Saturday 3 August 2013

All the news and pilgrims numbers from Santiago


This has been a time of tragedy with the recent train accident claiming so many victims. Messages of support flowed in from all over the pilgrim world. On behalf of everyone in the Pilgrims' Office thank you to all of the organisations and individuals who got in touch with us to express their solidarity.

It has been a terribly sad time in Santiago. But still the pilgrims come and I think their presence has helped to lighten the atmosphere. For many life has not returned to normal. For the families directly affected it will never be the same. One constancy over the ages is the arrival of the pilgrims and in the last days they have flowed into the city in huge numbers. On one day we issued 1980 compostelas!

In other news: the programme of masses in different languages, Portuguese, French and Italian has been expanded with the arrival of a series of English speaking priests. We are running this on the same model as the Amigos Welcome Service. Priests apply and are considered and then they come for two weeks. It is working very well and is proving very popular.

Also the services in the Pilgrims´Office are expanding considerably. The courtyard now boasts an office for Alsa buses, the national bus company and also a Renfe office. Get your Compostela and your bus or train tickets all in the same place.


In an exciting development the Cathedral has now opened a new Left Luggage or Consigna which offers a wide range of services. Free Wiif, a boarding pass printing service, showers, washing machines and a bicycle store and return service. It is just a few metres from the Pilgrims Office on the left hand side of the street. See: http://www.consignaperegrino.com/

And now to the statistics.      


Total number of pilgrims who registered in the Pilgrims´Office between 1 January 2013 and 31 July 2013 - 112.081

Total number who arrived in the same period in 2012 – 100,304

This represents an increase of almost 12%. 

Country
2009
2010
2011
2012
 2013
Growth
Australia
529
624
652
931
1518
63%
Canada
1093
981
1116
1450
1602
10%
Ireland
1144
1365
1413
2296
2878
25%
South Africa
157
161
272
425
445
5%
United Kingdom
942
1085
1149
1950
2237
15%
United States
1573
2021
2234
3979
6171
55%
New Zealand
109
129
126
190
257
35%


Routes

Route                          Number of pilgrims
Frances-Camino de     78310 (69,87%)
Portugues-Camino      16234 (14,48%)
Norte-Camino de        6440 (5,75%)
Via de la Plata             5104 (4,55%)
Primitivo-Camino        3165 (2,82%)
Ingles-Camino             2306 (2,06%)
Muxia-Finisterre          268 (0,24%)
Otros caminos             251 (0,22%)

Gender

Gender           Number of pilgrims
Male               61516 (54,89%)
Female             50565 (45,11%)

Mode of transport

Mode              Number of pilgrims
On foot           97101 (86,63%)
Bicycle            14297 (12,76%)
Horeseback     654 (0,58%)
Wheelchair      29 (0,03%)



Reasons for making the pilgrimage

Reason                        Number of pilgrims
Religious and other     59502 (53,09%)
Religious                    46303 (41,31%)
Not religious              6276 (5,60%)

Staus

Status              Number of pilgrims
Employed        23683 (21,13%)
Student           22331 (19,92%)
Retired            15072 (13,45%)
Self emp          12393 (11,06%)
Technical         11956 (10,67%)
Teachers          8158 (7,28%)
Public sector    5223 (4,66%)
Manual            3880 (3,46%)
Unemployed   2720 (2,43%)
House people 2589 (2,31%)
Directors         1494 (1,33%)
Artists            989 (0,88%)
Priests             655 (0,58%)
Farmworkers   376 (0,34%)
Religious         271 (0,24%)
Sailors             145 (0,13%)
Sportspeople   137 (0,12%)
Oikoten           9 (0,01%)


