Makkah, Aug. 23 -- The total number of Umrah pilgrims in Saudi Arabia reached 15,222,497 during the first quarter of 2025.

According to areporton Umrah statistics released by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Saudis represented 24 percent of the total, while men accounted for 60.5 percent and women 39.5 percent.

The report show that 6.5 million pilgrims arrived from abroad, an increase of 10.7 percent compared with the same period in 2024. Most international pilgrims, 82.2 percent, entered through airports.

Meanwhile, 8.7 million domestic performers were recorded, with non-Saudis comprising 58 percent.

January 2025 saw the highest share of international pilgrims at 36.5 percent, while March recorded the peak for domestic ...