How Many Hajj Pilgrims In 2024. More than 1.83 million muslims performed hajj in 2024, including more than 1.6 million pilgrims from 22 countries. However, the sheer number of people who do this each year requires saudi arabia to set national quotas allocating a specific number of annual pilgrimage slots to each country.
Cairo — more than 1,000 people died during this year’s hajj pilgrimage in saudi arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at islamic holy sites in the desert. However, the sheer number of people who do this each year requires saudi arabia to set national quotas allocating a specific number of annual pilgrimage slots to each country.