Ibiza
figure s. According to the 2001 national cen s u s , Ibiza had 93,000 inhabitants (against 76,000 in 1991,
64,000 in 1981, 45,000 in 1971, and 38,000 in 1961). Howev er, two year s later, this figure jump e d to
108,000 (Gov ern de les Illes Balears IBAE 2004). This discr e p a n c y ste m s from the amn e sty which
incorporate d a numb e r of unregister e d foreign migrants. In terms of origin, about 55 per cent of island
resid e nts were born in Ibiza, 35 per cent are immigrants from mainland Spain (mo stly working clas s
families from Andalusia, and the rem aind er from Catalonia, Valencia and Castilla), and the about
rem aining 10 to 15 per cent are foreign, dual and multinational citizens of the EU and abroad (Gov ern
de les Illes Balears IBAE 1996)