Number of Umrah performers increases by 35pc in Q3 2024
Riyadh, 3 days ago
The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) has announced the results of the Umrah Statistics Report for the third quarter (Q3) of 2024.
The report revealed that the total number of Umrah performers reached 6,254,751 in Q3 2024, representing a 35 per cent increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reported SPA.
Male performers accounted for 57.4 per cent, while females constituted 42.6 per cent of the total. Saudi nationals made up 10.7 per cent of all Umrah performers during the quarter.
The report indicated that the total number of external Umrah performers stood at 3,348,512, reflecting a 29.2 per cent increase compared to Q3 2023. Among them, males accounted for 51 per cent (1,707,514), and females made up 49.0 per cent (1,638,743).
For internal Umrah performers, the total reached 2,906,239 in Q3 2024, marking a 42.4 per cent increase compared to Q3 2023. Of this group, Saudi nationals totaled 671,729 (23.1 per cent), while non-Saudis accounted for 2,234,510 (76.9 per cent). Male internal Umrah performers totaled 1,883,199 (64.8 per cent), while females accounted for 1,023,040 (35.2 per cent).
The report highlighted that among external Umrah performers, the highest proportion (17.6 per cent) were aged 35–44, while the lowest proportion (9.2 per cent) were over 65 years old. Similarly, the largest group among internal performers was aged 30–39 (29.2 per cent).
A total of 2,295,747 internal Umrah performers completed the Umrah rituals once during the quarter, with males representing 64 per cent and females 36 per cent.
August recorded the highest number of single-time Umrah performers from within the Kingdom, accounting for 40.1 per cent of the total.
The report also provided details on visa types for external performers in Q3 2024. Among them, 60.8 per cent arrived with Umrah visas, 29.7 per cent with other types of visas, 6.6 per cent with electronic visit visas, and 2.9 per cent with Gulf visas.