Countries

Countries       Number of pilgrims
Spain              51718 (46,14%)
Germany         9531 (8,50%)
Italy                6761 (6,03%)
Portugal           6532 (5,83%)
USA               6171 (5,51%)
France             4624 (4,13%)
Ireland             2878 (2,57%)
UK                 2237 (2,00%)
Holland            1918 (1,71%)
Canadá            1602 (1,43%)
Australia          1518 (1,35%)
Korea             1441 (1,29%)
Brasil               1416 (1,26%)
Poland             1125 (1,00%)
Austria            1077 (0,96%)
Belgica            1036 (0,92%)
Dinamarca       1019 (0,91%)
México            742 (0,66%)
Suiza              716 (0,64%)
Suecia              675 (0,60%)
Argentina        542 (0,48%)
Japón               515 (0,46%)
Hungría           463 (0,41%)
Noruega          448 (0,40%)
Sudáfrica         445 (0,40%)
Finlandia         435 (0,39%)
Rep Checa       427 (0,38%)
Venezuela       393 (0,35%)
Colombia         359 (0,32%)
Rusia              284 (0,25%)
New Zealand 257 (0,23%)
China               223 (0,20%)
Eslovenia         197 (0,18%)
Eslovaquia       193 (0,17%)
Bulgaria           178 (0,16%)
Ecuador           148 (0,13%)
Rumania          145 (0,13%)
Chile                127 (0,11%)
Lituania           126 (0,11%)
Uruguay          102 (0,09%)
Ucrania            84 (0,07%)
Puerto Rico     82 (0,07%)
Perú                 77 (0,07%)
Singapur          73 (0,07%)
Taiwán            61 (0,05%)
Filipinas           57 (0,05%)
Croacia            56 (0,05%)
Malta               53 (0,05%)
Estonia            52 (0,05%)
Israel               50 (0,04%)
Andorra           50 (0,04%)
Grecia              41 (0,04%)
Luxemburgo    38 (0,03%)
Letonia            36 (0,03%)
Costa Rica       36 (0,03%)
Bolivia             35 (0,03%)
Guatemala       30 (0,03%)
Islandia           27 (0,02%)
El Salvador     26 (0,02%)
Dominican       26 (0,02%)
Malasia            22 (0,02%)
India                21 (0,02%)
Cuba                18 (0,02%)
Paraguay         18 (0,02%)
Líbano             17 (0,02%)
Panamá            14 (0,01%)
Turquía            14 (0,01%)
Bielorrusia       12 (0,01%)
Irán                  10 (0,01%)
Marruecos       10 (0,01%)
Nicaragua        10 (0,01%)
Indonesia        9 (0,01%)
Jordania           9 (0,01%)
Angola            8 (0,01%)
Vietnam          7 (0,01%)
Islas Feroe       7 (0,01%)
Albania            7 (0,01%)
Tailandia         7 (0,01%)
Honduras        7 (0,01%)
Pakistán           7 (0,01%)
Serbia              6 (0,01%)
Bangladesh     5 (0,00%)
Mauritania       5 (0,00%)
Namibia           5 (0,00%)
Sri Lanka         4 (0,00%)
Congo                         4 (0,00%)
Moldavia         3 (0,00%)
Bosnia             3 (0,00%)
Egipto                         3 (0,00%)
Zimbabwe       3 (0,00%)
UAE               3 (0,00%)
Argelia            3 (0,00%)
Túnez              3 (0,00%)
Chipre             3 (0,00%)
Dominica         3 (0,00%)
Kazajistán       3 (0,00%)
Georgia           3 (0,00%)
Kuwait            3 (0,00%)
Guinea             2 (0,00%)
I. Reunión       2 (0,00%)
Guyana            2 (0,00%)
Liechtensein    2 (0,00%)
Belice              2 (0,00%)
Tanzania          2 (0,00%)
Jamaica            2 (0,00%)
Uganda           2 (0,00%)
Mongolia         2 (0,00%)
Tuvalu             2 (0,00%)
Armenia          2 (0,00%)
Tayikistán        1 (0,00%)
Mauricio          1 (0,00%)
Rwanda           1 (0,00%)
Guinea             1 (0,00%)
Montenegro     1 (0,00%)
Libia                1 (0,00%)
Zambia            1 (0,00%)

