Quotas for pilgrims from all over the world have been granted by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah for the Hajj in 2022. Indonesia, the world’s most populated Muslim country, has the most Hajj pilgrims, while Angola has the least.
The majority Hajj pilgrims come from Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country. Indonesia received a quota of 100,051 pilgrims, while Pakistan received 81,132 pilgrims and India received 79,237 pilgrims, according to the government. With a quota of 57,585, Bangladesh will send the fourth greatest number of pilgrims.
Angola, an African country, sits at the bottom of the list, with only 23 pilgrims. Egypt leads the Arab countries with 35,375 travelers for the next annual Hajj journey. Nigeria received the greatest share of the African countries, with 43,008. Iran was given 38,481 quotas, while Turkey was given 37,770.
The United States of America has been assigned a quota of 9504, while Russia has been assigned a quota of 11318, China has been assigned a quota of 9190, Thailand has been assigned a quota of 5885, and Ukraine has been assigned a quota of 91.
Foreign pilgrims account for 85 percent of the total one million pilgrims who will be allowed to perform Hajj this year, according to the government. The number of foreign pilgrims authorized to undertake Hajj would be limited to 850,000, while the number of domestic pilgrims will be limited to 150,000. The overall number of foreign pilgrims is only 850,000, which is only 45.2 percent of the real quota of pilgrims given to each country prior to the coronavirus pandemic.
For this year’s Hajj, the Ministry of Hajj has established some criteria and restrictions for foreign pilgrims. Pilgrims over the age of 65 are not permitted, and they must have two doses of coronavirus vaccine.
