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.