BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 6. A total of 217,871 foreigners visited Azerbaijan in April 2024, which is 38 percent higher than the same indicator in 2023 (154,233), Trend reports.
According to the State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan, the top 10 countries by the number of foreigners visiting Azerbaijan in March 2024 include Russia (61,471 people), Türkiye (38,751 people), India (23,877 people), Iran (17,260 people), Georgia (8,574 people), Kazakhstan (5,684 people), Saudi Arabia (5,331 people), Pakistan (4,812 people), Uzbekistan (3,467 people), and the UAE (3,445 people).
Meanwhile, 726,284 foreigners visited Azerbaijan from January through April this year, which is 39 percent more than in 2023 (523,305).
A total of 2,086,548 foreigners visited Azerbaijan in 2023, which is over 30.2 percent higher than in 2022 (1,602,600).
To note, 119,094 tourists visited Azerbaijan in January, 113,473 in February, 136,505 in March, 154,233 in April, 190,081 in May, 205,910 in June, 224,826 in July, 200,138 in August, 192,115 in September, 187,843 in October, 169,461 in November, and 192,869 in December.