What is the population of Málaga?
Málaga has a city population of 592,346. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Málaga
Ranked 948th in the world, this city of 592,346 holds 1.2% of the national population and stands as the sixth-largest in Spain. It lies 416 km from Madrid and 22 m above sea level. Four cities with populations between 17,763 and 65,448 sit within 19 km, with Torremolinos at 13 km the nearest substantial neighbour.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 111
Elevation
22 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Madrid
Coordinates
36.720, -4.420
Record updated
2026-04-30
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 544 in SpainClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Málaga | 592K |
Málaga Population FAQ
Where is Málaga?
Málaga is in Andalusia, Spain, 416 km from the capital, Madrid. Its coordinates are 36.720, -4.420.
How big is Málaga compared with other cities in Spain?
It is the 6th largest of the 544 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Spain, holding 1.2% of the national population.