As posted in this forum posts by JohnnyWalker (he is a volunteer at the pilgrims office in Santiago) the 2012 statistics are out. For more statistics and more on the pilgrims office, have a look at their website here.
Statistics of the number of pilgrims that received the Compostela in 2012
Total number of pilgrims: 192 488
Below you will find the following statistics:
- By Country
- By gender
- Way of transportation
- Motive for pilgrimage
- Starting Point
- Age
- Camino traveled
By Country
| País | Nº de Peregrinos |
| España | 95275 (49,50%) |
| Alemania | 15620 (8,11%) |
| Italia | 12404 (6,44%) |
| Portugal | 10329 (5,37%) |
| Francia | 8121 (4,22%) |
| Estados Unidos | 7071 (3,67%) |
| Irlanda | 3844 (2,00%) |
| Reino Unido | 3758 (1,95%) |
| Holanda | 3015 (1,57%) |
| Canadá | 2904 (1,51%) |
| Corea | 2493 (1,30%) |
| Polonia | 2307 (1,20%) |
| Brasil | 2229 (1,16%) |
| Belgica | 1955 (1,02%) |
| Australia | 1885 (0,98%) |
| Austria | 1772 (0,92%) |
| Dinamarca | 1682 (0,87%) |
| Suiza | 1308 (0,68%) |
| Suecia | 1275 (0,66%) |
| México | 1047 (0,54%) |
| Noruega | 969 (0,50%) |
| Hungría | 885 (0,46%) |
| Japón | 860 (0,45%) |
| República Checa | 832 (0,43%) |
| Argentina | 822 (0,43%) |
| Finlandia | 720 (0,37%) |
| Sudáfrica | 711 (0,37%) |
| Eslovaquia | 636 (0,33%) |
| Rusia | 503 (0,26%) |
| Colombia | 456 (0,24%) |
| Venezuela | 444 (0,23%) |
| Nueva Zelanda | 377 (0,20%) |
| Eslovenia | 373 (0,19%) |
| Rumania | 281 (0,15%) |
| Bulgaria | 211 (0,11%) |
| China | 186 (0,10%) |
| Ecuador | 183 (0,10%) |
| Chile | 178 (0,09%) |
| Lituania | 169 (0,09%) |
| Uruguay | 165 (0,09%) |
| Perú | 162 (0,08%) |
| Israel | 160 (0,08%) |
| Filipinas | 127 (0,07%) |
| Puerto Rico | 121 (0,06%) |
| Estonia | 120 (0,06%) |
| Andorra | 108 (0,06%) |
| Malta | 106 (0,06%) |
| Luxemburgo | 105 (0,05%) |
| Ucrania | 91 (0,05%) |
| Croacia | 71 (0,04%) |
| Letonia | 60 (0,03%) |
| Grecia | 59 (0,03%) |
| Taiwán | 58 (0,03%) |
| Rep. Dominicana | 56 (0,03%) |
| Islandia | 55 (0,03%) |
| Costa Rica | 54 (0,03%) |
| Bolivia | 54 (0,03%) |
| Paraguay | 49 (0,03%) |
| Singapur | 46 (0,02%) |
| Cuba | 44 (0,02%) |
| India | 38 (0,02%) |
| Malasia | 36 (0,02%) |
| Líbano | 33 (0,02%) |
| El Salvador | 33 (0,02%) |
| Guatemala | 30 (0,02%) |
| Panamá | 26 (0,01%) |
| Turquía | 21 (0,01%) |
| Marruecos | 21 (0,01%) |
| Nicaragua | 19 (0,01%) |
| Honduras | 17 (0,01%) |
| Serbia | 16 (0,01%) |
| Bielorrusia | 12 (0,01%) |
| Irán | 11 (0,01%) |
| Bosnia | 11 (0,01%) |
| Angola | 11 (0,01%) |
| Guinea Ecuatorial | 8 (0,00%) |
