Based on data from the Ministry of Religious Affairs' Integrated Hajj Information and Computerization System (Siskohat), there were 135,309 Indonesian Hajj pilgrims in 2024.
This year's Indonesian Hajj pilgrims were predominantly female, with a proportion of 55.4%, while male pilgrims constituted 44.6%.
By occupation, the majority, or 36,528, of the 2024 Hajj pilgrims were housewives. This represents 27% of the total Hajj pilgrims this year.
Other occupations included 29,006 private employees, 28,407 civil servants (PNS), 16,365 farmers, 11,988 traders, and 5,009 retirees.
There were also 3,433 students, 2,163 state-owned enterprise (BUMN) employees, 1,486 members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and National Police (Polri), and 924 with other occupations.
Of all Indonesian Hajj pilgrims departing for the Holy Land this year, 98.49% were first-time pilgrims, while 1.51% had performed the Hajj pilgrimage before.
The Hajj Pilgrimage Organizing Officer (PPHI) in Saudi Arabia reminds that Indonesian pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land must use a Hajj visa.
Pilgrims without a valid Hajj visa may face a fine of up to SAR 10,000, equivalent to approximately Rp42 million. Violators may also face temporary detention by Saudi Arabian police during the Hajj season.
"Other sanctions include deportation and inclusion on a blacklist. If blacklisted, they will be prohibited from entering Saudi Arabia for at least 10 years," said the Head of the Madinah Working Area, Ali Machzumi, as reported on the Ministry of Religious Affairs website on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.