Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced that the number of Umrah pilgrims arriving in the Kingdom has exceeded 3.8 million since the start of the 1447 AH Umrah season until the end of the month of Rabi' al-Awwal this year, an increase of 6% compared with the same period last season.
The ministry explained that the number of arrivals on Umrah visas reached more than 2.8 million people from various countries around the world, an increase of 33% over the same period last season, reflecting the continued upward growth in the number of visitors coming to perform the rituals in Makkah, according to a post on the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah's account on X.
The statistics showed that the pilgrims belong to more than 135 nationalities around the world, a sign of the Kingdom's growing appeal as an integrated religious and service destination based on high-quality facilitation and an easy and safe hospitality experience.
The ministry stressed that this rise is the fruit of continuous efforts to facilitate arrival procedures and the performance of rituals, within an integrated system aimed at achieving the targets of Saudi Vision 2030 to increase capacity for the Guests of God and facilitate their arrival from countries around the world.
To view the post on the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah's account on X, click here.
