At the moment the total population of Lanzarote is around 135,194 residents, according to a report by the Cabildo’s
Department of Statistics but with almost 50,000 tourists on Lanzarote at any given time, a figure of 184,376 has been agreed on.
The report from the Cabildo’s department of statistics also shows immigration on the island has risen by 780% since 1996. The British, with 5,240 registered residents, are the second largest group of immigrants after Colombians, and account for four per cent of Lanzarote’s ‘official’ population.