The Statistics:
The total number of pilgrims registered with the Pilgrims´Office between
1 January 2013 and 30 September 2013 is 189.642
The total for the same period in 2012 was 168,722. This is an increase of 12%.
The total number of pilgrims who arrived during all of 2012 was 192,488.
How the English speaking countries are faring this year:
Country
|
2012
|
2013
|
Growth
|
Australia
|
1362
|
2253
|
65%
|
Canada
|
2121
|
2372
|
12%
|
Ireland
|
3542
|
4407
|
24%
|
South Africa
|
593
|
615
|
4%
|
United Kingdom
|
3170
|
3435
|
8%
|
United States
|
5549
|
8165
|
47%
|
New Zealand
|
274
|
390
|
42%
|
Routes
Route Number of pilgrims
Frances-Camino de 131990
(69,60%)
Portugues-Camino 26755 (14,11%)
Norte-Camino
de 12132
(6,40%)
Via
de la Plata 7826
(4,13%)
Primitivo-Camino
6091
(3,21%)
Ingles-Camino
4066
(2,14%)
Muxia-Finisterre
412
(0,22%)
Otros caminos 366 (0,19%)
Gender
Gender Number of pilgrims
Males 103207 (54,42%)
Females 86435 (45,58%)
Method of
Travel
Method Number of pilgrims
On foot 164225 (86,60%)
Bicycle 24474 (12,91%)
Horseback 887 (0,47%)
Wheelchair 56 (0,03%)
Reasons for
making the pilgrimage
Reason Number of pilgrims
Religious or spiritual 101109
(53,32%)
Religious 77826
(41,04%)
Not religious 10707
(5,65%)
Status
Status Number of pilgrims
Employed 42290 (22,30%)
Students 37468 (19,76%)
Self employed 21801
(11,50%)
Retired 21301 (11,23%)
Technical 21213 (11,19%)
Teachers 14448 (7,62%)
Public Sector 8824
(4,65%)
Manual 6866 (3,62%)
Unemployed 4462 (2,35%)
House people 4227 (2,23%)
Directors 2314 (1,22%)
Artists 1679
(0,89%)
Priests 1166 (0,61%)
Farm worked 644 (0,34%)
Religious 440 (0,23%)
Sailors 262 (0,14%)
Sports 218
(0,11%)
Oikoten 19 (0,01%)
Ages
Ages Number of pilgrims
30 -
60 105932 (55,86%)
<
30 55739
(29,39%)
>
60 27971
(14,75%)
Country
Country Number of pilgrims
Portugal
9884 (5,21%)
USA 8165
(4,31%)
France
6919 (3,65%)
Ireland
4407 (2,32%)
UK 3435
(1,81%)
Holland
2537 (1,34%)
Canada
2372 (1,25%)
Australia
2253 (1,19%)
Poland
2230 (1,18%)
Brasil
2008
(1,06%)
Corea 1976
(1,04%)
Belgium
1625 (0,86%)
Denmark
1510 (0,80%)
Austria
1503 (0,79%)
México
1029 (0,54%)
Switzerland
1003 (0,53%)
Sweden
897 (0,47%)
Argentina
822 (0,43%)
Hungría
792 (0,42%)
Rep
Checa 683 (0,36%)
Japón 671
(0,35%)
Noruway
668 (0,35%)
Sth
Africa 615 (0,32%)
Venezuela
603 (0,32%)
Finlandia
580 (0,31%)
Colombia
550 (0,29%)
Eslovaquia
501 (0,26%)
Russia
435 (0,23%)
New
Zealand 390 (0,21%)
China
378 (0,20%)
Eslovenia
337 (0,18%)
Bulgaria
260 (0,14%)
Ecuador
251 (0,13%)
Rumania
238 (0,13%)
Lituania
217 (0,11%)
Chile
185
(0,10%)
Perú 150
(0,08%)
Uruguay
149 (0,08%)
Ucrania
119 (0,06%)
Puerto
Rico 111 (0,06%)
Filipinas
111 (0,06%)
Israel
99
(0,05%)
Malta
94
(0,05%)
Estonia
93 (0,05%)
Croacia
93 (0,05%)
Singapur
91 (0,05%)
Andorra
83 (0,04%)
Taiwán
74 (0,04%)
Luxemburgo
73 (0,04%)
Líbano
70 (0,04%)
Greece
62 (0,03%)
Bolivia
54 (0,03%)
Islandia
52 (0,03%)
Letonia
51 (0,03%)
Costa
Rica 48 (0,03%)
Guatemala
46 (0,02%)
Paraguay
46 (0,02%)
Cuba 40
(0,02%)
Rep.
