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Short-term rentals in Vélez-Málaga
Vélez-Málaga (Málaga, Andalusia) has 2,334 tourist dwellings in the region’s official register, for 86,048 inhabitants. Below: register, comparison, platforms — each with its source.
Data last updated: 10 October 2026
registered tourist dwellings
2,334
list as of 9 October 2026
registered accommodation (all types)
2,497
per 1,000 inhabitants
27.1
held by a company
10.5%
inhabitants
86,048
Types
Registered accommodation by type
| Types | Vélez-Málaga |
|---|---|
| Tourist dwellings (HUT, VUT, VT)STR | 2,33493.5% |
| Rural tourism | 1224.9% |
| Tourist apartments (establishments) | 120.5% |
| Hotels | 271.1% |
| Campsites | 1–4 (hidden) |
Per 1,000 inhabitants
Density compared
Types
Year of registration
Year of registration
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| Year | Dwellings |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 93 |
| 2017 | 150 |
| 2018 | 198 |
| 2019 | 199 |
| 2020 | 92 |
| 2021 | 105 |
| 2022 | 215 |
| 2023 | 372 |
| 2024 | 376 |
| 2025 | 374 |
| 2026 | 160 |
Platforms
Nights booked via platforms
Province of Málaga: platform nights
Eurostat tour_ce_oan3 (NUTS 3 province, whole province). Platforms account for 46.2% of platform + collective accommodation nights in the province.Show the data
| Year | Nights |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 10,202,172 |
| 2019 | 12,088,174 |
| 2020 | 4,632,223 |
| 2021 | 7,811,753 |
| 2022 | 14,318,423 |
| 2023 | 17,866,599 |
| 2024 | 22,515,108 |
| 2025 | 26,226,135 |
Andalusia: seasonality of platform nights (2025) · Show the data
| Month | Share |
|---|---|
| January | 4.4% |
| February | 5.4% |
| March | 5.6% |
| April | 8.4% |
| May | 8.5% |
| June | 9.4% |
| July | 13.6% |
| August | 15.8% |
| September | 9.3% |
| October | 8.2% |
| November | 5.1% |
| December | 6.4% |
Source: Eurostat, tour_ce_oan3, tour_ce_omn12 and tour_ce_oarc (CC BY 4.0), experimental statistics.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many tourist dwellings in Vélez-Málaga?
Vélez-Málaga (Málaga) has 2,334 tourist dwellings in the region’s official register (read on 9 October 2026). That is 27.1 dwellings per 1,000 inhabitants (Andalusia : 17.7).
Who holds the tourist dwellings in Vélez-Málaga?
In Vélez-Málaga, 10.5% of registered tourist dwellings are held by a company (legal entity); the rest belong to private individuals. No names are published here.
How many tourist nights in Vélez-Málaga?
There is no series for the municipality itself: the province of Málaga recorded 26,226,135 nights booked via platforms in 2025 (Eurostat).
Method
Sources and method
Junta de Andalucía — Registro de Turismo de Andalucía (OpenRTA), CC BY 4.0.
Eurostat — tour_ce_oan3, tour_ce_omn12, tour_ce_oarc, tour_occ_nin3 (CC BY 4.0).
INE — Padrón municipal (official population figures).
ine.es INE
GISCO (Eurostat) — LAU 2024 and NUTS, © EuroGeographics for administrative boundaries.
ec.europa.eu © EuroGeographics
Privacy (GDPR)
- Aggregates only: no names, addresses, owners or per-host data.
- A municipality is published only from 5 registered establishments (or when its official flows are published).
- Any sub-total from 1 to 5 − 1 (type, year, owners) is hidden; a share is computed only when each group has at least 5 establishments.
- The sources’ statistical confidentiality (ISTAT “dato riservato”) is preserved.
What the texts say
In Catalonia, Andalusia and the Valencian Community, a tourist dwelling must be entered in the region’s tourism register: the figures on this page come from those registers.
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