Main results
- Spain received 9.7 million international tourists in September, 0.8% more than in the same month in 2024.
- In the first nine months of 2025, the number of international tourists visiting Spain peaked, nearing 76.5 million.
Tourist Movements at Borders (FRONTUR)
September 2025. Provisional data
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In September, Spain received 9.7 million international tourists, 0.8% more than in the same month in 2024.
In the first nine months of 2025, the number of tourists visiting Spain increased by 3.5% and approached 76.5 million. This is the highest figure since the INE's FRONTUR records began.
International tourists arrivals by months
Annual variation. Percentage
The United Kingdom was the main country of residence, with almost 2.1 million tourists and an increase of 2.0% compared to September 2024. There were 1.3 million arrivals from Germany (2.5% fewer) and 1.1 million from France (1.6% fewer).
International tourists arrivals (*) by country of residence. September 2025
(*) Does not include transit travellers or same-day visitors (excursionists).
(**) Includes the estimate for Russia.
The main sending countries during the first nine months were the United Kingdom (with around 15.3 million tourists and an increase of 4.0%), France (with over 10.2 million and a drop of 0.1%) and Germany (with nearly 9.5 million, 1.4% more).
Main type of accommodation and other characteristics of the trips
The number of tourists who chose market accommodation as their main type of accommodation increased by 0.7% in annual terms. Within this type, hotel accommodation grew by 0.7% while rented dwellings fell by 1.2%. Non-market accommodation increased by 1.6%.
International tourist arrivals by type of accommodation. September 2025
A stay of four to seven nights was the main length among tourists, with more than 4.7 million tourists and an annual increase of 0.3%. The number of visitors increased by 7.7% among those without overnight stays (excursionists) and increased by 3.1% among tourists with longer duration (more than 15 nights).
More than 7.0 million tourists travelled without a tourist package in September, an increase of 2.6%. Over 2.6 million travellers arrived with package tours, a fall of 3.6%.
Autonomous communities of main destination
Illes Balears was the main destination for tourists in September, with 22.6% of the total. It was followed by Cataluña (20.9%) and Andalucía (15.3%).
Illes Balears received 1.8% more tourists than in September 2024. The number of tourists visiting Cataluña decreased by 1.4% and 3.4% more tourists came to Andalucía.
International tourist arrivals by main Autonomous Community of destination. Monthly and cumulative data. September 2025
In the accumulated first nine months of 2025, the Autonomous Communities that received the most tourists were Cataluña (with 15.8 million, unchanged compared with the same period in 2024), Illes Balears (with 13.7 million and an increase of 3.0%) and Andalucía (11.5 million, 7.3% more).
Data revisions and updates
The data published today are provisional and will be revised in March next year. All the results of this operation are available at INEbase.
Methodological note
The main objective of the Tourist Movement on Borders Survey (FRONTUR) is to estimate the number of non-residents visiting Spain on a monthly basis, as well as to know the main characteristics of the trips made by these visitors. The international definitions and recommendations of the UN Tourism and EUROSTAT in this field are followed when preparing the FRONTUR.
- Type of operation:
- continuous monthly statistics.
- Population scope:
- this refers to non-residents in Spain who enter our country, whether or not they have stayed overnight, as well as those who pass through our country in transit.
- Geographical scope:
- the entire national territory. The sample is collected at the main access points for non-resident travellers, by road, airport, port and rail.
- Reference period of the results:
- the month.
- Sample size:
- the annual theoretical sample size of FRONTUR exceeds 450,000 surveys, which are distributed throughout the year, taking into account the seasonality of passenger flows.
- Sampling type:
- strata have been defined for each form of entry that group together border points, airports, ports and railway lines. In determining the road and airport sample, the day of the week in which the survey has been carried out is also identified, differentiating between working days, weekends and holidays. In airports, 21 air relations are defined (Spanish airport of origin-country of destination airport).
- Collection method:
- information is collected by direct interview when the traveller leaves Spain, using a multilingual electronic questionnaire.
For more information, you can access the methodology and the standardised methodological report.
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