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The Holy Mosque of Makkah
The number of Umrah performers reached 35.68 million in 2024, data released by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed.
In detail, Saudi Arabia received nearly 16.80 million foreign Umrah performers (47%of the total) and 18.88 million domestic performers (53%of the total), respectively in 2024.
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No. of Umrah performers in 2024 (mln) |
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Period |
Domestic |
Foreign |
Total |
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Q1 |
5.68 |
5.79 |
11.47 |
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Q2 |
8.14 |
2.38 |
10.52 |
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Q3 |
2.91 |
3.35 |
6.26 |
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Q4 |
2.15 |
5.28 |
7.43 |
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Total |
18.88 |
16.80 |
35.68 |
The total number of Umrah performers rose by 34%in 2024 from 26.86 million a year earlier.
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No. of Umrah performers since 2017 (mln) |
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Period |
Domestic |
Foreign |
Total |
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2017 |
12.55 |
6.53 |
19.08 |
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2018 |
11.55 |
6.77 |
18.31 |
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2019 |
11.70 |
7.46 |
19.16 |
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2020* |
1.97 |
3.85 |
5.82 |
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2021* |
6.49 |
0.01 |
6.50 |
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2022 |
16.34 |
8.37 |
24.72 |
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2023 |
13.31 |
13.55 |
26.86 |
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2024 |
18.88 |
16.80 |
35.68 |
*During the COVID-19 pandemic.
Makkah accounted for 73%(13.73 million) of the total number of Umrah performers in 2024, followed by Riyadh (1.8 million).
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No. of Umrah performers by Region in 2024 |
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Region |
No. of Pilgrims (‘000) |
% to Total |
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Makkah |
13731.2 |
73.0 % |
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Riyadh |
1825.4 |
9.7 % |
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Madinah |
1032.4 |
5.5 % |
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Eastern Province |
644.2 |
3.4 % |
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Asir |
546.2 |
2.9 % |
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Jazan |
317.4 |
1.7 % |
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Qassim |
234.0 |
1.2 % |
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Tabuk |
155.5 |
0.8 % |
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Baha |
123.4 |
0.7 % |
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Hail |
105.8 |
0.6 % |
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Najran |
46.31 |
0.2 % |
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Al-Jouf |
66.7 |
0.3 % |
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Northern Borders |
50.9 |
0.3 % |
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Total |
18879.46 |
100 % |
In April, which coincided with the last 10 days of the holy month of Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr holiday, witnessed the highest number of domestic Umrah performers with about 5.9 million.
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By month Domestic Umrah performers |
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Month |
No. of Pilgrims |
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January |
1256.8 |
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February |
1250.8 |
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March |
3173.5 |
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April |
5977.5 |
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May |
1820.2 |
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June |
341.2 |
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July |
886.0 |
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August |
1170.7 |
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September |
849.6 |
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October |
659.5 |
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November |
732.0 |
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December |
760.2 |
Meanwhile, the highest number of foreign Umrah performers came to Saudi Arabia in March 2024, reaching nearly 2.2 million.
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By month Foreign Umrah performers |
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Month |
No. of Pilgrims |
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January |
1785.7 |
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February |
1826.4 |
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March |
2182.5 |
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April |
1242.0 |
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May |
717.3 |
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June |
419.2 |
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July |
900.5 |
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August |
1191.8 |
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September |
1256.2 |
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October |
1590.8 |
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November |
1673.6 |
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December |
2019.5 |
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