{"version":"1","article":{"id":"azerbaijan-cross-border-travel-january-august-2026","slug":"azerbaijan-cross-border-travel-january-august-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/azerbaijan-cross-border-travel-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-cross-border-travel-january-august-2026?lang=en","title":"Foreign arrivals to Azerbaijan fall 7.8% in January-August","summary":"The statistics committee reported both inbound arrivals and travel abroad by Azerbaijani citizens.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":["travel","statistics"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan","url":"https://www.stat.gov.az/news/index.php?id=6944&lang=en","publishedAt":"2026-09-25","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/azerbaijan-cross-border-travel-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-cross-border-travel-january-august-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/azerbaijan-cross-border-travel-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-cross-border-travel-january-august-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/azerbaijan-cross-border-travel-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-cross-border-travel-january-august-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/azerbaijan-cross-border-travel-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-cross-border-travel-january-august-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/azerbaijan-cross-border-travel-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-cross-border-travel-january-august-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Azerbaijan received 1.586 million foreign nationals and stateless people from 191 countries in January-August 2026, down 7.8% from the same period a year earlier, the State Statistical Committee reported on September 25, citing border service data. Russian citizens accounted for 27.9% of arrivals, Turkish citizens 19.4% and Iranian citizens 7.8%.","The number of Azerbaijani citizens travelling abroad also declined, by 2.4% to 1.3845 million. Türkiye, Georgia and Iran were among the leading destinations; travel to Iran fell 41.2% year on year. Air transport was used by 73.1% of incoming foreign nationals and 70.7% of Azerbaijani citizens travelling abroad. The statistics count border arrivals and outbound travellers; the release does not classify every person as a tourist or measure the causes of the changes."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The statistics committee reported both inbound arrivals and travel abroad by Azerbaijani citizens.\n\nAzerbaijan received 1.586 million foreign nationals and stateless people from 191 countries in January-August 2026, down 7.8% from the same period a year earlier, the State Statistical Committee reported on September 25, citing border service data. Russian citizens accounted for 27.9% of arrivals, Turkish citizens 19.4% and Iranian citizens 7.8%.\n\nThe number of Azerbaijani citizens travelling abroad also declined, by 2.4% to 1.3845 million. Türkiye, Georgia and Iran were among the leading destinations; travel to Iran fell 41.2% year on year. Air transport was used by 73.1% of incoming foreign nationals and 70.7% of Azerbaijani citizens travelling abroad. The statistics count border arrivals and outbound travellers; the release does not classify every person as a tourist or measure the causes of the changes.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}