Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29069
Marbella
Marbella: living in Málaga
Marbella offers 2893 sunshine hours a year, a coastal setting and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for coastal living in Spain.
Population
159,786
Avg. summer temp
26°C
Best place to buy a house
#19 / 8133
Overall score
8.2/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 0.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 5,450 €/m²; cost of living at 248% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~11 min; airport ~48 min; Renfe ~49 min; coach ~5 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.9/10
Average. About 2,893 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 75.4% of padrón; international residents 24.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.8/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −30.3% over the series; mean age 42.0; foreign residents 24.6%; property prices +17.1% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.4/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 4.9/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 18.4% of the area (nearest site ~2.2 km).
Place location
Marbella in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42
<16
16%
16–64
67.8%
65+
16.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 108,133 (75.4%)
Foreign residents: 35,253 (24.6%)
- Morocco: 4,575
- United Kingdom: 3,353
- Ukraine: 2,389
- Russia: 1,997
- Italy: 1,785
- Germany: 1,454
- Romania: 1,244
- Colombia: 1,234
English speakers ≈ 3,353
Housing
Price €/m²
€5,450
Flats €/m²
4789 €
Houses €/m²
6111 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #75 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.51, -4.88)
340 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de las Nieves (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 10.3 km
- 02Dunas de Artola o Cabopino (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.5 km
- 03Pinsapo de las Escaleretas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 22 km
Day trip
- 04Los Reales de Sierra Bermeja (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 27.3 km
- 05Sierra Crestellina (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 35.5 km
- 06Dehesa del Mercadillo (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 37.5 km
- 07Sierra de Grazalema (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 39.2 km
- 08Desembocadura del Guadalhorce (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 41 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Marbella
€4,632
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€354
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€236
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Marbella you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.2%
SEPE unemployed
6,753
Affiliated workers (approx.)
76,988
Self-employed (approx.)
13,000
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€412,499,803
Expenses
€403,516,349
Balance
€8,983,454
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Maria Angeles Muñoz Uriol (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Málaga-Costa del Sol (AGP) · 54.8 km · 48 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital Costa del Sol (Marbella) · 11.6 km · 11 min
High-speed rail
AVE Málaga María Zambrano · 56.6 km · 42 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Marbella · 3.5 km · 9 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 59.2 km · 45 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁRTAMA · 66 km · 49 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Avanza · Estación de autobuses de Marbella · 1.8 km · 5 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
88,839
556 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
18,066
113 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
16,579
104 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
81
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
125
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2893 sunshine hours
Marbella averages about 2893 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Coastal setting
Playa de Marbella is only about 3.5 km away — sea air and beach days without a long trip.
Fibre at 97.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.2%) makes Marbella a practical base for remote work.
About Marbella
Marbella is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 141,468 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 5450 €/m². Compare Marbella with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29069 · CP 29069 · lat 36.51441505141859, lon -4.876386693103482 · 131 m · Income: €37,606