Riyadh: A total of 1,845,045 pilgrims came to perform Haj 1444 AH/2023 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from more than 150 countries, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
According to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), 1,660,915 pilgrims came to the Kingdom through various ports, while the number of domestic pilgrims reached 184,130, including both citizens and residents.
The number of male pilgrims reached 969,694, making up the majority of the total, while the number of female pilgrims reached 875,351.
According to the authority’s data, the number of pilgrims from Arab countries reached 346,214, or 21 percent of the total. The number of pilgrims from Asian countries reached 1,056,317, or 63.5 percent.
Pilgrims from African countries reached 221,863, making up 13.4 per cent of the total.
The number of pilgrims from Europe, America, Australia, and other unclassified countries reached 36,521, accounting for 2.1 per cent of the total.
With regard to means of arrival from outside the Kingdom, the GASTAT reported that the total of 1,593,271 pilgrims arrived through airports, while 60,813 pilgrims arrived through land ports, and 6,831 pilgrims arrived through seaports.
The GASTAT also revealed that the Makkah Road initiative included seven countries, with a total of 242,272 pilgrims benefiting from this initiative.
