1.67M pilgrims perform Hajj in 2025: GASTAT

05/06/2025 Argaam


Saudi Arabia welcomed 1.67 million pilgrims in Hajj season 2025, of whom 1.51 million came from outside the Kingdom. Domestic pilgrims, both citizens and residents, numbered 166,650.
 

The number of male pilgrims this year reached 877,840, while females hit 795,390.

 

Number of Pilgrims

Year

Number (mln)

2007

2.45

2008

2.41

2009

2.31

2010

2.79

2011

2.93

2012

3.16

2013

1.98

2014

2.09

2015

1.95

2016

1.86

2017

2.35

2018

2.37

2019

2.49

2020*

0.01

2021*

0.06

2022

0.93

2023

1.85

2024

1.83

2025

1.67

*The number of domestic pilgrims reached nearly 10,000 due to COVID 19. In 2021, the number of pilgrims was increased to 60,000 from inside the Kingdom.

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