System trend · Total (2016–2025)
In 2025 the port system totals 3,525,199 vehicles (total), 1.2% less than in 2024. The series peak is 4,633,284 vehicles, in 2017. Barcelona, Vigo and Valencia account for 54.3% of the total.
Port system · 2025
Total
3,525,199 vehicles
-1.2% vs 2024
Ten largest volumes · Total (2025)
Figures in vehicles.
| # | Port authority | Cars loaded | Buses and lorries loaded | Other loaded | Loaded | Cars unloaded | Buses and lorries unloaded | Other unloaded | Unloaded | Total | % of system | Chg. 2024–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 467,167 | 3,963 | 1,081 | 472,211 | 240,244 | 3,871 | 332 | 244,447 | 716,658 | 20.33% | +5.1% |
| 2 | Vigo | 574,651 | 21,969 | 162 | 596,782 | 67,255 | 7,696 | 1,557 | 76,508 | 673,290 | 19.1% | +1.8% |
| 3 | Valencia | 220,764 | 10,588 | 2,365 | 233,717 | 286,985 | 3,676 | 112 | 290,773 | 524,490 | 14.88% | -9.5% |
| 4 | Santander | 201,043 | 11,394 | 17,202 | 229,639 | 142,768 | 4,798 | 21,665 | 169,231 | 398,870 | 11.31% | +7.3% |
| 5 | Las Palmas | 66,312 | 8,740 | 17,945 | 92,997 | 96,659 | 15,443 | 31,303 | 143,405 | 236,402 | 6.71% | -34.3% |
| 6 | Tarragona | 46,538 | 5 | 12 | 46,555 | 169,335 | 172 | 39 | 169,546 | 216,101 | 6.13% | -2.4% |
| 7 | Pasaia | 114,608 | 82,005 | 1 | 196,614 | 11,120 | 4,008 | 1 | 15,129 | 211,743 | 6.01% | -12.5% |
| 8 | Baleares | 47,696 | 415 | 385 | 48,496 | 91,005 | 1,076 | 927 | 93,008 | 141,504 | 4.01% | +1.2% |
| 9 | Málaga | 21,412 | 593 | 6,661 | 28,666 | 88,385 | 1,877 | 8,171 | 98,433 | 127,099 | 3.61% | +35.4% |
| 10 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 17,921 | 4,101 | 12,209 | 34,231 | 49,494 | 5,791 | 22,169 | 77,454 | 111,685 | 3.17% | +28.9% |
| 11 | Bahía de Cádiz | 22,770 | 7,325 | 25,490 | 55,585 | 1,619 | 583 | 4,008 | 6,210 | 61,795 | 1.75% | +103.5% |
| 12 | Huelva | 17,448 | 1,532 | 2,902 | 21,882 | 12,318 | 1,006 | 570 | 13,894 | 35,776 | 1.01% | +139.7% |
| 13 | Bilbao | 8,076 | 1,721 | 5,665 | 15,462 | 1,446 | 2,223 | 5,202 | 8,871 | 24,333 | 0.69% | -41.2% |
| 14 | Sevilla | 1,478 | 657 | 10,167 | 12,302 | 1,433 | 68 | 131 | 1,632 | 13,934 | 0.4% | +95% |
| 15 | Alicante | 3,157 | 222 | 5,998 | 9,377 | 447 | 25 | 141 | 613 | 9,990 | 0.28% | +46.3% |
| 16 | Bahía de Algeciras | 5,985 | 293 | 1,245 | 7,523 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7,529 | 0.21% | +42.2% |
| 17 | Almería | 1,752 | 66 | 2,441 | 4,259 | 221 | 0 | 4 | 225 | 4,484 | 0.13% | -16% |
| 18 | Ferrol-San Cibrao | 0 | 1 | 1,627 | 1,628 | 0 | 0 | 1,625 | 1,625 | 3,253 | 0.09% | +325,200% |
| 19 | Melilla | 11 | 50 | 34 | 95 | 1,416 | 14 | 1,247 | 2,677 | 2,772 | 0.08% | -78.6% |
| 20 | Ceuta | 12 | 63 | 12 | 87 | 1,193 | 4 | 764 | 1,961 | 2,048 | 0.06% | -0.3% |
| 21 | Marín y Ría de Pontevedra | 3 | 20 | 51 | 74 | 8 | 3 | 447 | 458 | 532 | 0.02% | +51.6% |
| 22 | Gijón | 86 | 0 | 127 | 213 | 80 | 1 | 162 | 243 | 456 | 0.01% | – |
| 23 | Vilagarcía | 79 | 5 | 26 | 110 | 73 | 22 | 41 | 136 | 246 | 0.01% | -17.7% |
| 24 | Castellón | 21 | 35 | 11 | 67 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 40 | 107 | 0% | -68.2% |
| 25 | Motril | 45 | 1 | 54 | 100 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 0% | -93.6% |
| 26 | Avilés | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 27 | A Coruña | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 28 | Cartagena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| System total | 1,839,035 | 155,764 | 113,873 | 2,108,672 | 1,263,526 | 52,377 | 100,624 | 1,416,527 | 3,525,199 | 100% | -1.2% |
Source: Puertos del Estado, Annual Data Dashboard. Consolidated series by port authority. See all statistics
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