Mallorca nears one million residents: 984,746

Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands, has 984,746 residents as of 1 October 2026: the island is edging towards one million. Across the Balearics, the population grew by 0.2% in the third quarter of 2026 to 1.26 million, according to figures published on Thursday by Spain’s National Statistics Institute.

The figures put Menorca’s population at 104,253, Eivissa’s at 167,663 and Formentera’s at 12,255. Across the islands, 988,230 people have Spanish citizenship and 280,687 have foreign citizenship.

Spain’s population also grew during the third quarter, adding 130,223 people to reach 49.9 million on 1 October 2026.

Topics: Palma

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com