Official data
Who walks the Camino, from where and when? This is the official data from the Pilgrim's Reception Office: where pilgrims come from, which routes they choose and in which months. Useful for picking your route and avoiding the busiest weeks.
530,730
pilgrims · reached Santiago in 2025 · +6% more than in 2024
43% Spanish · 57% from outside Spain
Compostelas per year. The peaks coincide with Holy Years (Xacobeo), when 25 July falls on a Sunday. 2020 collapsed due to the pandemic; 2022 was a "double Holy Year".
Holy Year
Country ranking in 2025
Split by Camino (2024)
Most common starting points (2024). Sarria, 100 km from Santiago —the minimum to earn the Compostela on foot—, is by far the most chosen.
Distribution by route (only available for Latin America, 2025)
| French | Portuguese | P. Coastal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 64% | 13% | 12% |
| Brazil | 35% | 39% | 15% |
| Argentina | 60% | 12% | 12% |
| Colombia | 61% | 15% | 12% |
Pilgrims per month in 2025. September has the most arrivals.
93%
on foot
4%
by bike
53%
women
46%
men
And every year, a few do it on horseback, in a wheelchair or even by sail.
Motivation
44% religious · 33% religious and other · 19% cultural or sporting
Age and occupation according to the latest official report with a full breakdown (2019).
By age
What they do
Official figures for Compostelas issued (annual close). The total and the breakdown by country are from 2025; the breakdown by route and the starting points, from 2024; the age and occupation profile, from the last official report with that level of detail (2019). Where sources disagree we use the closing figure; we never make up a data point.
Figures may vary slightly between official releases depending on the cut-off date. We don't include data we can't verify.
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