Canary Islands Tourism Evolution — 10 Year Analysis
Official ISTAC data · April 2015 – February 2026 · 131 months of data
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2016–2025
140.31M
140,305,881 tourists
10-Year Total
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+3.5% vs 2024
18.13M
2025 Annual
All-Time Record
New all-time high
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14.03M
Complete years 2016–2025
Annual Average
Excl. partial years 2015, 2026
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+19.9%
+19.9%
vs 2019 (15.12M)
2025 vs Pre-COVID
Far above pre-pandemic peak
Monthly Tourism Evolution — Canary Islands (April 2015 – February 2026)
Main tourists · All islands · Source: ISTAC/FRONTUR
Monthly arrivals
COVID-19 data gap (Apr–May 2020)
Three Eras of Canary Islands Tourism
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Growth Era
2015 – 2019
Avg. tourists/year
15.41M
Peak: 2017 → 15.96M
+5.6% CAGR 2016→2019
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COVID-19 Impact
2020 – 2021
Avg. tourists/year
5.58M
Jun 2020: 13,494 arrivals
-81.2% vs 2019 (2020)
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Recovery & Records
2022 – 2026
Avg. tourists/year
16.88M
2025: New all-time record
+19.9% above 2019
Annual Tourist Arrivals (All Islands)
* Partial year · † COVID impact
Normal year
COVID impact (2020)
Recovery phase (2021)
* Partial year
Annual Statistics Summary
| Year | Total Arrivals | vs Prev Year | Monthly Avg | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18,131,060 | +3.5% | 1,510,922 | Record year |
| 2024 | 17,513,933 | +8.0% | 1,459,494 | — |
| 2023 | 16,210,911 | +3.4% | 1,350,909 | — |
| 2022 | 15,671,683 | +88.6% | 1,305,974 | Post-COVID recovery |
| 2021 | 8,307,165 | +191.8% | 692,264 | Recovery year |
| 2020 | 2,846,806 | -81.2% | 284,681 | COVID-19 (10 months) |
| 2019 | 15,115,709 | -5.3% | 1,259,642 | — |
| 2018 | 15,563,974 | -2.5% | 1,296,998 | — |
| 2017 | 15,964,527 | +6.6% | 1,330,377 | Pre-COVID peak |
| 2016 | 14,980,113 | — | 1,248,343 | — |
| 2015* | 10,143,181 | — | 1,127,020 | (Apr–Dec only) |