Nearly 200,000 Russians travelled to Uzbekistan in six months — committee

Russian citizens were the largest group of foreign tourists visiting Uzbekistan between January and July 2025, with 194,300 arrivals, the statistics committee of Uzbekistan says. 

Overall, 949,900 international visitors travelled to the country for tourism during this period, marking an increase of 50.6% or 319,300 visitors compared to the same period last year, per Caliber.Az.

The top countries of origin for tourists during this period were:

• Russia: 194,300

• Turkmenistan: 147,800

• Kazakhstan: 102,900

• Kyrgyzstan: 82,100

• China: 60,800

• Tajikistan: 60,500

• Türkiye: 36,000

• India: 24,900

• Italy: 20,600

• South Korea: 18,700

• Germany: 17,300

• The US: 15,500

• Other countries: 168,500

The data highlights Uzbekistan’s growing popularity as a tourist destination in the region.

By Khagan Isayev