System trend · Total (1962–2025)
In 2025 the port system totals 28,377,494 passengers (total), 1.3% more than in 2024. It is the highest value in the series, which starts in 1962. Baleares, Bahía de Algeciras and Santa Cruz de Tenerife account for 68.7% of the total.
Port system · 2025
Total
28,377,494 passengers
+1.3% vs 2024
Ten largest volumes · Total (2025)
Figures in passengers.
| # | Port authority | Embarked, domestic | Disembarked, domestic | Total domestic | Embarked, foreign | Disembarked, foreign | Total foreign | Embarked | Disembarked | Total | % of system | Chg. 2024–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baleares | 3,570,603 | 3,667,837 | 7,238,440 | 42,073 | 42,297 | 84,370 | 3,612,676 | 3,710,134 | 7,322,810 | 25.8% | -2.8% |
| 2 | Bahía de Algeciras | 1,005,791 | 990,271 | 1,996,062 | 2,185,697 | 2,171,549 | 4,357,246 | 3,191,488 | 3,161,820 | 6,353,308 | 22.39% | +6.7% |
| 3 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 2,903,421 | 2,903,803 | 5,807,224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,903,421 | 2,903,803 | 5,807,224 | 20.46% | +4.6% |
| 4 | Ceuta | 991,308 | 1,005,122 | 1,996,430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 991,308 | 1,005,122 | 1,996,430 | 7.04% | +2.9% |
| 5 | Barcelona | 631,430 | 597,264 | 1,228,694 | 282,610 | 276,954 | 559,564 | 914,040 | 874,218 | 1,788,258 | 6.3% | +2.8% |
| 6 | Las Palmas | 764,438 | 768,849 | 1,533,287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 764,438 | 768,849 | 1,533,287 | 5.4% | -6.5% |
| 7 | Almería | 82,909 | 57,660 | 140,569 | 369,993 | 367,856 | 737,849 | 452,902 | 425,516 | 878,418 | 3.1% | -10% |
| 8 | Valencia | 394,936 | 362,345 | 757,281 | 56,415 | 48,052 | 104,467 | 451,351 | 410,397 | 861,748 | 3.04% | +3.5% |
| 9 | Melilla | 300,227 | 305,000 | 605,227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300,227 | 305,000 | 605,227 | 2.13% | -14% |
| 10 | Málaga | 167,520 | 197,983 | 365,503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167,520 | 197,983 | 365,503 | 1.29% | +0.8% |
| 11 | Santander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110,472 | 111,727 | 222,199 | 110,472 | 111,727 | 222,199 | 0.78% | -3.6% |
| 12 | Motril | 53,846 | 44,663 | 98,509 | 42,460 | 57,006 | 99,466 | 96,306 | 101,669 | 197,975 | 0.7% | +11.4% |
| 13 | Alicante | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97,313 | 95,073 | 192,386 | 97,313 | 95,073 | 192,386 | 0.68% | +39.8% |
| 14 | Bilbao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75,560 | 80,986 | 156,546 | 75,560 | 80,986 | 156,546 | 0.55% | +8.4% |
| 15 | Huelva | 51,003 | 0 | 51,003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51,003 | 0 | 51,003 | 0.18% | -8.4% |
| 16 | Bahía de Cádiz | 25,239 | 19,928 | 45,167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25,239 | 19,928 | 45,167 | 0.16% | +12% |
| 17 | Pasaia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0% | +150% |
| 18 | Avilés | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 19 | Ferrol-San Cibrao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 20 | Castellón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 21 | Vigo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 22 | Tarragona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 23 | Gijón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 24 | A Coruña | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 25 | Marín y Ría de Pontevedra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 26 | Vilagarcía | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 27 | Cartagena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 28 | Sevilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| System total | 10,942,672 | 10,920,725 | 21,863,397 | 3,262,596 | 3,251,501 | 6,514,097 | 14,205,268 | 14,172,226 | 28,377,494 | 100% | +1.3% |
Source: Puertos del Estado, Annual Data Dashboard. Consolidated series by port authority. See all statistics
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