The key facts
- Over 10 million tourists visited Uzbekistan in nine months
- Leaders: Kyrgyzstan (2,844,201), Kazakhstan (2,404,638), Tajikistan (2,274,288)
- Three neighboring Central Asian countries accounted for about 73% of the total flow — over 7.5 million people
More than 10 million tourists in nine months
Over 10 million foreign tourists visited Uzbekistan in the first nine months of 2026, Kun.uz reports. Kyrgyzstan took first place in visitor numbers — 2,844,201 citizens of that country.
Top 10 countries by number of tourists
According to the cited data, the top ten countries with the largest number of tourists are: Kyrgyzstan — 2,844,201; Kazakhstan — 2,404,638; Tajikistan — 2,274,288; Russia — 983,407; Afghanistan — 380,190; China — 373,778; Turkmenistan — 256,546; Turkey — 148,772; India — 53,778; Germany — 42,973.
Share of Central Asian countries
In total, more than 7.5 million people arrived from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, which is about 73% of the overall figure, the outlet notes.
