The State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan reported that 159,221 tourists from Central Asian countries visited Azerbaijan in January–August 2026, an increase of 12.3% compared with 141,795 visits in the same period of 2025.
Country breakdown
The agency provided national-level details for the region:
- Kazakhstan: 72,773 visits, up 5% year-on-year
- Uzbekistan: 50,253 visits, up 33.2%
- Turkmenistan: 20,389 visits, down 4.8%
- Kyrgyzstan: 7,948 visits, up 12.1%
- Tajikistan: 7,858 visits, up 26.1%
| Country | Visits (Jan–Aug 2026) | Year-on-year change |
|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 72,773 | +5% |
| Uzbekistan | 50,253 | +33.2% |
| Turkmenistan | 20,389 | −4.8% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7,948 | +12.1% |
| Tajikistan | 7,858 | +26.1% |
In August 2026, the agency said Kazakhstan was seventh among the top 10 countries of origin for foreign visitors to Azerbaijan with 10,696 arrivals, while Uzbekistan ranked ninth with 7,865 visitors.
Overall context
Despite the rise from Central Asia, Azerbaijan’s total international visitor numbers for the first eight months of 2026 were reported at 1.585 million, a decline of 8% year-on-year. The agency’s figures also record that in full-year 2025 arrivals from Central Asia grew by 21.72% to 219,747, with national totals then of 103,613 from Kazakhstan, 62,308 from Uzbekistan, 32,414 from Turkmenistan, 11,651 from Kyrgyzstan and 9,761 from Tajikistan.
Between 2017 and 2025 the State Tourism Agency reported a cumulative total of 948,000 visits from Central Asian countries to Azerbaijan, underlining the region’s established role in the country’s inbound tourism profile.
The agency’s published data give airlines, airports and tourism stakeholders granular origin markets for the Azerbaijan network, with particularly strong growth from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the January–August 2026 period.
