Saudi Arabia has registered a total of 662,051 foreign pilgrims till Friday (July 3), a 6 per cent increase from the 39,714 Hajj pilgrims recorded during the corresponding period last year, said a report.

Of this number, 647,087 arrived by air, 7,969 by land, and 6,995 by sea, said a report in WAM citing figures released by the Saudi General Directorate of Passports.