| Islas Feroe | 8 (0,00%) |
| Emiratos Arabes Unidos | 8 (0,00%) |
| Indonesia | 8 (0,00%) |
| Argelia | 8 (0,00%) |
| Tailandia | 8 (0,00%) |
| Vietnam | 7 (0,00%) |
| Nigeria | 6 (0,00%) |
| Egipto | 6 (0,00%) |
| Macedonia | 6 (0,00%) |
| Armenia | 6 (0,00%) |
| Liechtensein | 6 (0,00%) |
| Moldavia | 5 (0,00%) |
| Arabia Saudita | 5 (0,00%) |
| Albania | 5 (0,00%) |
| Mozambique | 5 (0,00%) |
| Namibia | 5 (0,00%) |
| Zimbabwe | 4 (0,00%) |
| Kenya | 4 (0,00%) |
| Siria | 4 (0,00%) |
| Senegal | 4 (0,00%) |
| Camerún | 4 (0,00%) |
| Mauritania | 3 (0,00%) |
| Congo | 3 (0,00%) |
| Georgia | 3 (0,00%) |
| Pakistán | 3 (0,00%) |
| Ghana | 3 (0,00%) |
| Groenlandia | 3 (0,00%) |
| Trinidad y Tobago | 3 (0,00%) |
| Irak | 2 (0,00%) |
| Chipre | 2 (0,00%) |
| Antigua y Barbuda | 2 (0,00%) |
| Mali | 2 (0,00%) |
| Kazajistán | 2 (0,00%) |
| Túnez | 2 (0,00%) |
| Libia | 2 (0,00%) |
| Sri Lanka | 2 (0,00%) |
| Jordania | 2 (0,00%) |
| Togo | 2 (0,00%) |
| Guyana | 2 (0,00%) |
| Santo Tomé y Príncipe | 2 (0,00%) |
| Timor Oriental | 1 (0,00%) |
| Etiopía | 1 (0,00%) |
| Cabo Verde | 1 (0,00%) |
| Chad | 1 (0,00%) |
| Camboya | 1 (0,00%) |
| Haití | 1 (0,00%) |
| Tanzania | 1 (0,00%) |
| Islas Caimán | 1 (0,00%) |
| Jamaica | 1 (0,00%) |
| Benin | 1 (0,00%) |
| Eritrea | 1 (0,00%) |
| Bermudas | 1 (0,00%) |
| Samoa Occidental | 1 (0,00%) |
| Bahamas | 1 (0,00%) |
| Costa de Marfil | 1 (0,00%) |
| Burkina Faso | 1 (0,00%) |
| Nepal | 1 (0,00%) |
By gender
| Gender | Number of pilgrims |
| Male | 108809 (56,53%) |
| Woman | 83679 (43,47%) |
Way of transportation
| Way of transportation | Number of pilgrims |
| On foot | 164778 (85,60%) |
| Bike | 27407 (14,24%) |
| Horse | 281 (0,15%) |
| Wheel Chair | 22 (0,01%) |
Motive for pilgrimage
| Motive | Number of pilgrims |
| Religious and others | 101171 (52,56%) |
| Religious | 79490 (41,30%) |
| Not Religious | 11827 (6,14%) |
Starting Point
| Procedencia | Nº de Peregrinos |
| Sarria | 40734 (21,16%) |
| S. Jean Pied de Port | 22214 (11,54%) |
| León | 10406 (5,41%) |
| Cebreiro | 10315 (5,36%) |
| Roncesvalles | 8468 (4,40%) |
| Tui | 8436 (4,38%) |
| Ponferrada | 7765 (4,03%) |
| Oporto | 7641 (3,97%) |
| Astorga | 5666 (2,94%) |
| Pamplona | 4172 (2,17%) |
| Oviedo – Camino Primitivo | 3956 (2,06%) |
| Burgos | 3864 (2,01%) |
| Le Puy | 3433 (1,78%) |
| Ferrol | 3374 (1,75%) |
| Irún | 3142 (1,63%) |
| Valença do Minho | 3097 (1,61%) |
| Vilafranca | 2667 (1,39%) |
| Resto Portugal | 2660 (1,38%) |
| Sevilla | 2287 (1,19%) |
| Ourense | 2277 (1,18%) |
| Francia – Camino Francés | 2130 (1,11%) |
