Municipality · Málaga

Investing in Igualeja

Igualeja has 733 residents, an approximate unemployment rate of 17% (above the Spanish average). These are signals of how deep housing demand runs, not of the risk of any one tenant.

50/100Momentum50 = flat market

We publish little about Igualeja: data coverage is 50 out of 100 and 4 source families are missing. The sections missing below are not empty by accident: there is no published figure to show.

The map

Igualeja within Málaga

Where the municipality sits and how it compares with its neighbours.

Málaga · 3.5% gross yieldMarbella · 2.7% gross yieldMijas · 3.1% gross yieldVélez-Málaga · 3.3% gross yieldFuengirola · 3.1% gross yieldEstepona · 2.9% gross yieldBenalmádena · 3.3% gross yieldTorremolinos · 3.2% gross yieldRincón de la Victoria · 3.2% gross yieldAlhaurín de la Torre · 3.8% gross yieldAntequera · 4.1% gross yieldRonda · 3.7% gross yieldCártama · 3.8% gross yieldAlhaurín el Grande · 3.8% gross yieldCoín · 3.6% gross yieldNerja · 3.4% gross yieldTorrox · 3.6% gross yieldManilva · 3.4% gross yieldÁlora · 4.4% gross yieldPizarra · 3.9% gross yieldBenahavís · 2.8% gross yieldCasares · 2.9% gross yieldCampillos · 4.4% gross yieldArchidona · 4.1% gross yieldAlgarrobo · 3.9% gross yieldMollina · 4.4% gross yieldVillanueva del Trabuco · 4.3% gross yieldAlameda · 4.4% gross yieldOjén · 3.1% gross yieldAlmogía · 4.3% gross yieldCasabermeja · 4.1% gross yieldVillanueva de Algaidas · 4.2% gross yieldArriate · 4.4% gross yieldCómpeta · 4.0% gross yieldTeba · 4.5% gross yieldCuevas de San Marcos · 4.6% gross yieldColmenar · 4.6% gross yieldVillanueva del Rosario · 4.4% gross yieldSierra de Yeguas · 5.1% gross yieldFrigiliana · 3.6% gross yieldHumilladero · 4.4% gross yieldPeriana · 3.9% gross yieldVillanueva de la Concepción · 4.6% gross yieldBenamocarra · 4.3% gross yieldCortes de la Frontera · 4.3% gross yieldFuente de Piedra · 4.4% gross yieldMonda · 4.1% gross yieldRiogordo · 4.1% gross yieldYunquera · 4.4% gross yieldCasarabonela · 4.1% gross yieldAlcaucín · 4.0% gross yieldGuaro · 4.1% gross yieldArdales · 4.0% gross yieldValle de Abdalajís · 4.3% gross yieldAlozaina · 4.5% gross yieldViñuela · 4.2% gross yieldAlmáchar · 4.5% gross yieldAlmargen · 4.5% gross yieldCanillas de Aceituno · 4.2% gross yieldBurgo, El · 4.8% gross yieldIstán · 3.6% gross yieldSayalonga · 4.1% gross yieldGaucín · 4.3% gross yieldCuevas del Becerro · 4.2% gross yieldCañete la Real · 4.5% gross yieldBenamargosa · 4.3% gross yieldBenaoján · 4.4% gross yieldVillanueva de Tapia · 4.3% gross yieldComares · 4.1% gross yieldCuevas Bajas · 4.6% gross yieldArenas · 4.2% gross yieldMoclinejo · 4.2% gross yieldAlfarnate · 5.0% gross yieldBorge, El · 4.4% gross yieldMontejaque · 4.4% gross yieldIznate · 4.3% gross yieldAlgatocín · 4.9% gross yieldCanillas de Albaida · 4.1% gross yieldCarratraca · 4.7% gross yieldTotalán · 4.4% gross yieldSedella · 4.6% gross yieldCútar · 4.5% gross yieldJubrique · 4.6% gross yieldMontecorto · 5.1% gross yieldMacharaviaya · 4.3% gross yieldTolox · not enough dataBenalauría · not enough dataBenarrabá · 5.0% gross yieldSerrato · 5.5% gross yieldÁrchez · 4.2% gross yieldJimera de Líbar · not enough dataAlfarnatejo · 4.9% gross yieldGenalguacil · 4.3% gross yieldFaraján · 5.0% gross yieldPujerra · 4.6% gross yieldParauta · 4.8% gross yieldAlpandeire · 5.1% gross yieldCartajima · 4.8% gross yieldBenadalid · 4.5% gross yieldJúzcar · 4.8% gross yieldSalares · 5.0% gross yieldAtajate · 4.3% gross yieldIgualeja · not enough data IgualejaAntequera4.1%Ronda3.7%Málaga3.5% IgualejaAntequera4.1%
Gross yield < 3%3–4 %4–5 %5–6 %≥ 6% sin datos

Administrative boundaries from the Spanish National Geographic Institute (CC BY 4.0). The Canary Islands are drawn shifted, as on any map of Spain.

