Municipalities in Balearic Islands by active companies

Palma had the highest active companies of 67 municipalities in 2017, at 35,488. Escorca had the lowest, at 10. The median was 421 and the figure for Balearic Islands was 93,067. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest35,488Palma

Lowest10Escorca

Median42167 municipalities

Balearic Islands93,067History

Top 40 municipalities, 2017

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2017 count	Change on 2016
1	Palma	35,488	+4.2%
2	Eivissa	5,237	+4.6%
3	Calvià	4,871	+4.9%
4	Manacor	3,346	+3.7%
5	Santa Eulària des Riu	3,057	+5.1%
6	Llucmajor	2,735	+5%
7	Marratxí	2,718	+3.7%
8	Maó	2,392	+3.7%
9	Ciutadella de Menorca	2,382	+3.9%
10	Inca	1,998	+0.4%
11	Sant Josep de sa Talaia	1,834	+4.8%
12	Sant Antoni de Portmany	1,680	+6.5%
13	Felanitx	1,548	+3%
14	Pollença	1,505	+2.6%
15	Alcúdia	1,354	+5.8%
16	Andratx	1,255	+6.6%
17	Santanyí	1,233	+3.8%
18	Sóller	1,106	+3.6%
19	Capdepera	974	+5.3%
20	Campos	897	+3.3%
21	Sa Pobla	848	+3%
22	Formentera	828	+5.5%
23	Son Servera	724	+3%
24	Santa Margalida	715	+1%
25	Artà	712	+1.4%
26	Alaior	698	+1.7%
27	Binissalem	646	+8.9%
28	Sant Llorenç des Cardassar	627	+2.3%
29	Santa María del Camí	548	+5.4%
30	Muro	539	+5.3%
31	Bunyola	531	+5.6%
32	Sant Lluís	520	+2%
33	Es Castell	481	+5.3%
34	Sant Joan de Labritja	421	+8.5%
35	Algaida	419	+8.3%
36	Esporles	417	+5.3%
37	Alaró	407	+6%
38	Ses Salines	402	-0.2%
39	Porreres	400	+3.4%
40	Es Mercadal	376	+10.6%
41	Lloseta	357	+4.7%
42	Ferreries	344	-1.1%
43	Sineu	297	+4.2%
44	Selva	293	+6.2%
45	Consell	273	+5.4%
46	Vilafranca de Bonany	234	+8.8%
47	Sencelles	233	-2.1%
48	Petra	207	+2.5%
49	Montuïri	182	+3.4%
50	Campanet	173	-1.7%
51	Valldemossa	169	-1.2%
52	Llubí	159	+9.7%
53	Sant Joan	154	+0.7%
54	Puigpunyent	148	+8%
55	Maria de la Salut	147	+4.3%
56	Es Migjorn Gran	118	0%
57	Santa Eugènia	116	+5.5%
58	Mancor de la Vall	100	-4.8%
59	Costitx	95	+10.5%
60	Lloret de Vistalegre	84	+5%
61	Deià	75	+7.1%
62	Búger	70	+6.1%
63	Fornalutx	45	+2.3%
64	Ariany	44	-8.3%
65	Banyalbufar	43	0%
66	Estellencs	28	+21.7%
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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Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (2026). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721) (Municipalities in Balearic Islands by active companies, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Balearic Islands by active companies, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/balearic-islands-municipalities?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_balearic_islands_2017,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Balearic Islands by active companies, 2017}},
  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=2017. 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.},
}

RIS

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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Palma, with 35,488 in 2017, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Escorca, with 10 in 2017.

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.