In 2024, Spain’s tourism sector reached the staggering number of *** million international visitors. This figure represents an increase of more than ** million visitors versus the previous year and also versus 2019, right before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Where and for how long do visitors in Spain usually stay? Hotels are by a wide margin the preferred type of accommodation for international tourists in Spain. More than ** million foreign tourists in Spanish territory opted for such lodging services in 2022. Additionally, *** million travelers stayed at friends’ or relatives’ homes during their trips, while a similar number chose a short-term rental option. The trip length chosen by international overnight travelers in Spain also varied in 2022, though almost half of them stayed between **** and ***** nights. Meanwhile, over ** million tourists extended their stay for at least ***** nights. However, Spain is also a popular day-trip destination. For instance, more than ** million non-residents crossed the Spanish border in 2022 for a short visit. Where do people visiting Spain come from? In 2022, the most common country of origin among international tourists in Spain was the United Kingdom, with a total of over ** million travelers making the trip. Spain’s immediate neighbor to the East, France, was second with more than ** million French travelers visiting Spain. Out of the ** autonomous communities, Catalonia was the top Spanish destination for international tourism in that same year, welcoming nearly ** million people in total.

Tourist Arrivals in Spain increased to 9476.25 Thousand in June from 9395.61 Thousand in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Spain Tourist Arrivals - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

August was the month with the highest number of international visitors in Spain in recent years. In August 2024, around **** million inbound visitors entered the Spanish territory. Nearly ** million of them were overnight tourists while the rest corresponded to same-day visitors.

Key information about Spain Visitor Arrivals

• Spain Visitor Arrivals recorded 5,065,094 person in Jan 2025, compared with 5,264,375 person in the previous month
• Spain Visitor Arrivals data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1995 to Jan 2025
• The data reached an all-time high of 10,929,584 person in Aug 2024 and a record low of 0 person in May 2020

CEIC extends history for monthly Tourist Arrivals. National Statistics Institute provides Tourist Arrivals. Tourist Arrivals prior to October 2015 are sourced from the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism.

Spain Visitor Arrivals: Tourists: Castile and Leon data was reported at 110,480.000 Person in Oct 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 130,832.000 Person for Sep 2024. Spain Visitor Arrivals: Tourists: Castile and Leon data is updated monthly, averaging 83,774.500 Person from Oct 2015 (Median) to Oct 2024, with 106 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 254,118.000 Person in Aug 2017 and a record low of 9,842.000 Person in Feb 2021. Spain Visitor Arrivals: Tourists: Castile and Leon data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.Q002: Visitor Arrivals: National Statistics Institute: by Region. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

The number of arrivals in tourist accommodation in Spain stood at approximately 144.83 million in 2023. Between 1990 and 2023, the number of arrivals rose by around 109.50 million, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

Spain Visitor Arrivals: Tourists: Cantabria data was reported at 40,395.000 Person in Oct 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 48,043.000 Person for Sep 2024. Spain Visitor Arrivals: Tourists: Cantabria data is updated monthly, averaging 25,158.500 Person from Oct 2015 (Median) to Oct 2024, with 102 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 92,124.000 Person in Aug 2019 and a record low of 1,456.000 Person in Nov 2020. Spain Visitor Arrivals: Tourists: Cantabria data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.Q002: Visitor Arrivals: National Statistics Institute: by Region. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Spain Visitor Arrivals: Tourists: Region of Murcia data was reported at 98,554.000 Person in Oct 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 110,278.000 Person for Sep 2024. Spain Visitor Arrivals: Tourists: Region of Murcia data is updated monthly, averaging 65,688.000 Person from Oct 2015 (Median) to Oct 2024, with 107 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 187,089.000 Person in Aug 2024 and a record low of 1,841.000 Person in Jun 2020. Spain Visitor Arrivals: Tourists: Region of Murcia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.Q002: Visitor Arrivals: National Statistics Institute: by Region. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

The number of visitors to the United States from Spain increased in 2024. In that year, the number of visitors to the U.S. from Spain reached 897,336, up from the previous year's total of 825,790.

The monthly number of international visitors in Spain in 2024 registered a significant improvement from the previous year, with every month's figure increasing when compared to 2022. August is usually the most turistic month in the Iberian country.

