Timeline of the Number of Pilgrims from 1970 to 2025
The total number of pilgrims varied over fifty-seven Hajj seasons, starting from 1970, through to 2025. Below is a timeline of their numbers, according to the statistics of the General Authority for Statistics:
1970
1,079,760 pilgrims.
1971
1,042,027 pilgrims.
1972
1,216,951 pilgrims.
1973
1,122,545 pilgrims.
1974
1,484,975 pilgrims.
1975
1,557,867 pilgrims.
1976
1,456,432 pilgrims.
1977
1,627,589 pilgrims.
1978
1,899,420 pilgrims.
1979
2,079,689 pilgrims.
1980
1,949,634 pilgrims.
1981
1,943,180 pilgrims.
1982
2,011,555 pilgrims.
1983
2,501,706 pilgrims.
1984
1,664,478 pilgrims.
1985
1,589,776 pilgrims.
1986
1,600,475 pilgrims.
1987
1,619,324 pilgrims.
1988
1,379,556 pilgrims.
1989
1,466,995 pilgrims.
1990
1,483,294 pilgrims.
1991
1,628,186 pilgrims.
1992
2,114,217 pilgrims.
1993
2,033,353 pilgrims.
1994
1,834,780 pilgrims.
1995
1,781,370 pilgrims.
1996
1,865,234 pilgrims.
1997
1,942,851 pilgrims.
1998
1,832,114 pilgrims.
1999
1,831,998 pilgrims.
2000
1,839,154 pilgrims.
2001
1,913,263 pilgrims.
2001-2002
1,944,760 pilgrims.
2002-2003
2,041,129 pilgrims.
2003
2,012,074 pilgrims.
2004
2,164,469 pilgrims.
2005
2,258,050 pilgrims.
2006
2,378,636 pilgrims.
2007
2,454,325 pilgrims.
2008
2,408,849 pilgrims.
2009
2,313,278 pilgrims.
2010
2,789,399 pilgrims.
2011
2,927,717 pilgrims.
2012
3,161,573 pilgrims.
2013
1,980,249 pilgrims.
2014
2,085,238 pilgrims.
2015
1,952,817 pilgrims.
2016
1,862,909 pilgrims.
2017
2,352,122 pilgrims.
2018
2,371,675 pilgrims.
2019
2,489,406 pilgrims.
2020
The total number of pilgrims was 1,000, from within Saudi Arabia and of various nationalities, to protect against the threats posed by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) virus.
2021
The total number of pilgrims was limited to 58,745 pilgrims from citizens and residents within Saudi Arabia, as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
2022
926,062 pilgrims.
2023
1,845,045 pilgrims.
2024
1,833,164 pilgrims.
2025
1,673,230 pilgrims.