Mijas, Málaga property and area FAQs

Mijas is a municipality in the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Located on the southeastern coast of Spain, Mijas belongs to the region of Costa del Sol Occidental. Its center is a typical Andalusian white-washed village, Mijas Pueblo, located on a mountainside about 430 metres or 1,476 feet above sea level, in the heart of the Costa del Sol region.

For Mijas, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 17 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-20. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Mijas, at a recorded elevation of approximately 415 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Las Lagunas (38,130 residents in the cited settlement record), Sitio de Calahonda (18,122 residents in the cited settlement record), Campo-Mijas (6,425 residents in the cited settlement record), La Cala (4,870 residents in the cited settlement record), and Chaparral (4,724 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.

The municipality has three nuclei, gathering the majority of its population:

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 148.8 square kilometres for Mijas municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

Mijas is an official municipality in Málaga province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.

Yes. The structured municipality record includes an official website field. NLS treats that as identity context and not as property-market evidence.

The official municipality context used for Mijas has INE code 29070. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 428 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

The audited municipality record contains 268 additional named-place records for Mijas municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 17 official population nuclei for Mijas municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

The latest imported INE population for Mijas municipality is 91,293, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Mijas municipality, recorded population changed by 19.0%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Mijas municipality is €11,823 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 40.7 years for Mijas municipality, for period 2023.

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 31.8% for Mijas municipality, in period 2023.

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Mijas municipality changed by 19.0%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The population figure uses INE period 2023. The page shows the period beside the value so it is not mistaken for a live counter.

The displayed series for Mijas municipality begins at 76,749 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

INE records 15.0% of residents aged 65 or over for Mijas municipality, in period 2023.

The page uses 9 published observations for Mijas municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Mijas municipality records €2,948 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

MITMA records an appraised housing value of €3,235 per square metre for Mijas municipality in 2026Q1. Appraised value is a different basis from both asking and completed-sale price.

The displayed series for Mijas municipality begins at €2,325 per m² in 2023Q2. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Within the 12 displayed observations for Mijas municipality, the highest appraised housing value value is €3,235 per m² in 2026Q1.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 12 displayed quarterly transaction count observations for Mijas municipality is 877 transactions. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

From 2023Q2 to 2026Q1, the displayed appraised housing value value for Mijas municipality changed by 39.2%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Within the 12 displayed observations for Mijas municipality, the highest quarterly transaction count value is 1,076 transactions in 2024Q4.

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.

The page uses 8 published observations for Andalucía, running from 2024Q3 to 2026Q2.

The displayed series for Andalucía begins at 14.3% in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Dirección General del Catastro records 19,262 buildings for Mijas municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 64,547 dwellings for Mijas municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,987 for Mijas municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 20,750 energy certificates for Mijas municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

The 2010 onward band contains 1,045 recorded buildings for Mijas municipality, representing 5.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1990–2009, with 7,922 buildings, or 41.5% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

The Before 1950 band contains 582 recorded buildings for Mijas municipality, representing 3.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The Catastro extract records 64,547 dwellings across 19,262 buildings for Mijas municipality, or approximately 3.35 dwellings per recorded building.

The official administrative extract contains 10,714 active tourism-register entries for Mijas municipality, with source update 2026-10-29. It is not an occupancy measure.

The 1990–2009 band contains 7,922 recorded buildings for Mijas municipality, representing 41.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The current eligible public inventory contains 326 listings for Mijas. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.

The current public inventory is: 126 villas; 99 apartments; 38 penthouses; 30 town houses; 29 plots. Only types with at least one eligible live listing receive an indexable area/type page.

Published asking prices in the current NLS inventory run from €1,500 to €12,250,000. These are live asking prices, not completed-sale values.

No. The Mijas 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.

The difference between the current published minimum of €1,500 and maximum of €12,250,000 is €12,248,500. This describes the live mix of listings and is not a market-value estimate.

NLS currently shows 99 eligible public apartments for Mijas, equal to 30.4% of the 326-listing area inventory.

NLS currently shows 29 eligible public plots for Mijas, equal to 8.9% of the 326-listing area inventory.

NLS currently shows 126 eligible public villas for Mijas, equal to 38.7% of the 326-listing area inventory.

NLS currently shows 38 eligible public penthouses for Mijas, equal to 11.7% of the 326-listing area inventory.

NLS currently shows 30 eligible public town houses for Mijas, equal to 9.2% of the 326-listing area inventory.