60.8% of Lanzarote residents believe that the number of tourists the island receives is appropriate, compared to 23% who consider it excessive and 10.4% who believe it is insufficient.
The data comes from the latest sociobarometer of the Canary Islands from November, carried out by the UNED of Gran Canaria.
Also in Fuerteventura, those who believe the number of tourists their island receives is appropriate reached 60.8%.
The island with the lowest percentage is Gran Canaria (50.8%), followed by El Hierro (62.9%) and Tenerife (63%).
The vast majority of residents in Lanzarote (74.1%) consider the impact of tourism to be positive in job creation, the increase in cultural activities (70.5%), and wealth generation (69.3%)
They also consider its positive impact on improving infrastructure (58.2%) and on the general quality of life (53.6%)
However, the majority believes that tourism has a negative impact on citizen security (52.8%), cost of living (56.5%) and public services such as transport and healthcare (57.7%). In all three cases, Lanzarote has the highest percentages in the Canary Islands.
Also regarding the availability of affordable housing, the majority of Lanzarote residents (58.9%) believe that tourism affects it negatively. In this case, the percentage is even higher in Tenerife (61.8%) and La Gomera (60.4%).