Municipalities in Balearic Islands province by active companies

Palma had the highest active companies of 67 municipalities in 2023, at 34,902. Escorca had the lowest, at 14. The median was 493 and the figure for Balearic Islands province was 97,784. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest34,902Palma

Lowest14Escorca

Median49367 municipalities

Balearic Islands province97,784History

Top 40 municipalities, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Palma	34,902	-6%
2	Eivissa	5,654	-4.7%
3	Calvià	5,112	-3.4%
4	Santa Eulària des Riu	3,802	+1.3%
5	Manacor	3,462	-2.9%
6	Marratxí	2,913	-0.7%
7	Llucmajor	2,827	-2.7%
8	Ciutadella de Menorca	2,591	+0.8%
9	Maó	2,488	-3.3%
10	Sant Josep de sa Talaia	2,348	+7.1%
11	Inca	2,145	-5%
12	Sant Antoni de Portmany	1,961	-0.1%
13	Felanitx	1,645	-2.9%
14	Pollença	1,586	-1.5%
15	Alcúdia	1,411	-7.1%
16	Santanyí	1,354	-2.3%
17	Andratx	1,303	-8.2%
18	Sóller	1,212	-0.3%
19	Campos	1,068	-0.6%
20	Capdepera	991	-6.2%
21	Formentera	959	-1.4%
22	Sa Pobla	924	-1.1%
23	Alaior	781	-0.4%
24	Artà	771	-8%
25	Santa Margalida	744	-1.8%
26	Sant Llorenç des Cardassar	712	-4.3%
27	Son Servera	703	-5%
28	Binissalem	693	+1.3%
29	Sant Joan de Labritja	589	+1.6%
30	Santa María del Camí	582	+0.2%
31	Bunyola	580	+1.4%
32	Muro	576	+1.4%
33	Sant Lluís	551	-5.3%
34	Es Castell	493	-3.7%
35	Alaró	451	-2.8%
36	Es Mercadal	442	+2.8%
37	Algaida	441	-4.8%
37	Porreres	441	-0.7%
39	Ses Salines	427	0%
40	Esporles	423	-4.5%
41	Lloseta	396	-4.6%
42	Sineu	378	+1.9%
43	Ferreries	367	+4.6%
44	Selva	344	+3%
45	Consell	287	-2%
46	Sencelles	266	-0.7%
47	Vilafranca de Bonany	250	-4.2%
48	Petra	234	+2.6%
49	Valldemossa	218	+5.3%
50	Campanet	199	0%
51	Montuïri	195	-6.3%
52	Llubí	174	+3.6%
53	Maria de la Salut	167	+8.4%
54	Puigpunyent	163	-1.8%
55	Sant Joan	153	+7.7%
56	Santa Eugènia	136	+5.4%
57	Es Migjorn Gran	120	-7%
58	Costitx	111	-6.7%
59	Mancor de la Vall	101	+1%
60	Lloret de Vistalegre	98	+6.5%
61	Deià	95	+5.6%
62	Búger	79	+9.7%
63	Banyalbufar	56	0%
64	Ariany	49	0%
65	Fornalutx	45	-6.3%
66	Estellencs	31	+14.8%
67	Escorca	14	+7.7%

Other periods

About this ranking

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 province by active companies, 2023) [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 province by active companies, 2023. 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-province-municipalities?period=2023. 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 province by active companies, 2023. 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-province-municipalities?period=2023.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Balearic Islands province by active companies, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/balearic-islands-province-municipalities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_balearic_islands_2023,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Balearic Islands province by active companies, 2023}},
  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-province-municipalities?period=2023. 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 34,902 in 2023, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Escorca, with 14 in 2023.

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.