Press kit: the Camino de Santiago in figures
Pilgrim and albergue data for Galicia, with source, date and how to cite them. For journalists, bloggers, associations and anyone preparing a report.
Figures read on 1 November 2026. Renewed whenever the data is updated.
2026 figures (Pilgrim Office)
- 559,078 pilgrims have received the Compostela in 2026 up to 1 November 2026 (344,253 foreign and 214,825 Spanish).
- January to October: 559,078 in 2026 (with data up to 1 November 2026) compared with 516,342 in 2025 (+8.3%). Own calculation from the Office’s monthly figures; not an official figure published as such.
- Most walked Caminos: Camino Francés (239,556), Camino Portugués (112,178), Camino Portugués along the Coast (109,654), Camino Inglés (31,265).
- Starting points: Sarria (164,288), Tui (45,582), Ferrol (30,286), Porto (29,386), Porto Coast (28,622).
| Country | Compostelas 2026 |
|---|---|
| Spain | 214.825 |
| United States | 50.749 |
| Italy | 43.614 |
| Portugal | 24.088 |
| Germany | 24.067 |
| United Kingdom | 15.221 |
| Mexico | 13.815 |
| Ireland | 10.567 |
| Poland | 10.499 |
| France | 10.015 |
Counting Compostelas is not counting everyone who walks: only those who apply for one and meet the requirements.
Albergues
The official Xunta register lists 450 pilgrim albergues on the Caminos in Galicia. Of the public ones in the register, those in the Xunta network cost €10 a night and cannot be booked. No official source publishes the price of private ones, and this website does not make it up. Details and download in open data.
How to cite it
Pilgrim figures: “Pilgrim Office, public statistics (read by Camino Ahora, caminoahora.com, on 1 November 2026)”. Always cite the Pilgrim Office: the figure is theirs.
Albergues: “Camino Ahora (caminoahora.com), with data from the Xunta de Galicia register, CC BY-SA 4.0 licence”.
You don’t need to ask permission. If you publish something with this data and let me know, I’ll be glad to see it, but it isn’t required and I’m not asking for any link.
What is official and what is ours
Official: the pilgrim figures (Pilgrim Office), the albergue register and the public network’s hours (Xunta de Galicia), and transport timetables (bus.gal and Renfe). Ours: the reorganisation, the cross-checks, the checking dates and the calculations marked as such.
Images and contact
The charts can be embedded with ready-made code in open data. Questions, corrections or specific data: [email protected]. David Sousa.