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Marbella, Málaga property and area FAQs
Within Málaga province, Marbella is recorded as municipality 29069 in the official INE register. The linked structured record provides a recorded municipal area of 114.3 square kilometres and a reference coordinate of 36.5114, -4.8834. The coordinate is a municipal reference point, not a property, parcel boundary or radius from which local claims are inferred. The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 11 official population nuclei for Marbella. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-20. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Marbella, at a recorded elevation of approximately 22 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include San Pedro de Alcántara (33,662 residents in the cited settlement record), Nueva Andalucía (22,171 residents in the cited settlement record), Guadalmina (4,664 residents in the cited settlement record), Río Real (4,506 residents in the cited settlement record), and Elviria (4,232 residents in the cited settlement record). Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.
Place and geography
How many settlement centres are recorded around Marbella?
The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 11 official population nuclei for Marbella. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-20. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Marbella, at a recorded elevation of approximately 22 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include San Pedro de Alcántara (33,662 residents in the cited settlement record), Nueva Andalucía (22,171 residents in the cited settlement record), Guadalmina (4,664 residents in the cited settlement record), Río Real (4,506 residents in the cited settlement record), and Elviria (4,232 residents in the cited settlement record). Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.
What is the recorded municipal area for Marbella?
The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 114.3 square kilometres for Marbella municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.
What elevation is recorded for Marbella?
The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 22 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.
Where is Marbella?
Marbella is an official municipality in Málaga province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.
How does NLS avoid mixing Marbella with similarly named places?
NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 29069 and keeps the province label Málaga. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.
What geographic scope do the facts for Marbella use?
The stated official-data scope is Marbella municipality. Current NLS listings use the property-search area itself, while official market and demographic measures keep their own published geography visible.
What reference coordinate is recorded for Marbella?
The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 36.5114, -4.8834. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.
Which province is Marbella in?
Marbella is in Málaga province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.
How many official population nuclei are recorded for Marbella?
The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 11 official population nuclei for Marbella municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.
What is the approximate municipal population density for Marbella?
Dividing the INE population of 155,431 by the recorded municipal area of 114.3 km² gives approximately 1,359.9 residents per km² for Marbella municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.
What geographic level does the Marbella page cover?
Marbella is treated as an official municipality. The page is joined to institutional datasets by its five-digit INE identity, not by a loose name match.
What is the official INE code used for Marbella?
The official municipality context used for Marbella has INE code 29069. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.
Does Marbella have a linked official website?
Yes. The structured municipality record includes an official website field. NLS treats that as identity context and not as property-market evidence.
People and households
What is the latest official population shown for Marbella?
The latest imported INE population for Marbella municipality is 155,431, for period 2023.
How has the recorded population changed in Marbella?
Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Marbella municipality, recorded population changed by 12.9%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.
What net income per person is recorded for Marbella?
The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Marbella municipality is €13,384 net income per person, for period 2023.
What is the recorded average age in Marbella?
INE records an average age of 42.0 years for Marbella municipality, for period 2023.
What period does the population figure for Marbella cover?
The population figure uses INE period 2023. The page shows the period beside the value so it is not mistaken for a live counter.
What does the first available population point show for Marbella?
The displayed series for Marbella municipality begins at 137,651 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.
What is the average household size in Marbella?
The latest imported INE figure is 2.60 people per household for Marbella municipality, for period 2023.
Across the shown periods, what does the population series average for Marbella?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Marbella municipality is 144,294 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
What share of residents in Marbella is recorded as non-Spanish?
The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 29.5% for Marbella municipality, in period 2023.
How different is the latest population point from the first one shown for Marbella?
From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Marbella municipality changed by 12.9%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.
When does the current population series for Marbella reach its maximum?
Within the 9 displayed observations for Marbella municipality, the highest population value is 155,431 residents in 2023.
What share of residents in Marbella is aged 65 or over?
INE records 16.9% of residents aged 65 or over for Marbella municipality, in period 2023.
Property market evidence
What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Marbella?
The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Marbella municipality records €4,665 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.
What appraised housing value is available for Marbella?
MITMA records an appraised housing value of €4,333 per square metre for Marbella municipality in 2026Q1. Appraised value is a different basis from both asking and completed-sale price.
Where does the published appraised housing value series for Marbella begin?
The displayed series for Marbella municipality begins at €3,146 per m² in 2023Q2. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.
Which published period has the largest appraised housing value value for Marbella?
Within the 12 displayed observations for Marbella municipality, the highest appraised housing value value is €4,333 per m² in 2026Q1.
How much transaction history is shown for Marbella?
The page displays 12 quarterly MITMA observations for Marbella municipality, up to the latest published period in the chart.
What is the earliest displayed Marbella quarterly transaction count observation?
The displayed series for Marbella municipality begins at 1,025 transactions in 2023Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.
