📊 Socioeconomic profile
💶 CasasValue · median home€294,000
Price per m² (median)€2,510/m²
Half of the homes between €193,000 and €440,000
CasasValue (CASAS.ES) of 225,591 buildings · not an official valuation
💼 24% unemployment (census)
Average net household income€34,900
Highest: Alhaurín de la Torre€44,510
Lowest: Salares€19,810
Average net income · Household Income Distribution Atlas (INE), by census tract
🔑 Tenure
79% owned12% rented
🏖 2nd home / seasonal24% · many 2nd homes
Tenure and non-primary homes · 2021 Census (INE)
🧬 Distinguishing features
Compared with the other provinces of Spain. Its key data is elsewhere on this page.
The 2021 census gave the province of Málaga an unemployment rate of 24%. In its 5 most populous municipalities, census unemployment was: Málaga (24%), Marbella (24%), Mijas (26%), Vélez-Málaga (22%) and Fuengirola (28%). Unemployment was highest in Benaoján (39%) and lowest in Villanueva de la Concepción (12%). After Benaoján, the highest unemployment was in Genalguacil and Guaro.
Solar radiation ranges from 2.4 kWh/m² a day in December to 8.0 in July. The 5 largest receive on average over the year, in kWh/m² a day: Málaga (5.1), Marbella (5.1), Mijas (5.1), Vélez-Málaga (5.2) and Fuengirola (5.1). The one receiving the most radiation over the year is Cómpeta; the least, Alfarnatejo. In winter the sunniest is a different one: Viñuela. It only goes above 6 kWh/m² a day from May to August. The yearly average is 5.1 kWh/m² a day. The sea off its coast goes from about 14.9 °C in February to 23.5 °C in August. From June to October, the water is above 20 °C.
With crime figures for 17 municipalities, the rate ranges from 20.2 offences per 1,000 inhabitants a year in Rincón de la Victoria to 57.4 in Marbella. Together they come to 43.4, above the Spanish average (38.5).
🟢 Your neighbours
👥 1,791,092 residents (2025 register)📈 +1% in a year🌍 17% foreign residents🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 54,816🇲🇦 Morocco: 33,915🇮🇹 Italy: 15,474🇺🇦 Ukraine: 7,901🇩🇪 Germany: 5,640
Municipal register (INE) · largest nationalities · Register of local elected officials
Sources: Municipal register (INE) · PVGIS (sunshine). Data as of 2026-10-17.