The Tourism Committee of Armenia has released inbound tourism data for January 2025, reporting 139,482 tourist arrivals. This marks a 9.6% decline compared to January 2024, when 154,319 tourists visited the country.
Tourist Arrivals by country in January 2025
- Russia ” 55,130 tourists (39.5%)
- Georgia ” 17,902 tourists (13%)
- Iran ” 13,186 tourists (9.4%)
- India ” 2,033 tourists (1.4%)
- Philippines ” 2,002 tourists (1.4%)
- Ukraine ” 1,732 tourists (1.2%)
- USA ” 1,656 tourists (1.18%)
- France ” 1,354 tourists (1%)
- Germany ” 1,244 tourists (1%)
- Italy ” 1,176 tourists (1%)
- China ” 1,088 tourists (1%)
- UAE ” 967 tourists (0.6%)
- Other ” 28.32%
Arrival Trends & Transportation
- 65% of tourists arrived by air.
- The highest January record was set in 2023, with 159,475 arrivals.
- The most active tourist demographic was 35″44-year-olds.
Historical January Tourism Data
For context, here are Armenia’s January tourist arrival numbers over the past years:
- January 2025 ” 139,482 tourists
- January 2024 ” 154,319 tourists
- January 2023 ” 159,475 tourists (record high)
- January 2022 ” 94,339 tourists
- January 2021 ” 23,345 tourists (pandemic impact)
- January 2020 ” 142,370 tourists
- January 2019 ” 119,548 tourists
While Armenia remains a popular travel destination, January 2025 marks a continued downward trend, with a 9.6% year-over-year decrease. The decline follows a record-breaking 2023 and fluctuating figures in previous years, reflecting broader regional and global tourism shifts.
