Illes Balears · Illes Balears · CP 07040
Palma
Palma: living in Illes Balears
Palma offers 2655 sunshine hours a year, easy reach of the coast and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for coastal living in Spain.
Population
434,786
Avg. summer temp
25.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#589 / 8133
Overall score
7.5/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 0.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 3,254 €/m²; cost of living at 148% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~1 min; airport ~22 min; Renfe ~235 min; coach ~12 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.0/10
Average. About 2,655 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 84.2% of padrón; international residents 15.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.1/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −33.9% over the series; mean age 42.2; foreign residents 15.8%; property prices +8.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 1.5/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 5.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-122; Natura 2000 covers about 5.8% of the area (nearest site ~6.4 km).
Place location
Palma in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.2
<16
14.7%
16–64
68.4%
65+
16.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 350,148 (84.2%)
Foreign residents: 65,917 (15.8%)
- Italy: 6,033
- Colombia: 4,182
- Romania: 3,782
- Morocco: 3,758
- Germany: 3,540
- China: 3,526
- Bulgaria: 3,279
- Argentina: 2,817
English speakers ≈ 1,784
Housing
Price €/m²
€3,254
Flats €/m²
2994 €
Houses €/m²
3514 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 67 · 387% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 07001 (20.0km)
312 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Palma
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serra de Tramuntana (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 11.8 km
Day trip
- 02Es Trenc-Salobrar de Campos (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.7 km
- 03Sa Dragonera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.6 km
- 04S'Albufera de Mallorca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 39.5 km
- 05L'arxipèlag de Cabrera (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 42.8 km
- 06Mondragó (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Palma
€4,573
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€295
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€295
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Palma you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4%
SEPE unemployed
11,967
Affiliated workers (approx.)
212,329
Self-employed (approx.)
35,687
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Jaime Martínez Llabrés (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Palma de Mallorca (PMI) · 8.6 km · 22 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Palma) · 0 km · 1 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 281.4 km · 241 min
Nearest coast
Platja de Palma · 7 km · 13 min
Nearest city
Palma · 0 km · 1 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · VILANOVA I LA GELTRÚ · 274 km · 235 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 5.6 km · 12 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
248,092
571 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
39,127
90 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
53,560
123 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
1,062
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
622
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Palma, also known as Palma de Mallorca , is the capital and largest city of the autonomous…
Palma, also known as Palma de Mallorca , is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain.
It is situated on the south coast of Mallorca on the Bay of Palma
It is situated on the south coast of Mallorca on the Bay of Palma.
With a population of 438,234 as of 2024, it is the 8th-largest city in Spain
With a population of 438,234 as of 2024, it is the 8th-largest city in Spain.
About Palma
Palma is a municipality in Illes Balears (Illes Balears) with about 3,001 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 801 €/m². Compare Palma with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 07040 · CP 07040 · lat 39.556131459423554, lon 2.7154850794051657 · 116 m · Income: €45,745