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Azerbaijan received 590,454 tourists from Asian countries in 2025, marking a 1.7% decline compared with the previous year, according to official data.
The sharpest decrease came from India, where visitor numbers fell 31.5% year-on-year to 166,946 travelers, highlighting a slowdown in one of the region’s largest outbound tourism markets.
More broadly, arrivals from South Asia dropped 20.2% to 267,794 visitors.
However, this decline was partly offset by growth from other parts of the continent.
Tourist numbers from Central Asia rose 21.7% to 219,747, while arrivals from Northeast Asia increased 32% to 84,913. Notably, visitors from China surged 41.7%, reaching 63,500 travelers.
In total, Azerbaijan welcomed 2.57 million foreign citizens and stateless persons from 189 countries in 2025, representing a 2.1% decrease compared with 2024.
The data point to a gradual reshaping of Azerbaijan’s inbound tourism geography, with declines in some traditional markets balanced by growing interest from others across Asia.
