BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 5. In August 2024, Azerbaijan welcomed a staggering 245,337 foreigners, which is a remarkable 23 percent increase compared to the same time last year (200,138), Trend reports.
According to the State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan, the top ten countries in terms of the number of foreigners visiting Azerbaijan in the reporting month of 2024 included citizens of Russia (63,330 people), Türkiye (34,170 people), India (21,130 people), Iran (17,660 people), Saudi Arabia (13,530 people), Georgia (9,980 people), Pakistan (9,330 people), Kazakhstan (9,320 people), UAE (5,490 people), and Kuwait (5,130 people).
A whopping number of 1,748,032 foreigners flocked to Azerbaijan from January through August this year, which is a whole 30 percent higher than the figure for the same period of 2023 (1,344,260).
Meanwhile, 2,086,548 foreigners visited Azerbaijan in 2023, which is more than 30.2 percent higher than the figure for 2022 (1,602,600).
To note, 119,094 tourists visited Azerbaijan in January 2023, 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.