Pilgrim Statistics for January 2013
(Source: The pilgrims office in Santiago)
- During the month of January 2013 805 pilgrims were received at the Pilgrims’ Office. The number of pilgrims in the past Holy Year, 2010, during the same period was 1.169.
- Of those pilgrims, 247 (30,68%) were women and 558 (69,32%) men.
- 760 (94,41%) pilgrims arrived on foot,
- 43 (5,34%) by Bicycle,
- 2 (0,25%) on horseback, and
- 0 (0,00%) pilgrims on wheelchair.
Pilgrims’ Age:
- 248 pilgrims were younger than 30 years old (30,81%)
- 512 were between 30 and 60 years old (63,60%)
- 45 were aged above 60 years old (5,59%).
Pilgrims’ Motivation:
- Religious: 352 (43,73%)
- Religious and Cultural: 396 (49,19%)
- Cultural: 57 (7,08%).
Pilgrims’ Nationality:
Spanish: 389 (48,32%);
- Most of the pilgrims came from Andalucía, with 62 (15,94%);
- Madrid, with 61 (15,68%);
- Comunidad Valenciana, with 57 (14,65%);
- Galicia, with 45 (11,57%);
- Cataluña, with 41 (10,54%);
- Baleares, with 26 (6,68%);
- Extremadura, with 25 (6,43%);
- Castilla León, with 16 (4,11%); etc.
Foreigners: 416 (51,68%); Most of the pilgrims come from the following countries:
- Corea, with 118 (28,37%);
- Portugal, with 47 (11,30%);
- Alemania, with 35 (8,41%);
- Italia, with 31 (7,45%);
- Estados Unidos, with 30 (7,21%);
- Brasil, with 19 (4,57%);
- Australia, with 16 (3,85%);
- Japón, with 14 (3,37%); etc.
Pilgrims’ Profession:
Regarding the professional fields, the majority of pilgrims are:
- Estudiantes: 164 (20,37%);
- Empleados: 151 (18,76%);
- Liberales: 118 (14,66%);
- Tecnicos: 87 (10,81%);
- Profesores: 67 (8,32%);
- Obreros: 57 (7,08%);
- Funcionarios: 52 (6,46%);
- Parados: 34 (4,22%);
- Jubilados: 27 (3,35%);
- Amas de Casa: 16 (1,99%);
- Agricultores: 12 (1,49%);
- Directivos: 6 (0,75%);
- Artistas: 6 (0,75%);
- Sacerdotes: 4 (0,50%);
- Marinos: 3 (0,37%);
- Deportistas: 1 (0,12%); etc.
Starting Points:
Most of the pilgrims received in this period started their Way to Santiago in:
- Sarria: 159 (19,75%);
- S. Jean P. Port: 120 (14,91%);
- León: 47 (5,84%);
- Tui: 45 (5,59%);
- Cebreiro: 39 (4,84%);
- Oporto: 34 (4,22%);
- Roncesvalles: 31 (3,85%);
- Pamplona: 31 (3,85%);
- Ponferrada: 28 (3,48%);
- Gudiña: 24 (2,98%);
- Ferrol: 20 (2,48%);
- Burgos: 18 (2,24%);
- Astorga: 18 (2,24%);
- Resto Portugal: 15 (1,86%);
- Vilafranca: 15 (1,86%);
- Oviedo – C.P.: 11 (1,37%);
- Resto Asturias: 11 (1,37%);
- Valença do Minho: 10 (1,24%);
- Ourense: 9 (1,12%);
- Lisboa: 8 (0,99%);
- Irún: 7 (0,87%);
- Vega de Valcarce: 5 (0,62%);
- Ribadeo: 5 (0,62%);
- Le Puy: 4 (0,50%);
- Sevilla: 4 (0,50%);
- Navarra: 4 (0,50%);
- Alemania: 4 (0,50%);
- Oviedo: 4 (0,50%);
- Finisterra: 4 (0,50%);
- Jaca: 3 (0,37%);
- Fatima: 3 (0,37%);
- Resto C. León: 3 (0,37%);
- Carrión de los Condes: 3 (0,37%);
- Logroño: 3 (0,37%);
- Francia – C.F.: 3 (0,37%);
- Sahagún: 3 (0,37%);
- Bélgica: 2 (0,25%);
- Madrid – C.F.: 2 (0,25%);
- Roma: 2 (0,25%);
- Santander: 2 (0,25%);
- Lugo – C.P.: 2 (0,25%);
- Braga: 2 (0,25%);
- Samos: 2 (0,25%);
- Mondoñedo: 2 (0,25%);
- Resto Andalucia: 2 (0,25%);
- Holanda: 2 (0,25%);
- Faro: 1 (0,12%);
- Muxia: 1 (0,12%);
- Lourdes: 1 (0,12%);
- La Bañeza: 1 (0,12%);
- Cast. la Mancha – C.F.: 1 (0,12%);
- Estella: 1 (0,12%);
- Ponferrada. C.Inv.: 1 (0,12%);
- Madrid – V.P.: 1 (0,12%);
- Vezelay: 1 (0,12%);
- Puente la Reina: 1 (0,12%);
- Viana do Castelo: 1 (0,12%);
- Zaragoza: 1 (0,12%);
- Triacastela: 1 (0,12%);
- París: 1 (0,12%);
- Reino Unido C.Ing: 1 (0,12%);
- Laza: 1 (0,12%);
- Lourenzá: 1 (0,12%);
- Viseu: 1 (0,12%);
- Bilbao: 1 (0,12%);
- Granja de Moreruela: 1 (0,12%);
- Zamora: 1 (0,12%);
- Andorra: 1 (0,12%);
- Avilés: 1 (0,12%);
- Com. Valenciana – C.F.: 1 (0,12%);
- Canfranc: 1 (0,12%);
- Castilla la Mancha otros: 1 (0,12%);
- Gijón: 1 (0,12%);
- Abadin: 1 (0,12%);
- Puebla de Sanabria: 1 (0,12%);
- Resto Asturias – C.P.: 1 (0,12%); etc.
The Chosen Routes:
Most of the pilgrims chose:
- Frances-Camino de: 562 (69,81%);
- Portugues-Camino: 120 (14,91%);
- Via de la Plata: 45 (5,59%);
- Norte-Camino de: 36 (4,47%);
- Ingles-Camino: 21 (2,61%);
- Primitivo-Camino: 14 (1,74%);
- Muxia-Finisterre: 5 (0,62%);
- Otros caminos: 2 (0,25%); etc.
(Source: The pilgrims office in Santiago)
