Saudi receives 1.67 million pilgrims for Hajj 2025
More than 1.67 million Muslims performed the Hajj pilgrimage this year, shrinking 8.5% from last year.
Pilgrims went from 1,833,164 in 2024 to 1,673,230 this year. External pilgrims, numbering 1,611,310, made up 87.9% of the total visitor pool last year, growing to 90% - totalling 1,506,576 pilgrims - in 2025, according to Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
Pilgrims hailing from 171 nationalities offered the annual pilgrimage this year. Male pilgrims, both internal and external, reached 877,841 this year, dropping from 958,137 in 2024.
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