Number of pilgrims hits 1.85 mln in Hajj season 2023: GASTAT

28/06/2023 Argaam
*Domestic pilgrims only


Hajj season 2023


A total of 1.85 million pilgrims performed Hajj this year, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).

 

The Kingdom received 1.66 million foreign pilgrims (90% of the total)and 184,100 domestic pilgrims (10% of the total), respectively.

 

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

*Domestic pilgrims only

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