Almost half of the population living in the Balearic Islands were not born here
47% of Balearic residents were born in another autonomous community or country.
The human pressure in Mallorca just keeps on increasing
There was a new record for the combined number of residents and tourists in July.
People on the streets in Palma, Mallorca
Population in Mallorca has grown faster than anywhere else in Spain.
Mallorca residents support limits to population growth
If the model of population is to be changed, then tourism needs to change.
98% of new residents of Mallorca are foreign
Only 75 new residents in the first six months of 2024 were born in Spain.
People on the street in Palma, Mallorca
High population growth has been due to immigration and employment opportunities in the tourism industry.
230,000 more people in Mallorca over the past 20 years
Population growth is largely due to immigration.
Calvia and Deya, the Mallorcan municipalities with the highest foreign populations
Twenty-six per cent of Mallorca's population is foreign.
Another month in Mallorca and the human pressure has increased
A September human pressure daily average in Mallorca of 1,358,356.
Children in fountains in Palma, Mallorca
The population percentage to the age of four is down almost 20%.
Mallorca's ageing population and the worrying fall in the birth rate
Total population has risen by 85,000 in the past ten years, but the percentage to the age of 14 has dropped.
People on the streets in Palma, Mallorca
August human pressure (total resident and temporary population) may be a record.
One in five Balearic residents are foreign
Population growth this year is mainly due to foreign immigration.
Over one million people in Mallorca in February - the first time ever
No reason to believe that there is a redistribution of tourists away from the months of the high season.
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%.
Almost 40% of babies in the Balearics have a foreign parent
The percentage has risen significantly over a 20-year period.
- Britons cash in on the outgoing Golden Visa in Spain to beat the 90 day rule
- After a holiday in Mallorca Richard Gere moves to Spain
- Laura Hamilton: “I’ve always loved Mallorca, I just wished I’d bought here earlier...”
- The 90 day rule does have some positive results in Spain!
- German low-season tourism in Mallorca set for a new record
Comment
When is a limit not a limit?
The government cannot impose a limit as it doesn’t have the means to control the entry of people to the Balearics.
Andrew Ede17/02/2023 14:02