Armenia received 2.26 million tourists in 2025. This number is 2.5% higher than in 2024.
In December, 139,933 tourists arrived in the country. This figure became the best December result in Armenia’s history.
Armenia welcomed a total of 2,263,642 tourists in 2025. This result exceeds the 2024 level by 2.5% and stands 19.4% above the 2019 level. Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan announced this at a government meeting on Thursday.
Papoyan said that May, June, July, August, October, November, and December showed record-high results. Seven out of twelve months became the strongest months in Armenia’s tourism history.
He also noted that 2023 remains the best year so far. In that year, Armenia hosted 50,000 more tourists than in 2025.
Papoyan explained that the number of tourists from Russia dropped by 216,000 compared to 2023. At the same time, the number of tourists from other countries grew by 166,000. As a result, the overall decline reached only 50,000 visitors.
Tourism remains an important sector for Armenia’s economy. The government plans to expand this sector further. Under the Tourism Development Strategy for 2026–2030, Armenia aims to increase annual tourist arrivals to 3 million. For comparison, the country hosted about 2.2 million tourists in 2024.