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SJPDP pilgrim office statistics for 2024

Bradypus

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@Monasp has just posted the monthly pilgrim count for 2024 from the SJPDP pilgrim office. On their Facebook page. I'll post a screenshot here for those who do not use Facebook. About 2% up on the 2023 total.



Bureau d'accueil des pèlerins de St Jacques de St Jean Pied de Port | Voici les statistiques de la fréquentation de notre bureau d'accueil de SJPDP en 2024 | Facebook

Voici les statistiques de la fréquentation de notre bureau d'accueil de SJPDP en 2024. Sur l'année nous avons une progression de presque 2% avec des disparités mensuelles
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PS: @Monasp has also posted the list of nationalities recorded by the SJPDP pilgrim office. The largest national groups recorded were from France, the US and Korea.



Bureau d'accueil des pèlerins de St Jacques de St Jean Pied de Port | Les pèlerins passés à notre bureau étaient de 121 nationalités différentes | Facebook

Les pèlerins passés à notre bureau étaient de 121 nationalités différentes
www.facebook.com
 
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Interesting to see that 4,692 Spaniards started from France. Were they on the wrong tour?

I’ve always assumed that no practical Spaniard would travel to France just so they could walk back to Spain the following day. Just shows how wrong I can be. Though I suppose many might have been working elsewhere in Europe and just followed the train line south
 
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I’ve always assumed that no practical Spaniard would travel to France just so they could walk back to Spain the following day. Just shows how wrong I can be.
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I've met a few in SJPDP and found it quite strange. It used to be the case that the Spanish mainly started from Roncesvalles instead. But last year the Santiago pilgrim office recorded fewer people of any nationality who started from Roncesvalles (4,386) than the 4,692 Spanish who were counted in SJPDP.
 
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So, despite my fervent postulations over many years that “the Camino does not start in St Jean” 4,692 Spaniards ignored me
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If I understand correctly, the 4,692 Spaniards didn't necessarily start in St Jean, right?
They just passed by the pilgrim's office -- they might have started much farther in France or Europe. They might even have finished at SJPDP after walking one of the chemins in France!

(Probably wishful thinking, but as far as I'm concerned your postulation still stands)
 
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Interesting point, which raises some other questions. According to the SDC pilgrim office, the overall numbers of people who FINISH the Frances are DOWN since 2012 -- if we exclude those who only did the Sarria - SDC section (94,253 in 2012 vs. 85,287 in 2024).

This seems to contradict the figures provided here by the SJPDP office. One possible explanation is that the SJPDP figures really reflect an increase in the number of pilgrims who FINISHED their walk in SJPDP rather than having started there -- by following the Le Puy or other of the French caminos. (My wife and I, for example, did not stop at the SJPDP office when we started the Frances, but we did stop there when we finished the Le Puy route).

Or maybe there's some other explanation for the seeming contradiction. Perhaps more people are walking only part of the Frances these days. Or more are breaking down. Who knows?
 
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Thank you for the statistics. Do you know when the busiest months of the year are? I want to walk the Camino Frances again this year, but not quite sure which month is best. I have walked in May and June in the past. Thanks for any help you can offer.
 
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If my experience is any indication, this might be the case. I met many Spanish Pilgrims early on who were planning to walk just to Logroño, or Burgos, usually because they were on vacation and had to go back to work. I assume they might resume their walk next year at the point they ended this year. I don’t know how common this is but it seems reasonable to me
 
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It's very common for Spaniards and other Europeans.
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I have an English friend who can only get about 10 days off work at a time. We started from SJPDP together two years ago and walked to Logroño. Last year we walked from Logroño to Burgos. We hope to return for a third stage in September. It will probably take us four or five years to reach Santiago together.
 
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And just for fun, it appears my fellow Nationals from Australie are near the top of the table on a per capita ranking, although a just for fun comment doesn't come with detailed statistical analysis.
 
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