What change separates the first and latest displayed regional house-price index values for Marbella?
From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional house-price index value for Andalucía changed by 22.4%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.
Where does the published regional house-price index series for Marbella begin?
The displayed series for Andalucía begins at 90.6 index points in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.
Which published period has the largest quarterly transaction count value for Marbella?
Within the 12 displayed observations for Marbella municipality, the highest quarterly transaction count value is 1,373 transactions in 2024Q2.
What is the lowest displayed appraised housing value point relevant to Marbella?
Within the same displayed series for Marbella municipality, the lowest appraised housing value value is €3,037 per m² in 2023Q4.
How extensive is the current quarterly transaction count series used for Marbella?
The page uses 12 published observations for Marbella municipality, running from 2023Q3 to 2026Q2.
What is the simple mean of the published regional foreign-buyer share observations used for Marbella?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed regional foreign-buyer share observations for Andalucía is 13.9%. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
Housing stock and registrations
How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Marbella?
Dirección General del Catastro records 19,674 buildings for Marbella municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.
How many dwellings are recorded for Marbella?
The current Catastro building extract records 100,803 dwellings for Marbella municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.
What is the average recorded build year in Marbella?
Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,985 for Marbella municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.
How many energy certificates are recorded for Marbella?
The current official administrative extract contains 29,591 energy certificates for Marbella municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.
What share of recorded energy certificates in Marbella is rated A to C?
Among the imported certificates for Marbella municipality, 8.9% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.
What share of cadastral buildings in Marbella is labelled 1970–1989?
The 1970–1989 band contains 8,081 recorded buildings for Marbella municipality, representing 41.2% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
What average registered capacity is represented per tourism entry in Marbella?
The official extract lists 91,964 registered places across 15,745 active entries for Marbella municipality, an arithmetic average of 5.8 places per entry. It is not an occupancy rate.
How many active tourism-register entries are shown for Marbella?
The official administrative extract contains 15,745 active tourism-register entries for Marbella municipality, with source update 2026-10-29. It is not an occupancy measure.
How much of the recorded Marbella building stock falls in the 1990–2009 band?
The 1990–2009 band contains 6,574 recorded buildings for Marbella municipality, representing 33.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
How much of the recorded Marbella building stock falls in the 2010 onward band?
The 2010 onward band contains 1,197 recorded buildings for Marbella municipality, representing 6.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
What registered tourism capacity is shown for Marbella?
The active entries in the imported official register represent 91,964 registered places for Marbella municipality. Registered capacity does not measure actual occupancy.
Which building-age band is largest in Marbella?
The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1970–1989, with 8,081 buildings, or 41.2% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.
Current property inventory
How many properties are currently listed in Marbella on NLS?
The current eligible public inventory contains 1,228 listings for Marbella. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.
Which property types are currently available in Marbella?
The current public inventory is: 528 villas; 337 apartments; 145 penthouses; 120 town houses; 51 plots; 21 duplexes. Only types with at least one eligible live listing receive an indexable area/type page.
What is the current asking-price range in Marbella?
Published asking prices in the current NLS inventory run from €1,200 to €23,000,000. These are live asking prices, not completed-sale values.
What is the difference across the live Marbella asking-price range?
The difference between the current published minimum of €1,200 and maximum of €23,000,000 is €22,998,800. This describes the live mix of listings and is not a market-value estimate.
What part of the current Marbella inventory is penthouses?
NLS currently shows 145 eligible public penthouses for Marbella, equal to 11.8% of the 1,228-listing area inventory.
What part of the current Marbella inventory is duplexes?
NLS currently shows 21 eligible public duplexes for Marbella, equal to 1.7% of the 1,228-listing area inventory.
How many plots are currently shown for Marbella?
NLS currently shows 51 eligible public plots for Marbella, equal to 4.2% of the 1,228-listing area inventory.
How many townhouses are currently shown for Marbella?
NLS currently shows 120 eligible public town houses for Marbella, equal to 9.8% of the 1,228-listing area inventory.
What is the live NLS count for villas in Marbella?
NLS currently shows 528 eligible public villas for Marbella, equal to 43.0% of the 1,228-listing area inventory.
Are inactive or private listings included in the current Marbella inventory?
No. The Marbella count includes only active listings that are eligible for the public NLS catalogue at the time the page is generated. Draft, withdrawn, private and feed-private records do not create a public area or property-type page.
How many apartments are currently shown for Marbella?
NLS currently shows 337 eligible public apartments for Marbella, equal to 27.4% of the 1,228-listing area inventory.
How to read these answers
Current listings and asking prices can change. Institutional figures update on their own publication cycles and may use municipality, province or autonomous-community scope. Compare unlike measures only after checking their stated geography and period. This page is market context, not a valuation, forecast, legal opinion or investment recommendation.