| Triacastela | 2024 (1,05%) |
| Lugo | 1565 (0,81%) |
| Resto Castilla León – Camino Francés | 1358 (0,71%) |
| Samos | 1300 (0,68%) |
| Resto Asturias – Camino Norte | 1189 (0,62%) |
| Santander | 1134 (0,59%) |
| Ribadeo | 1094 (0,57%) |
| Lisboa | 977 (0,51%) |
| Logroño | 941 (0,49%) |
| Bilbao | 905 (0,47%) |
| Ponte de Lima | 901 (0,47%) |
| Vilalba | 845 (0,44%) |
| Holanda | 786 (0,41%) |
| Gijón | 731 (0,38%) |
| Oviedo – Camino Norte | 699 (0,36%) |
| Somport | 664 (0,34%) |
| Alemania | 603 (0,31%) |
| Avilés | 552 (0,29%) |
| Salamanca | 515 (0,27%) |
| Madrid – Camino Francés | 481 (0,25%) |
| Zamora | 459 (0,24%) |
| Resto País Vasco – Camino del Norte | 430 (0,22%) |
| Sahagún | 426 (0,22%) |
| Mondoñedo | 374 (0,19%) |
| Bélgica | 372 (0,19%) |
| Puebla de Sanabria | 371 (0,19%) |
| Rates, S. Pedro | 343 (0,18%) |
| Braga | 333 (0,17%) |
| Resto Asturias – Camino Primitivo | 324 (0,17%) |
| Vega de Valcarce | 319 (0,17%) |
| San Sebastián | 335 (0,17%) |
| Baamonde | 305 (0,16%) |
| Resto Cantabria | 298 (0,15%) |
| Jaca | 295 (0,15%) |
| Chaves-Portugal | 290 (0,15%) |
| Lourdes | 279 (0,14%) |
| Suiza | 277 (0,14%) |
| Muxia | 273 (0,14%) |
| Frómista | 261 (0,14%) |
| Barcelos | 245 (0,13%) |
| Gudiña | 227 (0,12%) |
| Neda | 199 (0,10%) |
| A Guarda | 198 (0,10%) |
| Porriño | 197 (0,10%) |
| Fonsagrada | 322 (0,17%) |
| Sto. Domingo de la Calzada | 191 (0,10%) |
| Cataluña | 185 (0,10%) |
| Vezelay | 179 (0,09%) |
| Carrión de los Condes | 176 (0,09%) |
| Puente la Reina | 169 (0,09%) |
| Grandas de Salime | 173 (0,09%) |
| Lourenzá | 163 (0,08%) |
| Arles | 158 (0,08%) |
| Mérida | 157 (0,08%) |
| Resto Andalucía | 154 (0,08%) |
| Rabanal del Camino | 152 (0,08%) |
| Resto Castilla León – Vía de la Plata | 146 (0,08%) |
| Montserrat | 145 (0,08%) |
| Finisterra | 144 (0,07%) |
| Allariz | 143 (0,07%) |
| Xunqueira de Ambía | 141 (0,07%) |
| Granja de Moreruela | 140 (0,07%) |
| Hendaya | 137 (0,07%) |
| Laza | 130 (0,07%) |
| Madrid – Vía de la Plata | 125 (0,06%) |
| Hospital de Orbigo | 122 (0,06%) |
| Valencia | 120 (0,06%) |
| Abadin | 117 (0,06%) |
| Navarra | 112 (0,06%) |
| Viana do Castelo | 111 (0,06%) |
| Austria | 110 (0,06%) |
| Estella | 110 (0,06%) |
| Tineo | 125 (0,06%) |
| Fátima | 104 (0,05%) |
| Zaragoza | 102 (0,05%) |
| Cáceres | 101 (0,05%) |
| Verín | 96 (0,05%) |
| Baiona | 94 (0,05%) |
| Barcelona | 92 (0,05%) |
| Cádavo | 91 (0,05%) |
| Resto País Vasco – Camino Francés | 89 (0,05%) |
| Vigo | 87 (0,05%) |
| Resto de Extremadura | 86 (0,04%) |
