Azerbaijan welcomed 14,189 tourists from Central Asian countries in November 2024, a 10% increase compared to 12,951 during the same month last year, according to the State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan welcomed 14,189 tourists from Central Asian countries in November 2024, a 10% increase compared to 12,951 during the same month last year, according to the State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan.
Among the Central Asian countries, Kazakhstan led with 6,166 visitors, marking a 15% year-on-year increase. Other contributors included Uzbekistan with 3,402 tourists (down 11%), Turkmenistan with 2,753 (up 11%), Kyrgyzstan with 1,007 (up 38%), and Tajikistan with 861 (up 57%).
From January to November 2024, Azerbaijan hosted 163,892 tourists from Central Asia, a 35% rise compared to 121,467 during the same period in 2023. Breakdown by country shows Kazakhstan accounted for 79,732 visitors (up 50%), Uzbekistan 40,938 (up 16%), Turkmenistan 29,982 (up 28%), Kyrgyzstan 7,870 (up 52%), and Tajikistan 5,370 (up 22%).
In total, Azerbaijan attracted 2,412,160 foreign tourists during the January-November period, a 27% increase from 1,892,165 in the same period of 2023.
For the full year 2023, 2,086,548 foreign citizens visited Azerbaijan, a 30.2% rise compared to 2022. This included 134,589 visitors from Central Asian countries, an 82.31% increase over 2022’s 73,823.
Between 2017 and 2023, Azerbaijan received 545,730 visitors from Central Asia, with the largest shares coming from Kazakhstan (225,124), Turkmenistan (145,216), and Uzbekistan (135,941), followed by Kyrgyzstan (21,296) and Tajikistan (18,153).
These figures highlight Azerbaijan's growing appeal as a travel destination for Central Asian tourists, driven by cultural, economic, and geographical ties.
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