Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Statistics announced today that the total number of pilgrims in the 1447 AH-2026 Hajj season reached 1,707,301, of whom 1,546,655 came from outside the Kingdom through various entry points, while domestic pilgrims, citizens and residents, numbered 160,646.
The authority's statistical results for this year's Hajj showed that male pilgrims numbered 893,396, while female pilgrims numbered 813,905.
Regarding statistics on pilgrims arriving from outside the Kingdom, the authority outlined their means of arrival: 1,485,729 pilgrims arrived through air ports of entry, 54,429 through land ports and 6,497 through sea ports.
It is worth noting that, in issuing the statistical data and indicators for the 1447 AH-2026 Hajj season, the General Authority for Statistics relied on administrative records data from the Ministry of Interior as the main source of documented and approved data, continuing the statistical approach followed over the past six years. This is according to the statement published on the official website of the Saudi General Authority for Statistics.
