Lanzarote records 1% fall in tourist arrivals in September

Lanzarote saw a 1% decrease in arrivals in September this year, compared to the same month in 2025.

Lanzarote recorded 221,599 international passenger arrivals in September, a 1.06% decrease compared with the 223,976 recorded in the same month last year.

The figures, provided by the Lanzarote Data Centre, show that the island received 2,377 fewer passengers than in September last year.

The UK remained Lanzarote’s biggest source market, with 135,013 arrivals. This was down 1.48% from 137,039 a year earlier.

Ireland was the second-largest market, with 28,837 arrivals, a fall of 2.83% compared with 29,678 last year.

Germany ranked third, recording 14,323 passengers, down 2.05% from 14,623 in September of the previous year.

More visitors from Italy and France

While arrivals from the UK, Ireland and Germany fell, numbers from France and Italy increased.

France recorded 14,254 arrivals, up 7.29% from 13,286 last year.

Italy saw the biggest percentage increase among the main source markets. Arrivals rose from 5,305 to 7,024, an increase of 32.40%.

Across other European markets, the Netherlands and Belgium recorded small declines, while Switzerland and Poland saw increases.

Passenger numbers from Luxembourg, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Portugal and Norway changed only slightly, with little impact on the overall figures.