Malaga's 2021 population is now estimated at 591,091. In 1950, the population of Malaga was 274,172. Malaga has grown by 1,059 since 2015, which represents a 0.18% annual change. These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Malaga, which typically includes Malaga's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
| Year | Population | Growth Rate (%) | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2035 | 607,307 | 0.18% | 1,087 |
| 2034 | 606,220 | 0.19% | 1,124 |
| 2033 | 605,096 | 0.19% | 1,164 |
| 2032 | 603,932 | 0.20% | 1,207 |
| 2031 | 602,725 | 0.21% | 1,248 |
| 2030 | 601,477 | 0.21% | 1,285 |
| 2029 | 600,192 | 0.22% | 1,307 |
| 2028 | 598,885 | 0.22% | 1,297 |
| 2027 | 597,588 | 0.21% | 1,256 |
| 2026 | 596,332 | 0.20% | 1,193 |
| 2025 | 595,139 | 0.18% | 1,089 |
| 2024 | 594,050 | 0.17% | 995 |
| 2023 | 593,055 | 0.16% | 964 |
| 2022 | 592,091 | 0.17% | 1,000 |
| 2021 | 591,091 | 0.18% | 1,059 |
| 2020 | 590,032 | 0.21% | 1,254 |
| 2019 | 588,778 | 0.22% | 1,264 |
| 2018 | 587,514 | 0.68% | 3,989 |
| 2017 | 583,525 | 0.68% | 3,961 |
| 2016 | 579,564 | 0.68% | 3,935 |
| 2015 | 575,629 | 0.68% | 3,908 |
| 2014 | 571,721 | 0.68% | 3,881 |
| 2013 | 567,840 | 0.68% | 3,855 |
| 2012 | 563,985 | 0.69% | 3,839 |
| 2011 | 560,146 | 0.68% | 3,808 |
| 2010 | 556,338 | 0.68% | 3,782 |
| 2009 | 552,556 | 0.68% | 3,751 |
| 2008 | 548,805 | 0.69% | 3,737 |
| 2007 | 545,068 | 0.68% | 3,705 |
| 2006 | 541,363 | 0.68% | 3,680 |
| 2005 | 537,683 | 0.68% | 3,651 |
| 2004 | 534,032 | 0.69% | 3,635 |
| 2003 | 530,397 | 0.68% | 3,606 |
| 2002 | 526,791 | 0.39% | 2,056 |
| 2001 | 524,735 | -0.18% | -953 |
| 2000 | 525,688 | -0.18% | -958 |
| 1999 | 526,646 | -0.18% | -958 |
| 1998 | 527,604 | -0.18% | -960 |
| 1997 | 528,564 | -0.18% | -960 |
| 1996 | 529,524 | -0.18% | -964 |
| 1995 | 530,488 | -0.18% | -965 |
| 1994 | 531,453 | -0.18% | -967 |
| 1993 | 532,420 | -0.18% | -967 |
| 1992 | 533,387 | -0.18% | -971 |
| 1991 | 534,358 | 0.34% | 1,827 |
| 1990 | 532,531 | 0.61% | 3,217 |
| 1989 | 529,314 | 0.61% | 3,193 |
| 1988 | 526,121 | 0.61% | 3,183 |
| 1987 | 522,938 | 0.61% | 3,158 |
| 1986 | 519,780 | 0.61% | 3,140 |
| 1985 | 516,640 | 0.61% | 3,115 |
| 1984 | 513,525 | 0.61% | 3,106 |
| 1983 | 510,419 | 0.61% | 3,083 |
| 1982 | 507,336 | 0.61% | 3,065 |
| 1981 | 504,271 | 2.16% | 10,651 |
| 1980 | 493,620 | 2.96% | 14,169 |
| 1979 | 479,451 | 2.95% | 13,744 |
| 1978 | 465,707 | 2.95% | 13,350 |
| 1977 | 452,357 | 2.95% | 12,949 |
| 1976 | 439,408 | 2.96% | 12,613 |
| 1975 | 426,795 | 2.95% | 12,234 |
| 1974 | 414,561 | 2.95% | 11,884 |
| 1973 | 402,677 | 2.95% | 11,527 |
| 1972 | 391,150 | 2.96% | 11,228 |
| 1971 | 379,922 | 2.58% | 9,544 |
| 1970 | 370,378 | 2.21% | 7,994 |
| 1969 | 362,384 | 2.20% | 7,811 |
| 1968 | 354,573 | 2.21% | 7,663 |
| 1967 | 346,910 | 2.21% | 7,487 |
| 1966 | 339,423 | 2.21% | 7,326 |
| 1965 | 332,097 | 2.20% | 7,158 |
| 1964 | 324,939 | 2.21% | 7,023 |
| 1963 | 317,916 | 2.21% | 6,861 |
| 1962 | 311,055 | 2.21% | 6,714 |
| 1961 | 304,341 | 1.53% | 4,586 |
| 1960 | 299,755 | 0.87% | 2,572 |
| 1959 | 297,183 | 0.86% | 2,547 |
| 1958 | 294,636 | 0.86% | 2,525 |
| 1957 | 292,111 | 0.86% | 2,499 |
| 1956 | 289,612 | 0.87% | 2,486 |
| 1955 | 287,126 | 0.86% | 2,460 |
| 1954 | 284,666 | 0.86% | 2,440 |
| 1953 | 282,226 | 0.86% | 2,415 |
| 1952 | 279,811 | 0.87% | 2,401 |
| 1951 | 277,410 | 1.18% | 3,238 |
| 1950 | 274,172 | 0.00% |
| Name | Population | 2021 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 6,668,865 | 0.78% |
| Barcelona | 5,624,498 | 0.70% |
| Valencia | 835,341 | 0.19% |
| Zaragoza | 733,825 | 0.41% |
| Seville | 702,386 | -0.20% |
| Malaga | 591,091 | 0.18% |
| Murcia | 504,491 | 0.94% |
| Palma | 472,140 | 1.10% |
| Las Palmas Gran Canaria | 402,732 | 0.21% |
| Alicante | 372,665 | 0.79% |
| Bilbao | 348,518 | -0.32% |
| Cordoba | 344,214 | 0.14% |
| Vigo | 307,056 | 0.07% |
| Valladolid | 303,613 | -0.47% |