September brought 10.1 million tourists to Spain

Spain welcomed 10,139,650 overseas tourists in September 2026, up 4.34% from a year earlier. The National Statistics Institute (INE) said the UK remained the largest source market. The Balearic Islands and Catalonia led the regional counts. INE says all its 2026 figures are provisional.

The main source countries

The UK sent 2,235,282 tourists to Spain, 7.17% more than a year before. Germany was next with 1,250,951 visitors, while France sent 1,054,668. The United States accounted for 534,864 tourists and Italy for 527,555.

These figures count people who entered Spain in September and group them by their home country. They do not measure hotel nights or money spent.

From January to September, Spain received 80,502,143 overseas tourists. That was 5.24% more than in the same months of 2025. The UK supplied 16,158,336 of those visitors, a rise of 5.61%. These nine-month totals are separate from the September count.

Where visitors went

The Balearic Islands received 2,189,863 tourists in September, up 0.1% on the year. Catalonia welcomed 2,106,178, a rise of 4.5%. Andalusia had 1,546,414 visitors, 5.4% more than a year before. The Valencian Community received 1,335,631, up 12.1%.

These regional figures also count people, not nights stayed or cash spent. The four totals should not be added to the source-country figures, since they describe a different part of each trip.

Spending grew faster

INE’s Egatur survey put overseas tourist spending at €14,488 million in September. That was 8.08% more than a year earlier. This is a money total, not a visitor count.

Each tourist spent an average of €1,429 during a trip lasting 6.8 days. The daily average was €212. UK tourists spent €2,791 million in all, or €1,248 each on average.

Frontur counts overseas arrivals, while Egatur tracks what those visitors spend. The annual rates compare September 2026 with September 2025. The longer totals compare the first nine months of both years.

Source: INE’s Frontur and Egatur surveys.