Starting points

Starting point Number of pilgrims
Sarria                          26204 (23,38%)
S. Jean P. Port             13929 (12,43%)
León                           5356 (4,78%)
Cebreiro                      5352 (4,78%)
Oporto                         5216 (4,65%)
Tui                               4713 (4,20%)
Roncesvalles               4348 (3,88%)
Ponferrada                  3920 (3,50%)
Astorga                       3518 (3,14%)
Valença do Minho      2471 (2,20%)
Pamplona                    2363 (2,11%)
Ferrol                           2237 (2,00%)
Le Puy                         1930 (1,72%)
Burgos                         1882 (1,68%)
Oviedo - C.P.             1822 (1,63%)
Ourense                       1677 (1,50%)
Irún                             1595 (1,42%)
Sevilla                         1488 (1,33%)
Vilafranca                   1437 (1,28%)
Triacastela                   1043 (0,93%)
Francia - C.F.             1011 (0,90%)
Resto Portugal            969 (0,86%)
Lugo - C.P.                 840 (0,75%)
Resto C. León C.F.     761 (0,68%)
Samos                         675 (0,60%)
Ribadeo                       643 (0,57%)
Resto Asturias - C.N   591 (0,53%)
Lisboa                         587 (0,52%)
Holanda                      501 (0,45%)
Santander                    476 (0,42%)
Ponte de Lima             459 (0,41%)
Logroño                      446 (0,40%)
Oviedo - C.N.             440 (0,39%)
Rates, S. Pedro           433 (0,39%)
Bilbao                         420 (0,37%)
Vilalba                         357 (0,32%)
Mondoñedo                341 (0,30%)
Salamanca                   324 (0,29%)
Gijón                           324 (0,29%)
Madrid - C.F.             311 (0,28%)
Alemania                     309 (0,28%)
Barcelos                      293 (0,26%)
Somport                      292 (0,26%)
Chaves-Portugal          259 (0,23%)
Porriño                        252 (0,22%)
Avilés                         227 (0,20%)
Bélgica                        222 (0,20%)
Braga                           219 (0,20%)
Zamora                        218 (0,19%)
Puebla de Sanabria      189 (0,17%)
San Sebastián             183 (0,16%)
Sahagún                      180 (0,16%)
Resto País Vasco        175 (0,16%)
Vega de Valcarce        165 (0,15%)
Muxia                         163 (0,15%)
Lourdes                       157 (0,14%)
Resto Asturias - C.P. 153 (0,14%)
Gudiña                        144 (0,13%)
Suiza                           137 (0,12%)
Baamonde                   136 (0,12%)
Resto Cantabria          128 (0,11%)
Fonsagrada - C.P.       126 (0,11%)
Guimaraes                   124 (0,11%)
Jaca                             119 (0,11%)
Vezelay                       118 (0,11%)
Puente la Reina           115 (0,10%)
Finisterra                     105 (0,09%)
Frómista                      102 (0,09%)
Rabanal del Camino    97 (0,09%)
Hospital de Orbigo     95 (0,08%)
Valencia O.C.             92 (0,08%)
Lourenzá                     91 (0,08%)
Cataluña - C.F.            91 (0,08%)
Francia - C.N             90 (0,08%)
Resto Andalucia         88 (0,08%)
Carrión de Condes      87 (0,08%)
Viana do Castelo        82 (0,07%)
Sto. Domingo             81 (0,07%)
R.Pais Vasco C.F.       81 (0,07%)
Mérida                         80 (0,07%)
Grandas de Salime      80 (0,07%)
Navarra                       78 (0,07%)
Coimbra                      77 (0,07%)
Cáceres                        74 (0,07%)
Hendaya                      73 (0,07%)
Tineo - C.P.                 70 (0,06%)
Resto C. León - V.P. 67 (0,06%)
Granja de Moreruela   66 (0,06%)
Arles                            64 (0,06%)
Canfranc                     62 (0,06%)
Zaragoza                     62 (0,06%)
Neda                           62 (0,06%)
Verín                           59 (0,05%)
Laza                            58 (0,05%)
Baiona                         54 (0,05%)
Abadin                        52 (0,05%)
París                            52 (0,05%)
Madrid - V.P.             51 (0,05%)
Com. Valenciana  .      50 (0,04%)
Viseu                           50 (0,04%)
Granada                      49 (0,04%)
Barcelona                    49 (0,04%)
Montserrat                   49 (0,04%)
Ponferrada. C.Inv.      48 (0,04%)
Fatima                         48 (0,04%)
Monforte de Lemos    47 (0,04%)
Molinaseca                  47 (0,04%)
Fonfría                        47 (0,04%)
Estella                         47 (0,04%)
Resto Europa             45 (0,04%)
Cadavo                        44 (0,04%)
Vigo                            43 (0,04%)
A Guarda                    42 (0,04%)
Xunqueira de Ambia   41 (0,04%)
Povoa de Varzim        40 (0,04%)
Austria                        37 (0,03%)
Extremadura              36 (0,03%)
Rábade                        36 (0,03%)
La Rioja                      36 (0,03%)
Cast. la Mancha          34 (0,03%)
Esposende                   30 (0,03%)
Malaga                        28 (0,02%)
Com. Valenciana         26 (0,02%)
Italia                            23 (0,02%)
Aveiro                         22 (0,02%)
Roma                           22 (0,02%)
Castilla La Mancha     22 (0,02%)
Castrojeriz                   20 (0,02%)
Huelva                         18 (0,02%)
Allariz                         17 (0,02%)
Córdoba                      17 (0,02%)
Nájera                         16 (0,01%)
Cruz de Ferro             15 (0,01%)
Castilla la Mancha       14 (0,01%)
Reino Unido C.F.       13 (0,01%)
Benavente                   11 (0,01%)
La Mesa                      11 (0,01%)
Polonia                        11 (0,01%)
Valladolid                   10 (0,01%)
Republica Checa         10 (0,01%)
Cataluña - O.C.           8 (0,01%)
Grado                         8 (0,01%)
Faro                             8 (0,01%)
Irlanda C.F.                 7 (0,01%)
Salas                            7 (0,01%)
Badajoz                       7 (0,01%)
Murcia                         6 (0,01%)
Valcarlos                     6 (0,01%)
XGrandas de Salime   6 (0,01%)
San Juan de Ortega     5 (0,00%)
Chantada                     4 (0,00%)
Valdeorras                  3 (0,00%)
La Bañeza                   3 (0,00%)
Andorra                       3 (0,00%)
Inglaterra C.F.             3 (0,00%)
Reino Unido C.Ing     3 (0,00%)

                         


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