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Number of Azerbaijani citizens traveling to Russia decreased by 27% last month

25 February 2025 12:58 (UTC +04:00)

In January of this year, compared to the corresponding period last year, the total number of citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan traveling to foreign countries increased by 4.3%, reaching 154.1 thousand people, the State Statistics Committee told APA-Economics.

It was noted that the number of citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan traveling to Iran increased by 36.5%, to Georgia by 15.1%, to Türkiye by 2.9%, while the number of those traveling to the Russian Federation decreased by 27.3%.

36.1% of Azerbaijani citizens traveled to Türkiye, 15.4% to the Russian Federation, 11.7% to Georgia, 10.7% to Iran, and 26.1% to other countries. Among those who traveled, 67.1% were men, and 32.9% were women.

Of Azerbaijani citizens traveling to foreign countries in January 2025, 67.7% used air transport, 29.8% used rail and road transport, and 2.5% used sea transport.