During 2010, 272.313 pilgrims were received at the Pilgrim's Office. The number of pilgrims in the past Holy Year, 2004, during the same period was 179.944. Of those pilgrims, 120.474 (44,24%) were women and 151.837 (55,76%) men. 238.021 (87,41%) pilgrims arrived on foot, 32.928 (12,09%) by bicicle, 1.320 (0,48%) on horseback, and 42 (0,02%) pilgrims on wheel-chair.
Spanish: 188.179 (69,10%); Most of the pilgrims came from Galicia: 34.119 (18,13%); Madrid: 33.784 (17,95%); Andalucía: 24.776 (13,17%); Cataluña: 20.523 (10,91%); Comunidad Valenciana: 17.167 (9,12%); Castilla León: 13.057 (6,94%); Castilla la Mancha: 8.990 (4,78%); Pais Vasco: 7.160 (3,80%); etc.
Foreigners: 84.134 (30,90%); Most of the pilgrims come from the following countries: Alemania: 14.535 (17,28%); Italia: 14.225 (16,91%); Francia: 9.150 (10,88%); Portugal: 7.789 (9,26%); Estados Unidos: 3.344 (3,97%); Irlanda: 2.299 (2,73%); Brasil: 2.120 (2,52%); Holanda: 2.066 (2,46%); etc.
Most of the pilgrims received in this period started their Way to Santiago in: Sarria: 67.925 (24,94%); Cebreiro: 22.055 (8,10%); Tui: 18.132 (6,66%); S. Jean P. Port: 17.847 (6,55%); Roncesvalles: 13.635 (5,01%); Ponferrada: 12.811 (4,70%); León: 11.694 (4,29%); Astorga: 7.422 (2,73%); etc.
The Chosen Routes:
Most of the pilgrims chose Frances-Camino de: 189.398 (69,55%); Portugues-Camino: 34.177 (12,55%); Norte-Camino de: 17.947 (6,59%); Via de la Plata: 14.206 (5,22%); Primitivo-Camino: 7.681 (2,82%); etc.
79.914 pilgrims were younger than 30 years old (29,35%), 158.293 were between 30 and 60 years old (58,13%), and 34.106 were aged above 60 years old (12,52%).