H3 – GALAPAGOS STATISTICS

So how many people visit the Galapagos Islands anyway?

The Galapagos Islands have become an increasing popular tourist destination. In fact, the number of visitors has increased TENFOLD since 1980! To give you a concrete comparison … the total number of visitors in 1985 (17,840) is less than the total number of visitors (25,710) to Galapagos in the least visited two month period of September & October 2010.

Number of Visitors per year (1980 to 2010):

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS TOURIST VISITOR STATS

YEAR	FOREIGNERS	NATIONALS	TOTAL
1980	13 465	3 980	17 445
1985	11 561	6 279	17 840
1990	25 643	15 549	41 192
1995	40 303	15 483	55 786
2000	54 295	14 561	68 856
2005	86 110	35 584	121 694
2010	111 722	61 574	173 296

Turning to last year (2010) the Parque Nacional Galapagos (Galapagos National Park) indicates the following statistics:

NUMBER | PERIOD

16,827 | JAN-FEB
18,399 | MAR-APR
18,460 | MAY-JUN
21,923 | JUL-AUG
16,416 | SEP-OCT
19,697 | NOV-DEC

[note: figures do not include National (Ecuadorian) visitors]

These figures reflect the common patterns established from year to year regarding the monthly flow of tourists to the Islands. The lowest demand month is always SEPTEMBER, while the highest demand month is AUGUST. What follows are the months (from most visited to least visited) through the year: