Discover Mallorca through its numbers: surface area, roads, beaches, tourism, records and little-known facts to truly understand the island.
Mallorca in numbers: facts, figures and statistics about the island
Mallorca in numbers: surface area, kilometres of roads, mountains, and other figures relating to the island. Behind each piece of data lies a useful piece of information for those visiting Mallorca for the first time or for those who want to get to know it better. In this article, you will find a selection of the most interesting facts and figures about Mallorca, some of which are unknown even to Mallorcans themselves, which will help you discover how varied and full of surprises the island is.
- The surface area of the island of Mallorca: 3,640.11 square metres.
- The maximum altitude: 1,145 metres at Puig Mayor
- The coastline is 550 kilometres long.
- Mallorca has more than 300 beaches.
- There are 28,314 bars, cafés and restaurants.
- The Coll de Soller road has 58 hairpin bends in about 12 km.
- There are more than 3,000 mills, 622 of which were used for grinding grain and the rest for extracting water from wells.
- The airport covers an area of 6.3 square kilometres and handles 31,000,000 passengers a year. These figures make it the third largest airport in Spain.
- Palma airport handles 61,000 flights a year.
- There are 85,000 hire cars in the summer, in addition to the 850,000 already on the island throughout the year.
- Mallorca's main road network consists of over 2,000 km of roads.
- Carob trees begin to bear fruit after 6-10 years.
- The city of Palma is divided into 5 districts, and there are 53 municipalities in Mallorca.
- The island is divided into 6 main geographical regions: Palma, Sierra de Tramontana, Raiguer, Pla de Mallorca (Llano de Mallorca), Migjorn and Llevant (Levante).
- Around 13,400,000 tourists visit the island every year.
- There are more than 40 ports in Mallorca.
- There are more than 70 bodegas (wine cellars).
- In Mallorca, there are centres where you can fly in a hot air balloon.
- Palma is home to the new Motorworld centre, following on from those in Munich, Stuttgart and Berlin.
- You can visit two factories that produce artistic glass.
- Every year, one of the toughest sporting competitions in the world is held here: the Ironman.
- There are 22 hospitals in total.
- There is a Museum of ‘fang’ (ceramics).
- There are 12 lighthouses on the island and 2 on the islands of Dragonera and Alcanada.
- In Pollença, there is a staircase with the highest number of steps, 365, Calvario de Pollença.
- In Majorca, it rains on average 45 days a year.
- There are 150 churches on the island.
- There is a motor racing circuit in Llucmajor.
- There are more than 20 golf courses.
- Every year, around 35 official motorcycle rallies are organised and a round of the Spanish Mototourism Cup is held.
- There are 1,600,000 trees that produce 374,000 litres of oil (data referring to the 2024 harvest).
- There is only one rental company, MMR22, dedicated exclusively to Ducati motorcycles, offering you the authentic "Ducati Experience in Mallorca".