Dom 35 (0,02%)
El
Salvador 34 (0,02%)
Malasia
34 (0,02%)
India
34
(0,02%)
Panamá
26 (0,01%)
Islas
Feroe 23 (0,01%)
Turquía
22 (0,01%)
Bielorrusia
21 (0,01%)
Nicaragua
19 (0,01%)
Marruecos
17 (0,01%)
Albania
16 (0,01%)
Serbia
15 (0,01%)
Jordania
15 (0,01%)
EAU 13
(0,01%)
Indonesia
13 (0,01%)
Bosnia
11 (0,01%)
Irán 11
(0,01%)
Tailandia
11 (0,01%)
Moldavia
10 (0,01%)
Honduras
10 (0,01%)
Angola
9 (0,00%)
Chipre
9 (0,00%)
Pakistán
9 (0,00%)
Namibia
8 (0,00%)
Argelia 7 (0,00%)
Congo 6 (0,00%)
Armenia
6 (0,00%)
Kazajistán
6 (0,00%)
Bangladesh 5 (0,00%)
Mauritania
5 (0,00%)
Camerún
5 (0,00%)
Senegal
4 (0,00%)
Liechtensein
4 (0,00%)
Nigeria
4 (0,00%)
Dominica
4 (0,00%)
Kenya 3
(0,00%)
Zimbabwe
3 (0,00%)
Uganda
3 (0,00%)
Macedonia
3 (0,00%)
Túnez 3
(0,00%)
Qatar
3 (0,00%)
Kuwait
3 (0,00%)
Georgia
3 (0,00%)
Omán 3 (0,00%)
Guinea
2 (0,00%)
Starting point
Starting point Number
of pilgrims
Sarria 46543 (24,54%)
S.
Jean P. Port 20930 (11,04%)
Cebreiro
9575
(5,05%)
León 9551
(5,04%)
Tui 8655
(4,56%)
Oporto
7897 (4,16%)
Ponferrada
7529
(3,97%)
Roncesvalles 7136 (3,76%)
Astorga
5510
(2,91%)
Valença
do Minho 4079 (2,15%)
Ferrol
3959
(2,09%)
Oviedo
- C.P. 3701 (1,95%)
Pamplona
3646
(1,92%)
Burgos
3238
(1,71%)
Irún 2963
(1,56%)
Ourense
2860
(1,51%)
Le
Puy 2813 (1,48%)
Vilafranca
2500
(1,32%)
Sevilla
1896 (1,00%)
Triacastela
1849
(0,97%)
Francia
- C.F. 1554 (0,82%)
Lugo
- C.P. 1499
(0,79%)
Resto
Portugal 1477 (0,78%)
Resto
C. León C.F. 1284 (0,68%)
Ribadeo
1182
(0,62%)
Resto
Asturias - C.N 1173 (0,62%)
Samos
1052
(0,55%)
Santander
929
(0,49%)
Lisboa
885 (0,47%)
Ponte
de Lima 829 (0,44%)
Vilalba
820 (0,43%)
Bilbao
813
(0,43%)
Logroño
767
(0,40%)
Oviedo
- C.N. 722 (0,38%)
Holanda
672
(0,35%)
Gijón
650
(0,34%)
Rates,
S. Pedro 577 (0,30%)
Alemania
514
(0,27%)
Salamanca
505
(0,27%)
Madrid
- C.F. 486 (0,26%)
Mondoñedo
475
(0,25%)
Avilés
473 (0,25%)
Barcelos
466
(0,25%)
Somport
462
(0,24%)
Porriño
432
(0,23%)
Zamora
357
(0,19%)
San
Sebastián 356 (0,19%)
Braga
354 (0,19%)
Sahagún
348
(0,18%)
Bélgica
346
(0,18%)
Chaves-Portugal
335
(0,18%)
Resto
País Vasco - C.N. 328 (0,17%)
Puebla
de Sanabria 309 (0,16%)
Resto
Cantabria 283 (0,15%)
Baamonde
278
(0,15%)
Resto
Asturias - C.P 278 (0,15%)
Vega
de Valcarce 260 (0,14%)
Muxia
249 (0,13%)
Lourdes
245
(0,13%)
Gudiña
217
(0,11%)
Frómista
205
(0,11%)
Suiza
202
(0,11%)
Jaca 198
(0,10%)
Baiona
193
(0,10%)
Fonsagrada
- C.P. 187
(0,10%)
Carrión
de los Condes 175 (0,09%)
Guimaraes
169
(0,09%)
Puente
la Reina 166
(0,09%)
Finisterra
163
(0,09%)
Cataluña
- C.F. 160 (0,08%)
Lourenzá
157
(0,08%)
R.Pais
Vasco C.F. 157 (0,08%)
Grandas
de Salime - C.P. 156 (0,08%)
Vezelay
151
(0,08%)
Hendaya
149
(0,08%)
Viana
do Castelo 146 (0,08%)
Hospital
de Orbigo 141 (0,07%)
Granja
de Moreruela 139 (0,07%)
Francia
- C.N 139 (0,07%)
Resto
C. León 138 (0,07%)
Sto.
