Camino statistics Jan - Apr 2016

[fraluchi]

Pilgrim arrivals in Santiago between 01.01.2016 and 30.04.2016 were 29’203, up 14% (3’640) compared to the same period in 2015 (25’563). The largest increases, compared to last year’s numbers, were on the Portugués, the Via de la Plata (25%), the Inglés (29%) and the Primitivo (7%). Amazingly few people had walked the Camino de Invierno (Ponferrada – Santiago).
Particularly the Camino Portugués has gained a significant 25% compared to last year, with 6’061 pilgrims of whom 34% had started in Oporto, 23% in Tui, 16% in Valença, 4% in Lisbon and the remainder from various places between Oporto and Valença do Minho.
The Camino Francés pilgrim numbers increased by 11% and represent 64% of all arrivals. Main increases, compared to 2015, were the pilgrims who had started from Sarria (+15%), Saint Jean Pied de Port (+17%) and León (23%). But less people started from O’Cebreiro, compared to the same period last year (-17%).
As far as nationalities were concerned, the Spanish increased by 4%, compared to 25% of foreigners. The latter, in order of importance, came from Germany, Portugal, Correa, the UK and the USA. The overall balance now is 45% Spanish and 55% foreigners. Last year it was 50/50. Ultreya!

 

[Lance Chambers]

Thank you for this info. Great to keep a check.

 

[Peter Fransiscus]

Pilgrim arrivals in Santiago between 01.01.2016 and 30.04.2016 were 29’203, up 14% (3’640) compared to the same period in 2015 (25’563). The largest increases, compared to last year’s numbers, were on the Portugués, the Via de la Plata (25%), the Inglés (29%) and the Primitivo (7%). Amazingly few people had walked the Camino de Invierno (Ponferrada – Santiago).
Particularly the Camino Portugués has gained a significant 25% compared to last year, with 6’061 pilgrims of whom 34% had started in Oporto, 23% in Tui, 16% in Valença, 4% in Lisbon and the remainder from various places between Oporto and Valença do Minho.
The Camino Francés pilgrim numbers increased by 11% and represent 64% of all arrivals. Main increases, compared to 2015, were the pilgrims who had started from Sarria (+15%), Saint Jean Pied de Port (+17%) and León (23%). But less people started from O’Cebreiro, compared to the same period last year (-17%).
As far as nationalities were concerned, the Spanish increased by 4%, compared to 25% of foreigners. The latter, in order of importance, came from Germany, Portugal, Correa, the UK and the USA. The overall balance now is 45% Spanish and 55% foreigners. Last year it was 50/50. Ultreya!

Thanks for the info , wish you well , Peter.

 

[Squeak]

do you have the data for the Via de Plata. Im walking it in Sept/Oct this year

Pilgrim arrivals in Santiago between 01.01.2016 and 30.04.2016 were 29’203, up 14% (3’640) compared to the same period in 2015 (25’563). The largest increases, compared to last year’s numbers, were on the Portugués, the Via de la Plata (25%), the Inglés (29%) and the Primitivo (7%). Amazingly few people had walked the Camino de Invierno (Ponferrada – Santiago).
Particularly the Camino Portugués has gained a significant 25% compared to last year, with 6’061 pilgrims of whom 34% had started in Oporto, 23% in Tui, 16% in Valença, 4% in Lisbon and the remainder from various places between Oporto and Valença do Minho.
The Camino Francés pilgrim numbers increased by 11% and represent 64% of all arrivals. Main increases, compared to 2015, were the pilgrims who had started from Sarria (+15%), Saint Jean Pied de Port (+17%) and León (23%). But less people started from O’Cebreiro, compared to the same period last year (-17%).
As far as nationalities were concerned, the Spanish increased by 4%, compared to 25% of foreigners. The latter, in order of importance, came from Germany, Portugal, Correa, the UK and the USA. The overall balance now is 45% Spanish and 55% foreigners. Last year it was 50/50. Ultreya!

 

[Castilian]

do you have the data for the Via de Plata.

You can find monthly statistics at http://peregrinossantiago.es/eng/pilgrims-office/statistics It's in Spanish but easy to figure out (select year and month -todos: all; enero: January and so on- and click on "ver estadísticas" and you'll see the numbers for the Vía de la Plata at the bottom of the results page and if you struggle to find them among all the date, make a search within the page -e.g. using Plata as term to search- and you'll find them without problems).

 

[fraluchi]

do you have the data for the Via de Plata. Im walking it in Sept/Oct this year

VdlP pilgrims during 2015 increased by 9% compared to 2014. September and October arrivals last year were the lowest of any Camino. Volumes are still very high when hitting the Francés.

 

[Wokabaut_Meri]

Thank you for posting the statistics.

I wonder if the increase in numbers on the Portugués is in part inspired by the film Life in a Walk much as The Way effect on the Francés.

That's always the problem with statistics - unless you know the question, the answer is only an indication.