The verdict

What the analysis sees

The specific signals the official data leaves about this market, before going into detail.

In favour

  • 4.1 transactions per 1,000 residentsA market with high turnover: reselling is easier than the national average.

Against

  • Approximate unemployment of 17%Above the Spanish average: this is market context, not a measure of tenant risk.
The comparison

Where it stands against the rest

Igualeja's percentile among the municipalities with enough data, computed on the same figure for all of them.

Gross yield
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Rent level
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Momentum50/100
51
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The demand

Demand, employment and liquidity

The structural depth of the market: how many people live here, what they earn, how much changes hands and what stress it carries. This is market context, never a measure of tenant risk.

4.1Market turnover
Spain 3.3 transactions a year per 1,000 residents · more turnover, easier to resell
17%Unemployment (approx.)
Spain 11% registered unemployed over unemployed + social security contributors
6.8‰Net migration
Spain 12.8‰ arrivals minus departures from abroad per 1,000 residents
0.6Repossession pressure
Spain 0.55 housing repossessions per 1,000 dwellings of the provincial stock · 2025

Repossessions are a provincial figure (INE): they describe the market in Málaga, not this municipality alone.

The trend

How it has moved

Official series for Igualeja over recent years. Where a series is missing, the municipality does not publish it.

Housing transactions

MIVAU · deals per year

−66.7% interanual
3 20112015201820222025 4 · 20114 · 20114 · 20124 · 20121 · 20131 · 20133 · 20143 · 20141 · 20151 · 20154 · 20164 · 20162 · 20172 · 20176 · 20186 · 20180 · 20190 · 20191 · 20201 · 20203 · 20213 · 20212 · 20222 · 20226 · 20236 · 20239 · 20249 · 20243 · 20253 · 2025

Registered unemployment

SEPE · yearly average

−8.8% interanual
31 20192021202320242026 38 · 201938 · 201939 · 202039 · 202033 · 202133 · 202128 · 202228 · 202230 · 202330 · 202339 · 202439 · 202434 · 202534 · 202531 · 202631 · 2026

Registered population

INE · yearly population register

0.0% interanual
733 20112014201820222025 934 · 2011934 · 2011934 · 2011934 · 2011871 · 2012871 · 2012871 · 2012871 · 2012823 · 2013823 · 2013823 · 2013823 · 2013811 · 2014811 · 2014811 · 2014811 · 2014816 · 2015816 · 2015816 · 2015816 · 2015793 · 2016793 · 2016793 · 2016793 · 2016778 · 2017778 · 2017778 · 2017778 · 2017762 · 2018762 · 2018762 · 2018762 · 2018763 · 2019763 · 2019763 · 2019763 · 2019752 · 2020752 · 2020752 · 2020752 · 2020740 · 2021740 · 2021740 · 2021740 · 2021729 · 2022729 · 2022729 · 2022729 · 2022774 · 2023774 · 2023774 · 2023774 · 2023774 · 2024774 · 2024774 · 2024774 · 2024733 · 2025733 · 2025733 · 2025733 · 2025

Net international migration

INE · immigration − emigration · yearly

−77.3% interanual
5 2021202220232024 -1 · 2021-1 · 20216 · 20226 · 202222 · 202322 · 20235 · 20245 · 2024
Nearby

Alternatives in Málaga

Territories of the same level ranked by gross yield, to compare before deciding.

The method

How this page is calculated

Where each figure comes from, over which territory and from what date. Confidence measures data coverage, never investment quality.

Data coverage

50/100

What this page does not show is what is not published about the municipality, not a zero.

  • official rent series (SERPAVI)
  • series sufficient to measure momentum
  • official appraised value (MIVAU)
  • estimated market level
  • our own adverts

When each figure is from

This is the latest figure published by each source for this municipality.

population register
2025
registered transactions
2026Q1
registered unemployment
2026M06
MIVAUAppraised housing value and registered transactions
SERPAVIOfficial reference rent index
INEPopulation register, migration and repossessions
AEATAverage gross household income
SEPE and Social SecurityRegistered unemployment and contributions
CatastroCadastral value, age and IBI rate
InmobliaOur own catalogue of adverts, each with its investment score

An indicative statistical estimate for comparing markets, not an appraisal or an investment recommendation. Gross yield does not deduct costs, IBI, insurance, voids or taxes.