 359 | 458 | 384 | 400 | → |
| Jubrique | Municipality | Málaga | 1,192 | 908 | 751 | 718 | 565 | 593 | → |
| Júzcar | Municipality | Málaga | 279 | 252 | 223 | 239 | 240 | 210 | → |
| Macharaviaya | Municipality | Málaga | 353 | 349 | 375 | 496 | 524 | 522 | → |
| Málaga | Municipality | Málaga | 483,847 | 522,108 | 524,414 | 561,435 | 578,063 | 597,173 | → |
| Manilva | Municipality | Málaga | 3,779 | 4,824 | 6,303 | 13,510 | 16,845 | 18,044 | → |
| Marbella | Municipality | Málaga | 60,172 | 80,599 | 100,036 | 135,124 | 149,032 | 160,478 | → |
| Mijas | Municipality | Málaga | 14,777 | 31,680 | 46,232 | 74,028 | 86,556 | 94,320 | → |
| Moclinejo | Municipality | Málaga | 1,134 | 1,075 | 1,104 | 1,283 | 1,255 | 1,229 | → |
| Mollina | Municipality | Málaga | 3,199 | 3,089 | 3,485 | 5,115 | 5,352 | 5,582 | → |
| Monda | Municipality | Málaga | 1,836 | 1,672 | 1,772 | 2,470 | 2,801 | 3,034 | → |
| Montecorto (← Ronda) | Municipality | Málaga | 832 | 738 | 583 | 681 | 579 | 590 | → |
| Montejaque | Municipality | Málaga | 1,724 | 1,047 | 1,032 | 1,016 | 939 | 946 | → |
| Nerja | Municipality | Málaga | 11,589 | 13,604 | 16,795 | 21,086 | 20,899 | 22,062 | → |
| Ojén | Municipality | Málaga | 2,038 | 1,995 | 2,041 | 3,256 | 4,069 | 4,812 | → |
| Parauta | Municipality | Málaga | 379 | 303 | 217 | 248 | 247 | 270 | → |
| Periana | Municipality | Málaga | 3,539 | 3,374 | 3,346 | 3,502 | 3,235 | 3,410 | → |
| Pizarra | Municipality | Málaga | 5,934 | 6,426 | 6,874 | 9,099 | 9,607 | 10,383 | → |
| Pujerra | Municipality | Málaga | 373 | 355 | 329 | 328 | 294 | 285 | → |
| Rincón de la Victoria | Municipality | Málaga | 7,803 | 12,601 | 25,302 | 41,040 | 49,917 | 52,355 | → |
| Riogordo | Municipality | Málaga | 2,718 | 2,537 | 2,650 | 3,030 | 2,734 | 2,832 | → |
| Ronda | Municipality | Málaga | 29,318 | 32,548 | 33,320 | 35,261 | 33,662 | 33,708 | → |
| Salares | Municipality | Málaga | 352 | 238 | 203 | 231 | 187 | 196 | → |
| Sayalonga | Municipality | Málaga | 1,042 | 1,062 | 1,274 | 1,477 | 1,573 | 1,635 | → |
| Sedella | Municipality | Málaga | 935 | 470 | 513 | 672 | 600 | 612 | → |
| Serrato (← Ronda) | Municipality | Málaga | 612 | 614 | 565 | 531 | 478 | 465 | → |
| Sierra de Yeguas | Municipality | Málaga | 3,110 | 3,165 | 3,260 | 3,522 | 3,381 | 3,419 | → |
| Teba | Municipality | Málaga | 4,391 | 4,387 | 4,301 | 4,116 | 3,726 | 3,686 | → |
| Tolox | Municipality | Málaga | 3,088 | 3,108 | 2,239 | 2,296 | 2,210 | 2,482 | → |
| Torremolinos | Municipality | Málaga | 18,385 | 27,543 | 44,772 | 66,270 | 67,877 | 71,270 | → |
| Torrox | Municipality | Málaga | 10,066 | 10,519 | 11,426 | 16,387 | 18,782 | 21,795 | → |
| Totalán | Municipality | Málaga | 684 | 605 | 622 | 738 | 724 | 798 | → |
| Valle de Abdalajís | Municipality | Málaga | 3,033 | 2,999 | 2,972 | 2,742 | 2,502 | 2,457 | → |
| Vélez-Málaga | Municipality | Málaga | 41,937 | 50,999 | 57,142 | 76,922 | 82,972 | 87,798 | → |
| Villanueva de Algaidas | Municipality | Málaga | 4,433 | 4,256 | 4,165 | 4,454 | 4,140 | 4,075 | → |
| Villanueva de la Concepción (← Antequera) | Municipality | Málaga | 3,139 | 3,101 | 3,111 | 3,425 | 3,272 | 3,294 | → |
| Villanueva del Rosario | Municipality | Málaga | 2,805 | 3,177 | 3,422 | 3,637 | 3,371 | 3,469 | → |
| Villanueva del Trabuco | Municipality | Málaga | 4,194 | 4,365 | 4,841 | 5,399 | 5,388 | 5,550 | → |
| Villanueva de Tapia | Municipality | Málaga | 1,456 | 1,575 | 1,649 | 1,628 | 1,438 | 1,392 | → |
| Viñuela (La Viñuela) | Municipality | Málaga | 1,332 | 1,154 | 1,281 | 1,949 | 2,041 | 2,042 | → |
| Yunquera | Municipality | Málaga | 3,098 | 3,159 | 3,259 | 3,133 | 2,884 | 2,865 | → |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
Explanation: The latest population figures are based on an evaluation of registers.
Further information about the population structure:
| Gender (R 2025) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 874,712 |
| Females | 916,471 |
| Age Groups (R 2025) | |
|---|---|
| 0-17 years | 306,779 |
| 18-64 years | 1,144,768 |
| 65+ years | 339,636 |
| Age Distribution (R 2025) | |
|---|---|
| 90+ years | 14,731 |
| 80-89 years | 72,895 |
| 70-79 years | 150,672 |
| 60-69 years | 221,601 |
| 50-59 years | 278,267 |
| 40-49 years | 289,062 |
| 30-39 years | 224,050 |
| 20-29 years | 192,097 |
| 10-19 years | 200,048 |
| 0-9 years | 147,760 |
| Citizenship (R 2025) | |
|---|---|
| Spain | 1,449,954 |
| EU | 108,015 |
| Europe (Rest) | 85,482 |
| Africa | 44,469 |
| America | 81,597 |
| Asia, Oceania, Stateless | 21,666 |
| Country of Birth (R 2025) | |
|---|---|
| Spain | 1,358,269 |
| EU | 95,854 |
| Europe (Rest) | 89,489 |
| Africa | 68,629 |
| America | 153,203 |
| Asia and Oceania | 25,739 |