Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Colombia

Air passengers carried in Colombia in 2023 — 42,399,044 people. Ranked 26 in the world out of 149. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 1,308.5%.

2023 42.4M people +7.24% vs 2022
World rank 26of 149
Period maximum 42.4M people2023
Period minimum 2.96M people1971

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Colombia, 1970–2023020M40M60M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 3,010,200 people1971: 2,959,700 people1972: 2,963,600 people1973: 3,147,300 people1974: 3,118,000 people1975: 3,376,100 people1976: 3,730,000 people1977: 4,117,300 people1978: 4,747,100 people1979: 5,052,400 people1980: 4,808,200 people1981: 4,570,100 people1982: 6,701,500 people1983: 6,583,900 people1984: 5,737,400 people1985: 5,737,300 people1986: 5,731,300 people1987: 5,598,500 people1988: 5,460,000 people1989: 5,565,100 people1990: 5,266,700 people1991: 5,539,900 people1992: 6,232,100 people1993: 6,930,200 people1994: 7,686,500 people1995: 7,863,300 people1996: 8,342,100 people1997: 9,188,900 people1998: 9,289,700 people1999: 8,619,200 people2000: 8,568,734 people2001: 9,604,390 people2002: 9,424,850 people2003: 9,142,585 people2004: 8,829,094 people2005: 9,984,424 people2006: 10,616,356 people2007: 11,630,594 people2008: 12,338,706 people2009: 12,115,330 people2010: 16,932,435 people2011: 18,768,535 people2012: 22,012,459 people2013: 26,929,238 people2014: 28,675,159 people2015: 30,909,723 people2016: 32,262,658 people2017: 32,504,898 people2018: 33,704,037 people2019: 37,031,843 people2020: 12,273,940 people2021: 26,167,360 people2022: 39,535,306 people2023: 42,399,044 people
Change over the period: +39.39M (+1,308.51%) Average annual rate: 5.12 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Colombia 42.4M people
World 4.27B people
South America computed 210M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.26B people
Air passengers carried — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 42.4M +2.86M +7.24%
2022 39.54M +13.37M +51.09%
2021 26.17M +13.89M +113.19%
2020 12.27M −24.76M −66.86%
2019 37.03M +3.33M +9.87%
2018 33.7M +1.2M +3.69%
2017 32.5M +242,240 +0.75%
2016 32.26M +1.35M +4.38%
2015 30.91M +2.23M +7.79%
2014 28.68M +1.75M +6.48%
2013 26.93M +4.92M +22.34%
2012 22.01M +3.24M +17.28%
2011 18.77M +1.84M +10.84%
2010 16.93M +4.82M +39.76%
2009 12.12M −223,376 −1.81%
2008 12.34M +708,112 +6.09%
2007 11.63M +1.01M +9.55%
2006 10.62M +631,932 +6.33%
2005 9.98M +1.16M +13.09%
2004 8.83M −313,491 −3.43%
2003 9.14M −282,265 −2.99%
2002 9.42M −179,540 −1.87%
2001 9.6M +1.04M +12.09%
2000 8.57M −50,466 −0.59%
1999 8.62M −670,500 −7.22%
1998 9.29M +100,800 +1.1%
1997 9.19M +846,800 +10.15%
1996 8.34M +478,800 +6.09%
1995 7.86M +176,800 +2.3%
1994 7.69M +756,300 +10.91%
1993 6.93M +698,100 +11.2%
1992 6.23M +692,200 +12.49%
1991 5.54M +273,200 +5.19%
1990 5.27M −298,400 −5.36%
1989 5.57M +105,100 +1.92%
1988 5.46M −138,500 −2.47%
1987 5.6M −132,800 −2.32%
1986 5.73M −6,000 −0.1%
1985 5.74M −100 −0%
1984 5.74M −846,500 −12.86%
1983 6.58M −117,600 −1.75%
1982 6.7M +2.13M +46.64%
1981 4.57M −238,100 −4.95%
1980 4.81M −244,200 −4.83%
1979 5.05M +305,300 +6.43%
1978 4.75M +629,800 +15.3%
1977 4.12M +387,300 +10.38%
1976 3.73M +353,900 +10.48%
1975 3.38M +258,100 +8.28%
1974 3.12M −29,300 −0.93%
1973 3.15M +183,700 +6.2%
1972 2.96M +3,900 +0.13%
1971 2.96M −50,500 −1.68%
1970 3.01M

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.