In January-September 2026, the number of Azerbaijani citizens traveling abroad decreased by 1.8% compared to the same period last year, totaling 1,575,300 people, the State Statistics Committee reported.
According to the agency, 44% of citizens traveling abroad chose Turkey, 14.6% — Russia, 13% — Georgia, and 5.1% — Iran. Other countries accounted for 23.3% of trips.
Compared to the same period last year, the number of citizens traveling to Turkey increased by 2.3%, and to Georgia by 17.6%. At the same time, the number of visitors to Russia decreased by 2%, to Iran by 44.5%, and to other countries by 2%.
Men made up 64.1% of Azerbaijani citizens traveling abroad, women — 35.9%.
The majority of citizens used air transport — 70.4%. The share of rail and road transport was 27.6%, and sea — 2%.