Tourist Arrivals Maintain Growth in October
The arrival of foreign tourists to the Canary Islands continued to improve in October, albeit at a slower pace. The number of international visitors rose by 0.8% compared to the same month last year, with the islands receiving almost 1.4 million people (1,370,188) from outside Spain. According to Frontur statistics published by Spain’s National Statistics Institute (INE) on Wednesday, this brings the total for the first ten months of 2025 to 12.8 million peopleāa 3.7% increase on the same period in 2024.
On Course for a Historic Year
This latest figure solidifies the trend that 2025 will once again break the archipelago’s historical record for foreign tourist arrivals, set just last year at 15.2 million visitors. If the current average growth of 3.7% holds, close to 16 million international tourists will have travelled to the Canaries by the end of the year. Adding the contribution of domestic Spanish tourism (around 2.5 million people), the total number of visitors is projected to surpass 18 million. This would set another consecutive annual record, following those achieved in 2023 and 2024 (17.7 million tourists).
Leading the National Tourism Sector
The Canary Islands’ 3.7% average growth from January to October 2025 is stronger than the national average of 3.5%. Among Spain’s major tourist regions, only Andalusia performed better, with 6.9% growth. The Valencian Community follows in third place with 3.6%, ahead of Madrid (3.1%), the Balearic Islands (2.5%), and Catalonia (1%). The UK and Germany remain, by a significant margin, the primary source markets for tourists visiting the islands.
Visitor Spending Hits New Highs
The positive trend in arrivals is matched by increases in tourist spending. According to accompanying Egatur data from the INE, total expenditure by foreign visitors in October 2025 reached 1.945 billion euros, a 3.1% year-on-year rise. The accumulated spend over ten months set a new record for the Canaries at 19.927 billion euros, representing 16.8% of the national total and the third highest contribution by any Spanish region.
Both the average spend per tourist and the average daily spend per person increased, by 2.3% and 3.6% respectively. A slight fall in the average length of stay (down 1.2%) is more than compensated for by the rise in visitor numbers. The current trajectory suggests total tourist spending in the Canary Islands will reach a new annual maximum in 2025, approaching over 22 billion euros by year’s end.
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