- Time of past OR future Camino
- Francés, Norte, Salvador, Primitivo, Portuguese
I read @henrythedog's FindPenguins blog today, and he mentioned meeting up with @ivar and @natefaith when he arrived in Santiago. The consensus was that the record numbers of pilgrims receiving a Compostela last year was mostly due to those starting close to Santiago. This is borne out by statistics from León mentioned in this thread by @Bradypus and statistics from the Pilgrim's Office in St Jean.
Pilgrim numbers starting from SJPdP were down 13.38% compared to 2019, and lower than any non pandemic year since 2013.
There have also been several recent threads about the decrease in pilgrim numbers on the Meseta.
![Starts from St Jean Pied de Port 2019 vs 2022.png Starts from St Jean Pied de Port 2019 vs 2022.png](https://caminoforum-4df7.kxcdn.com/data/attachments/141/141573-84ae1807116d9b3abb5358c36f3de9c2.jpg)
![Pilgrim starts from SJPdP 2012 - 2022.png Pilgrim starts from SJPdP 2012 - 2022.png](https://caminoforum-4df7.kxcdn.com/data/attachments/141/141574-f7476867ea0d02815bf91c030727e7df.jpg)
Pilgrim numbers starting from SJPdP were down 13.38% compared to 2019, and lower than any non pandemic year since 2013.
There have also been several recent threads about the decrease in pilgrim numbers on the Meseta.
![Starts from St Jean Pied de Port 2019 vs 2022.png Starts from St Jean Pied de Port 2019 vs 2022.png](https://caminoforum-4df7.kxcdn.com/data/attachments/141/141573-84ae1807116d9b3abb5358c36f3de9c2.jpg)
![Pilgrim starts from SJPdP 2012 - 2022.png Pilgrim starts from SJPdP 2012 - 2022.png](https://caminoforum-4df7.kxcdn.com/data/attachments/141/141574-f7476867ea0d02815bf91c030727e7df.jpg)