It is only surpassed in growth by Madrid, Barcelona and Zaragoza
Palma has gained population. The Mallorcan capital is the fourth Spanish city that has grown the most in inhabitants during 2020, according to data published by the Statistics National Institute (INE). It is only surpassed in growth by Madrid, Barcelona and Zaragoza.
A total of 422,587 people lived in Ciutat in 2020, which represents a variation of 6.522 personas compared to the previous period of 2019, 1.56 percent more than the previous year. The same line is followed by the whole of the Balearic Islands, which in the last 45 years has doubled its census. According to data from 2020, a total of 1,171,543 people, 22,083 more than a year earlier, reside in baleares. Therefore, 36.07 percent of the total population of the Balearic Islands lives in Palma.
The analysis of pattern by neighborhoods indicates that where the number of inhabitants has grown the most is in the neighborhoods of Foners, Son Gotleu and Pere Garau. It is precisely in these neighborhoods where most non-EU foreigners live. On the other hand, the areas with more community foreigners the increase is relative, these are Son Vida, Monti-Sion and Sindicato, according to data from the census.
The map of Spain: the big cities and the islands more crowded than ever
At a national level, the Spanish population has grown by around 38% from 1975 to 2021: it has gone from a country with 34.2 million inhabitants to another of around 47.3 million, but this population increase is not noticeable in all areas equally. During these years, in which the country has suffered a economic revolutionLarge regions of the country have been affected by large-scale migratory movements from rural areas to large cities. Thus, provinces such as Zamora have seen their population drop by more than 31% in this period, while others such as the Balearic Islands have not stopped growing.
Asturias and Castilla y León They are among the autonomous communities most affected by the abandonment of the population in their municipalities: more than 85% of their municipalities had less population in 2020 than they registered in 1996. After them, Extremadura and Aragon They are the territories in which a higher percentage of municipalities have seen their population decline.
Only taking into account the period between 2017 and 2018, until 26 provinces lost population in that year, Zamora, Ávila, León and Cáceres being the ones that have lost the most, while the provinces that have gained the most population between 2017 and 2018 are the Balearic Islands, Madrid and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