Spain Visitor Arrivals: Tourists: Principality of Asturias data was reported at 19,607.000 Person in Oct 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 40,433.000 Person for Sep 2024. Spain Visitor Arrivals: Tourists: Principality of Asturias data is updated monthly, averaging 20,894.000 Person from Oct 2015 (Median) to Oct 2024, with 83 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 72,324.000 Person in Jul 2023 and a record low of 2,832.000 Person in Jan 2021. Spain Visitor Arrivals: Tourists: Principality of Asturias data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.Q002: Visitor Arrivals: National Statistics Institute: by Region. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Spain ES: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data was reported at 75,315,000.000 Person in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 68,175,000.000 Person for 2015. Spain ES: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data is updated yearly, averaging 52,553,500.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 75,315,000.000 Person in 2016 and a record low of 32,971,000.000 Person in 1995. Spain ES: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

Spain Visitor Arrivals: Tourists: Canary Islands data was reported at 1,444,472.000 Person in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 81,935.000 Person for Jan 2025. Spain Visitor Arrivals: Tourists: Canary Islands data is updated monthly, averaging 22,485.000 Person from Oct 2015 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 113 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,444,472.000 Person in Feb 2025 and a record low of 0.000 Person in Apr 2020. Spain Visitor Arrivals: Tourists: Canary Islands data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.Q002: Visitor Arrivals: National Statistics Institute: by Region. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Spain Visitor Arrivals: Andalusia data was reported at 11,530,070.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 10,589,642.000 Person for 2016. Spain Visitor Arrivals: Andalusia data is updated yearly, averaging 11,059,856.000 Person from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2017, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11,530,070.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 10,589,642.000 Person in 2016. Spain Visitor Arrivals: Andalusia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.Q002: Visitor Arrivals: National Statistics Institute: by Region.

The number of international overnight tourists in the Community of Madrid, Spain amounted to approximately 7.9 million in 2023. Madrid: a top European city destination Madrid has been among the ten European cities with the highest number of nights spent by tourists in paid accommodation for the last three years. In 2021, the Spanish capital made it to the 5th position. In 2022 and the years prior to the global health crisis, international tourism had accounted for the largest number of overnight tourists in Madrid. Tourists in Madrid spent more than in other Spanish regions The average travel spending of international visitors in the Community of Madrid was higher than in the other 16 autonomous communities of Spain in 2022, amounting to 1,592 euros for the entire trip. Looking at the daily expenditure, foreign visitors in this Spanish region needed 281 euros per person on average in 2022, which was around 18 percent more than the per capita daily spend recorded a year earlier.

In 2024, the number of residents from the United Kingdom visiting Spain totaled nearly **** million, increasing by *** percent when compared to the previous year. The United Kingdom is the leading source markets for tourism in Spain.

Spain Visitor Arrivals: Tourists: Extremadura data was reported at 25,077.000 Person in Aug 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 17,704.000 Person for May 2024. Spain Visitor Arrivals: Tourists: Extremadura data is updated monthly, averaging 28,200.000 Person from Oct 2015 (Median) to Aug 2024, with 45 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 83,353.000 Person in Oct 2019 and a record low of 11,679.000 Person in Jan 2021. Spain Visitor Arrivals: Tourists: Extremadura data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.Q002: Visitor Arrivals: National Statistics Institute: by Region. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Spain Visitor Arrivals: Extremadura data was reported at 381,223.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 261,453.000 Person for 2016. Spain Visitor Arrivals: Extremadura data is updated yearly, averaging 321,338.000 Person from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2017, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 381,223.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 261,453.000 Person in 2016. Spain Visitor Arrivals: Extremadura data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.Q002: Visitor Arrivals: National Statistics Institute: by Region.

Key information about Spain Visitor Arrivals

• Spain Visitor Arrivals grew 6.1 % in Jan 2025, compared with an increase of 1.1 % in the previous month
• Spain Visitor Arrivals Growth rate data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1996 to Jan 2025
• The data reached an all-time high of 1,015.6 % in Feb 2022 and a record low of -100.0 % in May 2020

CEIC calculates Tourist Arrivals Growth from monthly Tourist Arrivals. National Statistics Institute provides Tourist Arrivals. Tourist Arrivals Growth prior to October 2016 is calculated from Tourist Arrivals sourced from the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism.

Further information about Spain Visitor Arrivals

• In the latest reports, Spain Visitor Arrivals recorded 5,065,094.0 person in the month of Jan 2025
• Tourism Revenue of Spain reached 6.4 USD bn in Dec 2024, an increase of 9.0 % change from the previous month

In 2022, international tourists in Spain spent more than ***** euros on average during their trips. This figure was the highest recorded in the European country since 2010 and represents a growth of *** percent versus the previous year.