98% of new residents of Mallorca are foreign
Only 75 new residents in the first six months of 2024 were born in Spain.
230,000 more people in Mallorca over the past 20 years
Population growth is largely due to immigration.
People on the streets in Palma, Mallorca
The foreign population of Mallorca has undergone significant transformation over the years.
German population of the Balearics has fallen by half
Brexit, oddly perhaps, is probably the reason why more UK citizens than German are now registered in the Balearics.
Balearic emigration has doubled in ten years
Most emigration has been to the American continent.
Foreign population explodes in the Balearics
The number of foreigners living in Palma has increased by 900%.
Might the Balearic population decrease in the long term?
Immigration may well decline, while climate change is expected to have an impact.
Calculating numbers of tourists by tracking phones
The data will also show how many residents of the Balearics are not on the islands at any given time.
People on a terrace in Palma, Mallorca
Emigration was largely because of the pandemic.
Foreign immigration keeps Balearic population growing
The Balearics is one of only a few Spanish regions that registered population growth in 2021.
Almost half the Balearic population wasn't born on the islands
The percentage of the population in the Balearics born elsewhere is the highest in Spain.
Crowds of people in Palma, Mallorca
The Balearic population has grown 39% in twenty years.
Just over half the Balearic population was born on the islands
"Migration" to Mallorca by the British has increased.
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Population continues to grow.
Balearics population has grown by 8,700
Over 2,000 people left last year and went to parts of Spain.
Calvia and Deya have highest percentages of foreign residents
In six Mallorcan municipalities, the foreign population accounts for at least a quarter of the total.
People in street in Palma Mallorca
The population of the Balearics is forecast to rise by some 180,000 by 2034.
Tourism
Human Pressure Index shows huge rise in tourist numbers
The highest number of people in the Balearics on the same day was 2,078,276 on August 9, 2017
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Comment
Viewpoint: The population challenge
"In the past thirty years, the Balearic population has increased by just over 70% to 1.21 million."
Andrew Ede05/08/2021 09:58