Dom de la Calzada
135 (0,07%)
Laza 135
(0,07%)
Rabanal
del Camino 134 (0,07%)
Resto
Andalucia 124 (0,07%)
Valencia
O.C. 121 (0,06%)
Coimbra
118
(0,06%)
Mérida
114 (0,06%)
Zaragoza
113
(0,06%)
Arles
111
(0,06%)
Abadin
109
(0,06%)
Tineo
- C.P. 108
(0,06%)
Navarra
107
(0,06%)
Cáceres
106
(0,06%)
Neda 99
(0,05%)
Fatima
96 (0,05%)
Montserrat
93
(0,05%)
A
Guarda 90 (0,05%)
Resto
de Extremadura 85 (0,04%)
Vigo 84
(0,04%)
Madrid
- V.P. 84 (0,04%)
Molinaseca
83
(0,04%)
Canfranc
83
(0,04%)
Verín
79
(0,04%)
Cadavo
77
(0,04%)
Barcelona
73
(0,04%)
Com.
Valenciana - C.F. 70 (0,04%)
Estella
69 (0,04%)
París
68
(0,04%)
Austria
65
(0,03%)
Povoa
de Varzim 64 (0,03%)
Xunqueira
de Ambia 64 (0,03%)
Ponferrada.
C.Inv. 61
(0,03%)
Granada
61
(0,03%)
Viseu
61
(0,03%)
Cast.
la Mancha -
C.F. 59 (0,03%)
Resto
Europa 54 (0,03%)
Fonfría
51
(0,03%)
Com.
Valenciana - O.C. 50 (0,03%)
Monforte
de Lemos 49 (0,03%)
Salas
41
(0,02%)
Esposende
38
(0,02%)
Allariz
38 (0,02%)
Rábade
37
(0,02%)
Italia
35
(0,02%)
Castilla
La Mancha VP
35 (0,02%)
Castilla
la Mancha
otros 34 (0,02%)
Malaga
32
(0,02%)
Aveiro
29 (0,02%)
Roma 29
(0,02%)
Castrojeriz
28
(0,01%)
Polonia
27
(0,01%)
Huelva
25
(0,01%)
XFonsagrada
25 (0,01%)
Córdoba
24
(0,01%)
Cruz
de Ferro 22 (0,01%)
Valladolid
22
(0,01%)
Benavente
22
(0,01%)
Nájera
22
(0,01%)
Reino
Unido C.F. 17 (0,01%)
Grado
16
(0,01%)
Irlanda
C.F. 13
(0,01%)
Cataluña
- O.C. 13 (0,01%)
Faro 12
(0,01%)
Badajoz
12
(0,01%)
A Rúa
12
(0,01%)
Republica
Checa 10
(0,01%)
Murcia
9 (0,00%)
XGrandas
de Salime 9 (0,00%)
Valcarlos
7
(0,00%)
Hungría
7
(0,00%)
Luxemburgo
6 (0,00%)
San
Juan de Ortega 6 (0,00%)
O
Barco de Valdeorras 5 (0,00%)
Resto
Galicia 5 (0,00%)
Inglaterra
C.F. 5 (0,00%)
Rusia
1 (0,00%)
Jerusalem
1
(0,00%)