Hajj season for 1445 AH starts today, June 4, coinciding with the Day of Tarwiyah (Dhul Hijjah 8).
Pilgrims go to Mina, where they will perform the five daily prayers and spend the night.
The General Directorate of Passports announced the arrival of 1.4 million pilgrims for the Hajj season this year through all the Kingdom’s air, land and sea ports, according to the latest statistics.
The number of pilgrims during last year’s Hajj reached 1.83 million, including both domestic and international pilgrims.
The following table shows the development of pilgrim number since 1428:
Number of Pilgrims over Last Years
Year
Number (mln)
1428
2.45
1429
2.41
1430
2.31
1431
2.79
1432
2.93
1433
3.16
1434
1.98
1435
2.09
1436
1.95
1437
1.86
1438
2.35
1439
2.37
1440
2.49
1441*
0.01
1442*
0.06
1443
0.93
1444
1.85
1445
1.8
In 1441 AH, Hajj was limited to around 10,000 domestic pilgrims due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The number was increased to 60,000 in 1442 AH, restricted to residents within the Kingdom, as the pandemic continued and new virus variants emerged.
Hajj season for 1445 AH starts today, June 4, coinciding with the Day of Tarwiyah (Dhul Hijjah 8).
Pilgrims go to Mina, where they will perform the five daily prayers and spend the night.
The General Directorate of Passports announced the arrival of 1.4 million pilgrims for the Hajj season this year through all the Kingdom’s air, land and sea ports, according to the latest statistics.
The number of pilgrims during last year’s Hajj reached 1.83 million, including both domestic and international pilgrims.
The following table shows the development of pilgrim number since 1428:
Number of Pilgrims over Last Years
Year
Number (mln)
1428
2.45
1429
2.41
1430
2.31
1431
2.79
1432
2.93
1433
3.16
1434
1.98
1435
2.09
1436
1.95
1437
1.86
1438
2.35
1439
2.37
1440
2.49
1441*
0.01
1442*
0.06
1443
0.93
1444
1.85
1445
1.8
In 1441 AH, Hajj was limited to around 10,000 domestic pilgrims due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The number was increased to 60,000 in 1442 AH, restricted to residents within the Kingdom, as the pandemic continued and new virus variants emerged.
