Municipalities in Balearic Islands by active companies

Palma had the highest active companies of 67 municipalities in 2015, at 33,525. Escorca had the lowest, at 10. The median was 394 and the figure for Balearic Islands was 87,111. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest33,525Palma

Lowest10Escorca

Median39467 municipalities

Balearic Islands87,111History

Top 40 municipalities, 2015

count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2015 count	Change on 2014
1	Palma	33,525	+3.5%
2	Eivissa	4,816	+2.8%
3	Calvià	4,493	+0.6%
4	Manacor	3,147	+5.5%
5	Santa Eulària des Riu	2,703	+5.7%
6	Llucmajor	2,576	+3.4%
7	Marratxí	2,562	+2.7%
8	Maó	2,329	+1.3%
9	Ciutadella de Menorca	2,290	+2.3%
10	Inca	1,966	+3%
11	Sant Josep de sa Talaia	1,639	+7.1%
12	Sant Antoni de Portmany	1,521	+4.2%
13	Felanitx	1,458	+2.7%
14	Pollença	1,404	+5.2%
15	Alcúdia	1,266	+4%
16	Santanyí	1,131	+1.3%
17	Andratx	1,112	+2.7%
18	Sóller	1,060	+1%
19	Capdepera	895	+5%
20	Campos	854	+1.1%
21	Sa Pobla	800	+4.2%
22	Formentera	741	+3.1%
23	Son Servera	689	+1.3%
24	Santa Margalida	675	+2.9%
25	Alaior	665	+2.6%
26	Artà	663	+2.3%
27	Sant Llorenç des Cardassar	581	+5.3%
28	Binissalem	562	+2.7%
29	Muro	506	+3.1%
30	Sant Lluís	488	+2.5%
31	Santa María del Camí	484	+1.9%
32	Bunyola	474	+1.9%
33	Es Castell	462	+3.6%
34	Esporles	394	+11.6%
35	Ses Salines	386	+1.8%
36	Porreres	382	+1.1%
37	Sant Joan de Labritja	380	+4.7%
38	Algaida	373	+7.8%
39	Alaró	359	+4.1%
40	Ferreries	339	+5.6%
41	Es Mercadal	335	+5.3%
41	Lloseta	335	+3.4%
43	Sineu	280	+2.9%
44	Selva	261	+7.9%
45	Consell	257	+3.2%
46	Sencelles	218	+7.4%
47	Vilafranca de Bonany	211	+7.7%
48	Petra	206	-1.9%
49	Montuïri	178	+0.6%
50	Valldemossa	174	-2.2%
51	Campanet	163	+1.9%
52	Sant Joan	148	+3.5%
53	Puigpunyent	144	+0.7%
54	Llubí	141	-0.7%
54	Maria de la Salut	141	+10.2%
56	Es Migjorn Gran	118	-2.5%
57	Santa Eugènia	106	+12.8%
58	Mancor de la Vall	95	+18.8%
59	Costitx	77	0%
60	Lloret de Vistalegre	75	+10.3%
61	Deià	66	+11.9%
62	Búger	56	+16.7%
63	Ariany	55	+7.8%
64	Fornalutx	44	-6.4%
65	Banyalbufar	40	+14.3%
66	Estellencs	27	+22.7%
67	Escorca	10	0%

Other periods

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Active companies on 1 January (INE Central Business Directory, DIRCE).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the municipalities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (2026). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721) (Municipalities in Balearic Islands by active companies, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721

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Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Balearic Islands by active companies, 2015. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/balearic-islands-municipalities?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2026. Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Municipalities in Balearic Islands by active companies, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/balearic-islands-municipalities?period=2015.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Balearic Islands by active companies, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/balearic-islands-municipalities?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_balearic_islands_2015,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Balearic Islands by active companies, 2015}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/balearic-islands-municipalities?period=2015. Publisher attribution: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Palma, with 33,525 in 2015, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Escorca, with 10 in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.