Russia accounted for the largest share of tourists visiting Armenia in January-June 2026. According to Armenia’s Statistical Committee, 45.7% of all tourist arrivals came from Russia.
In the overall breakdown, visitors from CIS countries made up 48.4% of tourist arrivals, those from EU countries accounted for 17.3%, and the remaining 34.3% came from other countries.
Among individual countries, Russia was followed by the United States with 6.3%, Iran with 4.2%, France with 4%, and Germany with 3.4%. Georgia and Italy each accounted for 2.2%, Ukraine for 1.1%, the Netherlands for 0.6%, and Canada for 0.5%.
Leisure and recreation were the main reasons for travel, representing 58.5% of visits. Business travel accounted for 36.6%, medical purposes for 1.6%, while 3.3% of tourists cited other reasons.
The figures show the geography of Armenia’s inbound tourism flows in the first half of 2026 and the main purposes behind those visits.
