The number of foreign nationals and stateless persons visiting Azerbaijan fell by 6%, or roughly 117,000 people, in January-September 2026 compared with the same period last year.
According to statistics, 1,831,800 foreign nationals and stateless persons from 191 countries entered Azerbaijan in the first nine months of 2026. In the same period of the previous year, the figure stood at 1,948,700.
As in previous years, most visitors to Azerbaijan came from its two neighbors, Russia and Turkey. Russian citizens accounted for 27.1% of all arrivals, while Turkish nationals made up 19.4%.
Iran ranked next with a 7.7% share, followed by Georgia with 4.9%, Kazakhstan with 4.5%, Israel with 3.7% and Pakistan with 3.5%.
Regional trends behind the decline
Despite the overall drop, the number of visitors from European Union and Commonwealth of Independent States member countries actually rose. The sharpest decline was recorded among visitors from Gulf countries.
By gender, men accounted for 66.8% of foreign arrivals, while women made up the remaining 33.2%.
