As of 2023, there were four million non-resident Umrah pilgrims who visited the holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia. This was a 50 percent drop from its baseline of eight million non-resident visitors. A significant impact was seen during the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019 and 2020 when strict health restrictions resulted in a drop of over seven million pilgrims. However, since then, the number has been steadily growing, and the Kingdom aims to have 30 million non-resident Umrah pilgrims by 2030. The Umrah is a form of voluntary pilgrimage that Muslims can make throughout the year to the city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia, it is often considered as a minor-Hajj.
Number of non-resident Umrah pilgrims in Saudi Arabia as of 2023
(in millions)
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