Municipalities in Balearic Islands by active companies

Palma had the highest active companies of 67 municipalities in 2020, at 37,379. Escorca had the lowest, at 9. The median was 491 and the figure for Balearic Islands was 100,022. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest37,379Palma

Lowest9Escorca

Median49167 municipalities

Balearic Islands100,022History

Top 40 municipalities, 2020

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2020 count	Change on 2019
1	Palma	37,379	+0.3%
2	Eivissa	5,855	+2%
3	Calvià	5,118	+0.7%
4	Manacor	3,543	+1.6%
5	Santa Eulària des Riu	3,513	+3.9%
6	Llucmajor	2,894	+0.6%
7	Marratxí	2,868	+1.9%
8	Ciutadella de Menorca	2,537	+1.2%
9	Maó	2,519	+1.1%
10	Inca	2,241	+1.1%
11	Sant Josep de sa Talaia	2,142	+5.7%
12	Sant Antoni de Portmany	1,943	+2.7%
13	Felanitx	1,656	+0.9%
14	Pollença	1,576	-0.2%
15	Alcúdia	1,444	+0.5%
16	Andratx	1,381	+3.7%
17	Santanyí	1,342	+1.9%
18	Sóller	1,195	+2.4%
19	Capdepera	1,072	+3.7%
20	Campos	1,032	+2.8%
21	Formentera	926	+5%
22	Sa Pobla	924	+4.6%
23	Artà	803	+4%
24	Alaior	781	+3.9%
25	Son Servera	749	+1.2%
26	Santa Margalida	742	+0.4%
27	Sant Llorenç des Cardassar	720	+5.4%
28	Binissalem	696	+0.6%
29	Santa María del Camí	586	-0.8%
30	Sant Lluís	577	+3.2%
31	Bunyola	556	-2.1%
32	Sant Joan de Labritja	541	+6.5%
33	Muro	534	-1.3%
34	Es Castell	491	-0.8%
35	Algaida	458	-0.7%
36	Esporles	456	+3.9%
37	Porreres	447	+6.2%
38	Alaró	438	+0.9%
39	Es Mercadal	412	+2.2%
40	Lloseta	403	+6.3%
41	Ses Salines	401	-2.9%
42	Ferreries	344	+3%
43	Sineu	341	+3.6%
44	Selva	326	-0.3%
45	Consell	287	-3%
46	Sencelles	263	+1.2%
47	Vilafranca de Bonany	239	-4.8%
48	Petra	216	-2.7%
49	Montuïri	205	+4.1%
50	Valldemossa	200	+1%
51	Campanet	185	+3.4%
52	Puigpunyent	170	+4.9%
53	Llubí	159	+2.6%
54	Sant Joan	157	-2.5%
55	Maria de la Salut	149	-0.7%
56	Santa Eugènia	119	+3.5%
57	Es Migjorn Gran	117	0%
58	Costitx	108	+2.9%
59	Mancor de la Vall	102	+2%
60	Lloret de Vistalegre	91	0%
61	Deià	86	+19.4%
62	Búger	79	-1.3%
63	Banyalbufar	57	+11.8%
64	Ariany	49	+11.4%
64	Fornalutx	49	+19.5%
66	Estellencs	24	-11.1%
67	Escorca	9	-18.2%

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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2020. 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=2020.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Balearic Islands by active companies, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/balearic-islands-municipalities?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Balearic Islands by active companies, 2020}},
  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=2020. 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 37,379 in 2020, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Escorca, with 9 in 2020.

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.