Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Bhutan

Air passengers carried in Bhutan in 2023 — 189,878 people. Ranked 128 in the world out of 149. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 2,273.5%.

2023 189,878 people +45.55% vs 2022
World rank 128of 149
Period maximum 302,160 people2014
Period minimum 8,000 people1988

Trend over time

1988–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Bhutan, 1988–20230100,000200,000300,000400,00019881992199620002004200820122016202020231988: 8,000 people1989: 8,000 people1990: 8,000 people1991: 8,000 people1992: 8,700 people1993: 8,700 people1994: 8,700 people1995: 29,700 people1996: 35,000 people1997: 36,100 people1998: 36,100 people1999: 30,700 people2000: 34,425 people2001: 35,114 people2002: 40,859 people2003: 36,365 people2004: 45,456 people2005: 49,092 people2006: 51,056 people2007: 53,609 people2008: 52,805 people2009: 49,056 people2010: 181,537 people2011: 226,153 people2012: 193,405 people2013: 207,996 people2014: 302,160 people2015: 162,864 people2016: 224,101 people2017: 254,643 people2018: 275,849 people2019: 276,092 people2020: 48,825 people2021: 22,380 people2022: 130,457 people2023: 189,878 people
Change over the period: +181,878 (+2,273.48%) Average annual rate: 9.47 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bhutan

Bhutan 189,878 people
World 4.27B people
South Asia 197M people
Southern Asia computed 223M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 395M people
Air passengers carried — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 189,878 +59,421 +45.55%
2022 130,457 +108,077 +482.92%
2021 22,380 −26,445 −54.16%
2020 48,825 −227,267 −82.32%
2019 276,092 +243 +0.09%
2018 275,849 +21,206 +8.33%
2017 254,643 +30,542 +13.63%
2016 224,101 +61,237 +37.6%
2015 162,864 −139,296 −46.1%
2014 302,160 +94,164 +45.27%
2013 207,996 +14,591 +7.54%
2012 193,405 −32,748 −14.48%
2011 226,153 +44,616 +24.58%
2010 181,537 +132,481 +270.06%
2009 49,056 −3,749 −7.1%
2008 52,805 −804 −1.5%
2007 53,609 +2,553 +5%
2006 51,056 +1,964 +4%
2005 49,092 +3,636 +8%
2004 45,456 +9,091 +25%
2003 36,365 −4,494 −11%
2002 40,859 +5,745 +16.36%
2001 35,114 +689 +2%
2000 34,425 +3,725 +12.13%
1999 30,700 −5,400 −14.96%
1998 36,100 +0 +0%
1997 36,100 +1,100 +3.14%
1996 35,000 +5,300 +17.85%
1995 29,700 +21,000 +241.38%
1994 8,700 +0 +0%
1993 8,700 +0 +0%
1992 8,700 +700 +8.75%
1991 8,000 +0 +0%
1990 8,000 +0 +0%
1989 8,000 +0 +0%
1988 8,000

About the indicator

The number of passengers carried by airlines registered in the country on domestic and international flights over the year. The indicator refers to the carrier, not to airports: a country with a large transit hub but a small national carrier looks more modest here than it does by airport traffic.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.