In January-November 2022, Azerbaijan visited 1 million 458.5 thousand foreigners and stateless persons from 177 countries, which is 2.1 times more than the same period last year, the State Committee for Statistics said with reference with reference to the state border service.
Most of all, Azerbaijan was visited by citizens of neighboring countries – Russia (27.7%), Turkey (19.4%) and Iran (10.8%).
6.4% of foreigners came to Azerbaijan from Saudi Arabia, 5% – Georgia, 3.6% – India, 3.2% – Pakistan, 2.2% – UAE, 1.9% of Kazakhstan, 1, 1, 8% – Ukraine, 1.6% from Israel and Uzbekistan, 1.4% – Kuwait, 1.2% from Belarus and Oman, 11% from other countries.
74.8% of the arrivals were men, 25.2% – women.
“in comparison with the same period last year, the number of arrivals from Oman increased 33.8 times, Kuwait – 22.4 times, Pakistan – 20.5 times, Saudi Arabia – 17.2 times, India – in 13.5 times, Uzbekistan – 6.7 times, Kazakhstan – 4.9 times, Israel – 3.9 times, the UAE – 3.3 times, the USA – 3 times, Germany – 2.6 times 2.6 times France – 2.1 times, Great Britain – 1.9 times, Russia – 1.8 times, Ukraine – 1.6 times, Turkey – 1.6 times, Iran – by 40.5%, Georgia, Georgia “By 29.5%,” the message says.
According to statdan, a tourist flow to Azerbaijan from the Persian Gulf countries compared to January -None of last year increased 2.5 times – to 330.5 thousand people, from EU member countries – 2.1 times, up to 68 , 6 thousand people, from the CIS countries – 2 times, amounting to 515.6 thousand people.
45.3% of Azerbaijani citizens visited Turkey, 17.7% – Russia, 12.8% – Iran, 8.5% – Georgia, 15.7% – other countries.
64.3% of those who left were men, 35.7% were women.