| Comunidad Valenciana – Camino Francés | 79 (0,04%) |
| Tineo – Camino Primitivo | 77 (0,04%) |
| París | 71 (0,04%) |
| Italia | 69 (0,04%) |
| La Rioja | 72 (0,04%) |
| Canfranc | 62 (0,03%) |
| Castilla la Mancha – Otros Caminos | 62 (0,03%) |
| Guimaraes | 61 (0,03%) |
| Molinaseca | 56 (0,03%) |
| Monforte de Lemos | 56 (0,03%) |
| Povoa de Varzim | 54 (0,03%) |
| Granada | 54 (0,03%) |
| Ponferrada – Camino de Invierno | 47 (0,02%) |
| Coimbra | 47 (0,02%) |
| Castilla La Mancha – Vía de la Plata | 46 (0,02%) |
| Comunidad Valenciana – Otros Caminos | 44 (0,02%) |
| Castilla la Mancha – Camino Francés | 43 (0,02%) |
| Huelva | 43 (0,02%) |
| Nájera | 40 (0,02%) |
| Benavente | 37 (0,02%) |
| Badajoz | 35 (0,02%) |
| Córdoba | 33 (0,02%) |
| Polonia | 32 (0,02%) |
| Málaga | 32 (0,02%) |
| Roma | 31 (0,02%) |
| Resto Europa | 28 (0,01%) |
| Valladolid | 28 (0,01%) |
| Castrojeriz | 28 (0,01%) |
| Vegadeo | 25 (0,01%) |
| Las Médulas | 24 (0,01%) |
| Murcia | 24 (0,01%) |
| Fonfría | 24 (0,01%) |
| Reino Unido | 22 (0,01%) |
| La Mesa | 19 (0,01%) |
| Republica Checa | 19 (0,01%) |
| Guitiriz | 18 (0,01%) |
| Quiroga | 14 (0,01%) |
| Eslovaquia | 13 (0,01%) |
| San Juan de Ortega | 13 (0,01%) |
| Salas | 13 (0,01%) |
| Esposende | 12 (0,01%) |
| Faro | 11 (0,01%) |
| Viseu | 11 (0,01%) |
| La Bañeza | 10 (0,01%) |
| Grado | 10 (0,01%) |
| Irlanda – Camino Francés | 9 (0,00%) |
| Hungría | 8 (0,00%) |
| Dinamarca | 6 (0,00%) |
| Finlandia | 6 (0,00%) |
| Resto Galicia | 6 (0,00%) |
| Aveiro | 4 (0,00%) |
| Valcarlos | 4 (0,00%) |
| Luxemburgo | 4 (0,00%) |
| Vincios | 4 (0,00%) |
| Peñaseita | 3 (0,00%) |
| Rábade | 3 (0,00%) |
| El Escamplero | 3 (0,00%) |
| Jerusalem | 3 (0,00%) |
| Leyre | 2 (0,00%) |
| Vilabade | 2 (0,00%) |
| Reino Unido – Camino Francés | 1 (0,00%) |
| Pontedeume | 1 (0,00%) |
| Reino Unido – Camino Inglés | 1 (0,00%) |
| Gándara | 1 (0,00%) |
| Mirallos | 1 (0,00%) |
| O Barco de Valdeorras | 1 (0,00%) |
| Irlanda – Camino Inglés | 1 (0,00%) |
| Ortigueira | 1 (0,00%) |
| Egipto | 1 (0,00%) |
| A Rúa | 1 (0,00%) |
| Andorra | 1 (0,00%) |
Age
| Age | Number of Pilgrims |
| 30 – 60 | 109310 (56,79%) |
| < 30 | 54731 (28,43%) |
| > 60 | 28447 (14,78%) |
Camino traveled
| Camino | Number of pilgrims |
| Camino Francés | 134979 (70,12%) |
| Camino Portugués | 25628 (13,31%) |
| Camino del Norte | 12919 (6,71%) |
| Vía de la Plata | 8163 (4,24%) |
| Camino Primitivo | 6349 (3,30%) |
| Camino Inglés | 3577 (1,86%) |
| Otros caminos | 873 (0,46%) |
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