Riyadh, Dec. 31 -- The total number of foreign and domestic pilgrims who performed Umrah in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024 has reached 6,254,751, represents a 35 percent increase compared to the same quarter in 2023.
This is according to the latest Umrah Statistics Report released by the Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) on Sunday.
The report indicates that male pilgrims accounted for 57.4 percent of the total pilgrims while females constituted 42.6 percent of the total pilgrims. Saudi nationals accounted for 10.7 percent of all pilgrims during this quarter.
Foreign Umrah pilgrims
The number of foreign Umrah pilgrims reached 3,348,512, showing a 29.2 percent increase compared to Q3 2023.
Among them, males accou...
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