What’s within 5, 10, 25, and 50 km of Málaga, Spain
About 1.51 million people live within 50 km of the center of Málaga, and 565,000 within 10 km. The 50 km circle takes in 64 municipalities with their main town inside, in 2 provinces.
By the All Map Tools Team
Loading the map…
- 5 km (3.1 mi)
- 380,000 300,000–460,000
- 10 km (6.2 mi)
- 565,000 503,000–609,000
- 25 km (16 mi)
- 953,000 945,000–960,000
- 50 km (31 mi)
- 1.51 million 1.50–1.51 million
30 minutes by car
Open in the radius mapThe circles
| Radius | People | Low–high | Municipalities (main town inside) | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km (3.1 mi) | 380,000 | 300,000–460,000 | 1 | 79 km² |
| 10 km (6.2 mi) | 565,000 | 503,000–609,000 | 1 | 314 km² |
| 25 km (16 mi) | 953,000 | 945,000–960,000 | 21 | 1,963 km² |
| 50 km (31 mi) | 1.51 million | 1.50–1.51 million | 64 | 7,854 km² |
Circle by circle
Within 5 km (3.1 mi)
About 380,000 people (300,000–460,000). Only one municipality has its main town inside.
There is no other municipality’s main town within 5 km; the nearest beyond is Totalán, 12 km northeast.
Within 10 km (6.2 mi)
About 565,000 people (503,000–609,000), 185,000 more than within 5 km. Only one municipality has its main town inside, and the circle reaches into 5.
Between 5 and 10 km there is no other municipality’s main town.
Just past 10 km
- Rincón de la Victoria 52,454 11.6 km E
- Totalán 797 11.6 km NE
Within 25 km (16 mi)
About 953,000 people (945,000–960,000), 388,000 more than within 10 km. 21 municipalities have their main town inside, and the circle reaches into 28.
Biggest places between 10 and 25 km
- Mijas 95,104 24.1 km SW
- Benalmádena 78,338 19.9 km SW
- Torremolinos 71,329 13.8 km SW
- Rincón de la Victoria 52,454 11.6 km E
- Alhaurín de la Torre 45,066 15.0 km SW
- Cártama 29,333 19.5 km W
Just past 25 km
- Vélez-Málaga 86,048 28.6 km E
- Fuengirola 85,211 27.8 km SW
- Alhaurín el Grande 27,552 26.2 km W
Within 50 km (31 mi)
About 1.51 million people (1.50–1.51 million), 553,000 more than within 25 km. 64 municipalities have their main town inside, and the circle reaches into 75.
Biggest places between 25 and 50 km
- Marbella 159,786 48.1 km SW
- Vélez-Málaga 86,048 28.6 km E
- Fuengirola 85,211 27.8 km SW
- Antequera 41,849 35.7 km N
- Alhaurín el Grande 27,552 26.2 km W
- Coín 26,574 31.7 km W
Just past 50 km
- Loja Granada 20,951 54.9 km NE
- Huétor Tájar Granada 10,749 62.0 km NE
- Benahavís 9,472 60.7 km W
Provinces the circles reach
The 50 km circle reaches 2 provinces.
- Within 5 km
- Málaga
- Within 50 km, also
- Granada
How far 30 minutes by car gets you
Driving for 30 minutes from the center, at typical road speeds and with no traffic, covers 253 km² (97 mi²): the same area as a circle 9.0 km in radius. The farthest point is 30 km away, to the east.
That area takes in 63% of the 5 km circle, 43% of the 10 km circle, 13% of the 25 km circle, and 3% of the 50 km circle. About 692,000 people live in it, against 565,000 within 10 km.
Drive time mapQuestions
How many people live within 10 km of Málaga?
About 565,000 people (503,000–609,000), from Spain’s 2025 municipal register, spread within each municipality with the GHS-POP grid. Within 5 km it’s 380,000, and within 50 km, 1.51 million.
Which towns are within 50 km of Málaga?
64 municipalities have their main town inside, and the circle reaches into 75. The biggest: Marbella (159,786), 48 km southwest, Mijas (95,104), 24 km southwest, Vélez-Málaga (86,048), 29 km east, Fuengirola (85,211), 28 km southwest, Benalmádena (78,338), 20 km southwest, Torremolinos (71,329), 14 km southwest, Rincón de la Victoria (52,454), 12 km east, and Alhaurín de la Torre (45,066), 15 km southwest.
Which provinces does a 50 km radius around Málaga reach?
The 50 km circle reaches 2 provinces: Málaga and Granada.
How far can you drive from Málaga in 30 minutes?
Up to 30 km from the center (to the east), at typical road speeds and with no traffic. The 30-minute area measures 253 km² and about 692,000 people live in it.
Is Loja (Granada) within 50 km of Málaga?
No: it’s 55 km (34 mi) northeast of the center of Málaga in a straight line, 4.9 km beyond the 50 km circle.
How big is a 50 km radius around Málaga?
The circle covers 7,854 km² (3,032 mi²). With about 1.51 million people inside, that’s 192 per square kilometer.
Open these circles in the tools
Each tool opens with this center and these circles already set, so you can change them or download the lists.
- Radius map Draw a circle of any radius around a place and see how big it is and what lies inside it.
- Population in a radius Estimate how many people live within any distance of a point anywhere in the world, with Census data in the US.
- Towns in a radius (Spain) Find the towns and cities of Spain within a chosen distance of a place and filter them by population.
- Municipalities in a radius (Spain) List every Spanish municipality within a set distance of a point and download the list as CSV.
- Drive time map See how far you can get in a set time by car, by bike or on foot, drawn as an area on the map.
More about this city
Distances from Málaga
Nearby cities in this series
All citiesSources and method
- City center: Spanish gazetteer · Instituto Geográfico Nacional (CC BY 4.0)
- Official population figures of the municipal register, January 1, 2025 · INE (www.ine.es, updated December 11, 2025)
- Province and municipality boundaries · Instituto Geográfico Nacional, BDDAE (CC BY 4.0 ign.es)
- GHS-POP R2023A, 2025 population grid: people outside Spain, and where people live within each municipality · Schiavina, M. et al. (2023), European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC). © European Union, CC BY 4.0
- 30-minute drive area (calculated on November 1, 2026) · FOSSGIS Valhalla, with data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Distances and bearings (geodesics on the WGS84 ellipsoid) · GeographicLib (C. F. F. Karney)
- How we count people and places (methodology)