Tourist flow to Azerbaijan increases by 34%

Some 1,343.7 million foreigners and stateless people from 183 countries arrived in Azerbaijan in January-August 2023, which is 33.8 per cent more than in the same period of last year.

Around 31.7 per cent of guests arrived from the Russian Federation, 17.7 per cent from Türkiye, 7.5 per cent from Iran, 4.9 per cent from India, 4.7 per cent from Georgia, 4.4 per cent - from Saudi Arabia, 2.6 per cent - from Kazakhstan, 2.4 per cent - from Pakistan, 2.1 per cent - from UAE, 1.8 per cent - from Uzbekistan, 1.6 per cent - from Israel, 1.5 per cent – from Kuwait, 1.5 per cent from Ukraine, 1.4 per cent - from Belarus, 1.2 per cent - from Turkmenistan, 1.1 per cent - from UK, 11.9 per cent - from other countries. Some 69.9 per cent of tourists accounted for men while 30.1 per cent - for women, Report informs citing data from the Azerbaijani State Border Service.

The number of tourists from the CIS countries increased by 1.6 times and reached 549,400 people, from the EU member states - by 37.8 per cent and reached 67,600 people, from Gulf countries decreased by 10.2 per cent and reached 228,400 people compared to January-August 2022.

According to the data, 71.9 per cent of foreigners and stateless people arrived in Azerbaijan by planes, 26.7 per cent – by trains and cars while 1.4 per cent – by ships.