Azerbaijan welcomed over 2.57 million tourists last year
Azerbaijan received 2.57 million foreign visitors in 2025, a 2.1% decrease compared with the previous year, according to the State Statistics Committee.
Tourists arrived from 189 countries, with the largest shares coming from Russia (23.9%), Turkiye (17.7%), Iran (8.1%), India (6.5%), Georgia (4.3%), Saudi Arabia (4.1%), Kazakhstan (4.0%), Pakistan (3.5%), Israel (2.7%), and China (2.5%), News.Az reports, citing AZERTAC.
Despite the slight overall decline, arrivals from several countries recorded strong growth. Visitor numbers increased 2.4 times from Israel, 1.6 times from Tajikistan, and rose significantly from China (+41.7%), Uzbekistan (+34.3%), Kazakhstan (+20.1%), Germany (+11.1%), Italy (+13.7%), and Japan (+25.8%).
Visitors from EU countries grew by 7% to 120,100, while arrivals from CIS countries fell by 8.2% to 865,700. Travelers from Gulf countries decreased slightly by 2.4%, totaling 414,800.
Most tourists entered Azerbaijan by air (75.8%), followed by road and rail (22.9%), and sea (1.3%). Men accounted for 67% of arrivals, women 33%.
Meanwhile, 2.11 million Azerbaijani citizens traveled abroad last year, a 2.3% decrease year-on-year. Turkey remained the top destination, followed by Russia, Georgia, and Iran.
By Aysel Mammadzada
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