October: During the month of October 2011, 16.238 pilgrims were received at the Pilgrim's Office. The number of pilgrims in the past Holy Year, 2004, during the same period was 14.556. Of those pilgrims, 6.781 (41,76%) were women and 9.457 (58,24%) men. 14.214 (87,54%) pilgrims arrived on foot, 1.966 (12,11%) by bicycle, 52 (0,32%) on horseback, and 6 (0,04%) pilgrims on wheel-chair.
Pilgrims' Age: 3.320 pilgrims were younger than 30 years old (20,45%), 9.596 were between 30 and 60 years old (59,10%), and 3.322 were aged above 60 years old (20,46%).
Pilgrims' Motivation: Religious: 6.801 (41,88%)
Religious and Cultural: 8.415 (51,82%)
Cultural: 1.022 (6,29%)
Pilgrims' Nationality: Spanish: 6.911 (42,56%); Most of the pilgrims came from Madrid: 1.265 (18,30%); Andalucía: 910 (13,17%); Cataluña: 894 (12,94%); Galicia: 827 (11,97%); Comunidad Valenciana: 678 (9,81%); Castilla León: 436 (6,31%); Pais Vasco: 300 (4,34%); Asturias: 298 (4,31%); etc.
Foreigners: 9.327 (57,44%); Most of the pilgrims come from the following countries: Germany: 1.688 (18,10%); France: 1.024 (10,98%); Portugal: 773 (8,29%); Italia: 668 (7,16%); Canada: 502 (5,38%); U.S.: 492 (5,28%); Brazil: 346 (3,71%); United Kingdom: 328 (3,52%); etc.
Pilgrims' Profession: Regarding the professional fields, the majority of pilgrims are Employed: 3.897 (24,00%); Jubilados: 2.667 (16,42%); Tecnicos: 2.302 (14,18%); Liberales: 2.064 (12,71%); Students: 1.733 (10,67%); Funcionarios: 901 (5,55%); Professors: 680 (4,19%); Obreros: 542 (3,34%); etc.
Starting Points: Most of the pilgrims received in this period started their Way to Santiago in: Sarria: 2.948 (18,15%); S. Jean P. Port: 2.772 (17,07%); Cebreiro: 993 (6,12%); Roncesvalles: 831 (5,12%); León: 804 (4,95%); Oporto: 669 (4,12%); Tui: 660 (4,06%); Ponferrada: 579 (3,57%); etc.
The Chosen Routes: Most of the pilgrims chose Frances-Camino de: 12.152 (74,84%); Portuguese-Camino: 1.957 (12,05%); Norte-Camino de: 784 (4,83%); Via de la Plata: 731 (4,50%); Primitive-Camino: 379 (2,33%); etc.
Jan 651
Feb 841
Mar 3,007
Apr 14,155
May 19,839
Jun 25,239
Jul 30,836
Aug 41,443
Sep 26,008
Oct 16,238
Nov
Dec
Year 178,257