===Metropolitan area===Málaga, together with the following adjacent towns and municipalities: Rincón de la Victoria, Torremolinos, Benalmádena, Fuengirola, Alhaurín de la Torre, Mijas, Marbella and San Pedro Alcántara form the urban area with a population of 1,066,532 on (density 1,289 hab / km²) – 2012 data.
V 19. stoletju je doživela hiter razvoj in skupaj z Barcelono postala eno od dveh najbolj industrializiranih mest v Španiji.