About 80,000 Turkmen citizens visited Uzbekistan since the beginning of 2026

April 20, 2026 | 22:15 |11594

Around 80,000 citizens of Turkmenistan traveled to Uzbekistan in January–March 2026.

According to the National Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan, during the reporting period 79,000 Turkmen tourists visited the neighboring country, which is 1.1 thousand more compared to the same period last year.

Thus, Turkmenistan ranked seventh among countries by the number of citizens visiting Uzbekistan. The top five included Kyrgyzstan (807 thousand people), Tajikistan (713.9 thousand), Kazakhstan (681.9 thousand), Russia (223.2 thousand), and Afghanistan (120.1 thousand).

Overall, in the first three months of the current year, Uzbekistan received 2 million 872.5 thousand foreign tourists, which is 36.6% more compared to the same period in 2025.