In the IV quarter of 2024, the number of arrivals of international non-resident travellers1 in the territory of Georgia equaled 1.6 million, which is 4.5 percent higher compared to the same period of the previous year. Most of the arrivals, 46.5 percent, were made by travellers of age group 31-50.
The number of visits by international visitors from above-mentioned figure amounted to 1.4 million, 5.1 percent higher compared to the same period of 2023.
In the IV quarter of 2024 the number of international visitors equaled 1.2 million, which is 6.1 percent higher compared to the same period of the previous year. In the reporting period, international visitors made 1.1 million tourist-type visits, which is 8.4 percent higher compared to the same period of the previous year. The chart below shows the distribution of visits made by international visitors by the type of visit.
77.7 percent of international visitors were only tourists. The share of only excursionists5 amounted to 18.2 percent, while 4.1 percent of visitors were both tourists and same-day visitors.
In the IV quarter of 2024 the largest number of visitors (263.8 thousand visitors), amounting to 22.7 percent of the total number of visitors, was from Russian Federation. Turkey was on the second place with 17.5% share and Armenia was on the third place with 12.8% share. Correspondingly, the largest number of visits were made by the citizens of Russian Federation (310.9 thousand), Turkey (276.5 thousand) and Armenia (216.0 thousand).
The majority of visitors (47.5 percent) were from the age group of 31-50 and the number of women equaled to 38.8 percent of the total number of visitors.
In the IV quarter of 2024 the purpose of the majority of inbound visits (43.6 percent) was holiday, leisure and recreation.
