Municipalities in Balearic Islands by active companies

Palma had the highest active companies of 67 municipalities in 2021, at 36,114. Escorca had the lowest, at 11. The median was 493 and the figure for Balearic Islands was 98,120. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest36,114Palma

Lowest11Escorca

Median49367 municipalities

Balearic Islands98,120History

Top 40 municipalities, 2021

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2021 count	Change on 2020
1	Palma	36,114	-3.4%
2	Eivissa	5,726	-2.2%
3	Calvià	5,083	-0.7%
4	Santa Eulària des Riu	3,525	+0.3%
5	Manacor	3,495	-1.4%
6	Marratxí	2,829	-1.4%
7	Llucmajor	2,818	-2.6%
8	Ciutadella de Menorca	2,537	0%
9	Maó	2,514	-0.2%
10	Inca	2,213	-1.2%
11	Sant Josep de sa Talaia	2,088	-2.5%
12	Sant Antoni de Portmany	1,900	-2.2%
13	Felanitx	1,672	+1%
14	Pollença	1,569	-0.4%
15	Alcúdia	1,432	-0.8%
16	Santanyí	1,355	+1%
17	Andratx	1,350	-2.2%
18	Sóller	1,191	-0.3%
19	Campos	1,020	-1.2%
19	Capdepera	1,020	-4.9%
21	Sa Pobla	925	+0.1%
22	Formentera	924	-0.2%
23	Artà	821	+2.2%
24	Alaior	776	-0.6%
25	Son Servera	740	-1.2%
26	Santa Margalida	739	-0.4%
27	Sant Llorenç des Cardassar	727	+1%
28	Binissalem	664	-4.6%
29	Santa María del Camí	577	-1.5%
30	Sant Lluís	573	-0.7%
31	Muro	545	+2.1%
32	Bunyola	544	-2.2%
33	Sant Joan de Labritja	541	0%
34	Es Castell	493	+0.4%
35	Alaró	441	+0.7%
35	Algaida	441	-3.7%
37	Porreres	431	-3.6%
38	Esporles	426	-6.6%
39	Ses Salines	411	+2.5%
40	Es Mercadal	409	-0.7%
41	Lloseta	403	0%
42	Sineu	358	+5%
43	Ferreries	342	-0.6%
44	Selva	303	-7.1%
45	Consell	284	-1%
46	Sencelles	271	+3%
47	Vilafranca de Bonany	253	+5.9%
48	Petra	234	+8.3%
49	Montuïri	207	+1%
50	Valldemossa	199	-0.5%
51	Campanet	180	-2.7%
52	Llubí	162	+1.9%
53	Puigpunyent	156	-8.2%
54	Maria de la Salut	154	+3.4%
55	Sant Joan	139	-11.5%
56	Santa Eugènia	129	+8.4%
57	Es Migjorn Gran	120	+2.6%
58	Costitx	105	-2.8%
59	Mancor de la Vall	100	-2%
60	Lloret de Vistalegre	92	+1.1%
61	Deià	80	-7%
62	Búger	72	-8.9%
63	Banyalbufar	57	0%
64	Ariany	44	-10.2%
65	Fornalutx	42	-14.3%
66	Estellencs	24	0%
67	Escorca	11	+22.2%

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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/balearic-islands-municipalities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_balearic_islands_2021,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Balearic Islands by active companies, 2021}},
  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=2021. 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 36,114 in 2021, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Escorca, with 11 in 2021.

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.