Umrah
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Umrah

In 2025, a total of 43,088,121 Umrah performers (both internal and external) were registered, with 59.5% being men and 40.5% being women. In terms of nationality, 26.3% were Saudi and 73.7% were non-Saudi.

The number of internal Umrah performers was 25,055,083, comprising 67.6% men and 32.4% women. Among these participants, the majority fell within the age group of years, with 6,478,831 Umrah performers, of which 73.0% were men and 27.0% were women.

The administrative regions with the highest records of Umrah performers during 2025 were Makkah Al-Mokarramah (44.9% of total participants), Al-Riyadh (21.5% of total participants) and Jazan (7.3% of total participants).

In 2023, there were 1,825 licensed housing units for Umrah participants. Of these, 1,309 were in Makkah and 516 in Maddinah.

Further data available in the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah
https://www.haj.gov.sa/Home

Total Umrah Performers

Total Umrah Performers

In 2025, a total of 43,088,121 Umrah performers were registered. Of these, 59.5% were men and 40.5% were women. In terms of nationality, 26.3% were Saudi and 73.7% were non-Saudi.

The graph shows the total number of umrah performers (internal and external) by gender and nationality.

Umrah Performers by Age Group

Umrah Performers by Age Group

In 2025, umrah performers were concentrated in the age group of years, with 4,728,771 men and 1,750,060 women.

The graph shows the total number of (internal) Umrah performers by gender and age group.

Umrah Performers by Administrative Region

Umrah Performers by Administrative Region

In December 2025, a total of 1,614,409 Umrah performers were registered. The administrative regions with the highest records of Umrah performers were Makkah Al-Mokarramah (645,935), Al-Riyadh (347,995), and Jazan (126,118).

The graph shows the monthly evolution of the number of Umrah performers (internal) by administrative region.

External Umrah Performers

External Umrah Performers

In December 2025, there were 995,994 male Umrah performers, marking an increase of 13.7% from the previous month. In contrast, 1,146,258 female Umrah performers were registered, reflecting an increase of 15.4% compared to the prior month.

The graph shows the monthly evolution of external Umrah performers by gender.

Licensed Hotels

Licensed Hotels

In 2023, Makkah registered 1,309 licensed hotels of which 3.1% were rated five stars as opposed to 58.0% rated one star.

On the other hand, Madinah registered 516 licensed hotels. Of these, 2.9% were five-star hotels, while 58.1% were classified as one star.

The graph shows the number of licensed hotels and their classification.

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