Every year The Cabildo releases a Yearbook of Lanzarote statistics, and the one from 2017 is available now.
I love delving into these to find the little pearls of information, so I’ve shared the numbers I found most interesting for you here:
Population
- The island population is now 147,023, with 40% of those living in Arrecife
- 22% of Lanzarote’s population is foreign
- There are 5880 British people living on the island – the largest foreign group. But the number of Brits living here has fallen from a peak of 8000 in 2011
- Moroccans come next, then Italians and Germans
- Haria has the oldest average age (45) on the island and Yaiza the youngest (37.1)
- Unemployment fell to it’s lowest since 2007
Tourism
- The average number of tourists here per day is 57,000
- 7.4 million passengers used the airport
- Cruise visitors were up 13% on the previous year
- The month with most arrivals was April, followed closely by July and October
- Lanzarote broke through the 3 million barrier for tourists for the first time
Crime
- Reported crimes rose by 8%
- There were no murders on the island
- There was a big increase in sexual crimes
- Theft from vehicles and robberies with violence fell
Weather
- February was the wettest month of the year with 21.3MM of rain
- Rain fell on 36 days of the year
- 2017 was the driest year since 2001
- It was the warmest since 2010
- The highest temperature recorded was 41.3 Degrees in August
- The lowest was 10.2 degrees in January
Transport
- The number of car accidents fell in the year to 321 as did the number killed to 7
- The average fuel price for 95 octane was €1.03 per litre
You can read the full year book of Lanzarote Statistics (in Spanish) here: Lanzarote Statistics.
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