People in Palma, Mallorca
Population growth will place great strain on resources.
Report argues that annual immigration to the Balearics needs to be cut sharply
Estimated that up to 230,000 new homes will be needed by 2040.
People in Palma, Mallorca
The demographic profile in Mallorca has altered significantly.
80% of Balearic population growth this century due to foreign immigration
In recent years, Balearic politicians have been highlighting what they consider to be the overpopulation of the islands.
Theme of the Week
Mallorca and the “demographic bomb”
“We have to accept we live in a more complex society, with very different identities that will form different social groups.”
The Mallorca municipality with the most residents who have lived there all their lives
Six municipalities have 50% or more people who were born there.
Another 'human pressure' record in Mallorca
The combination of permanent and temporary populations.
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.