BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, January 27. Kyrgyzstan was visited by 8.625 million tourists in 2024, which is an increase of 80,317 compared to 2023, when the number of people was 8.544 million, Trend reports via the data from the State Border Service of the National Security Committee of Kyrgyzstan.
The Tourism Development Support Fund of Kyrgyzstan classifies visitors as tourists if they cross the border for tourism, private trips, or business trips.
The majority of tourists come from Uzbekistan (61.7 percent), Kazakhstan (28.3 percent), and Russia (5.6 percent). According to the Tourism Development Support Fund, these three countries account for the majority of the foreign tourist flow to Kyrgyzstan.
In addition to these, tourists also come to Kyrgyzstan from China, Türkiye, India, Germany, Pakistan, South Korea, the US, France, the UK, the UAE, Malaysia, Belarus, and other countries.
The highest number of visitors was recorded in the third quarter of 2024 (July, August, and September), when more than 2.8 million people arrived. The second-largest influx occurred in the second quarter, with 2.3 million tourists. The first quarter of 2024 saw a flow of up to 1.6 million people.