TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, September 14. The number of German citizens visiting Uzbekistan totaled 18,400 people from January through July 2024.
The data obtained by Trend from the country's Statistics Agency indicates that this figure increased by 30.9 percent (4,300 people) compared to the same period in 2023.
The main reasons for the visit of German citizens to Uzbekistan are recreation (15,303 people), business trips (846 people), visits to relatives (2,189 people), study (20 people), and treatment (7 people), business (44 people).
To note, the number of tourists from Uzbekistan traveling abroad from January through July 2024 amounted to 3.4 million people. This figure increased by 35.7 percent (890,500 people) compared to the same period last year.
The most popular tourist destination for citizens of Uzbekistan was Kyrgyzstan (1.6 million people). Tajikistan with 676,400 visitors ranked second, followed by Kazakhstan with 526,400 visitors.
Meanwhile, the number of foreign tourists visiting Uzbekistan amounted to 4.2 million people, which is 15.3 percent (562,500 people) more than in the same period last year.
