Tourist arrivals from Asia to Azerbaijan falls nearly 24%

In January–March of 2026, Azerbaijan received a total of 94,846 tourists from Asia, representing a 23.7% decrease compared to the same period last year, Report informs, citing official statistics.

Among the regions, South Asia recorded 34,031 visitors (-52.1%), Central Asia 46,334 visitors (+17.6%), Northeast Asia 11,679 visitors (+17.9%), and Southeast Asia 2,802 visitors (-30.5%).

From South Asia, the largest number of tourists came from India – 17,374 (-68.3%), followed by Pakistan – 14,393 (+4.7%), Sri Lanka – 1,076 (+6.9%), Bangladesh – 701 (-18.3%), Nepal – 359 (-32.6%), Maldives – 111 (+2.1 times), and Afghanistan – 17 (+30.8%).

In Central Asia, most tourists arrived from Kazakhstan – 19,672 (+8.3%), Uzbekistan – 14,477 (+56.9%), Turkmenistan – 7,293 (-6.6%), Tajikistan – 2,523 (+13%), and Kyrgyzstan – 2,369 (+20.7%).

Northeast Asia was led by China – 10,310 (+21.9%), while arrivals from Japan – 649 (-7.4%) and South Korea – 592 (-7.5%) declined. Mongolia sent 128 tourists (+25.5%), while North Korea had no arrivals.

In Southeast Asia, the largest group came from the Philippines – 1,415 (-47.2%), followed by Indonesia – 669 (+41.7%), Malaysia – 356 (-31.5%), Vietnam – 120 (+60%), Thailand – 120 (+3.4%), and Singapore – 115 (-27.7%). Smaller numbers included Cambodia – 4 (unchanged), Brunei – 2 (-33.3%), and Laos – 1 (-50%).

Overall, in the first quarter of 2026, Azerbaijan welcomed 484,400 foreigners and stateless persons from 172 countries, which is 4.7% fewer compared to the same period last year.