11.7 million foreign tourists visited Uzbekistan in 2025, the National Statistics Committee said in a report. Reportedly, this is a historic high and a clear testimony of Uzbekistan’s attractiveness as a tourist destination.
Compared to 2024, the tourists inflow increased by 3.7 million people, or 46.8%. Significant growth was due to a complex of measures aimed at developing tourism infrastructure, liberalize the visa regime, expand international air traffic, and actively promote Uzbekistan's tourism potential abroad.
Top 10 countries by number of tourists visiting Uzbekistan in 2025:
- Kyrgyzstan - 3.3 million
- Tajikistan - 2.7 million
- Kazakhstan - 2.7 million
- Russia - 984.4 thousand
- Afghanistan - 476.7 thousand
- Turkmenistan - 370 thousand
- China - 278.9 thousand
- Turkey - 174.9 thousand
- India - 80.8 thousand
- Republic of Korea - 46.3 thousand