Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Ecuador

Air passengers carried in Ecuador in 2023 — 4,567,423 people. Ranked 61 in the world out of 149. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 988.8%.

2023 4.57M people +42.21% vs 2022
World rank 61of 149
Period maximum 5.68M people2015
Period minimum 362,200 people1974

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Ecuador, 1970–202302M4M6M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 419,500 people1971: 457,500 people1972: 437,800 people1973: 380,200 people1974: 362,200 people1975: 448,100 people1976: 463,300 people1977: 528,600 people1978: 593,300 people1979: 632,900 people1980: 701,000 people1981: 691,700 people1982: 676,300 people1983: 618,000 people1984: 634,000 people1985: 664,200 people1986: 697,200 people1987: 692,000 people1988: 683,700 people1989: 741,800 people1990: 762,500 people1991: 752,300 people1992: 1,473,900 people1993: 2,122,400 people1994: 2,118,700 people1995: 1,670,900 people1996: 1,925,200 people1997: 1,790,600 people1998: 1,918,800 people1999: 1,386,700 people2000: 1,318,518 people2001: 1,284,922 people2002: 1,184,098 people2003: 1,521,249 people2004: 1,828,303 people2005: 2,011,004 people2006: 2,110,423 people2007: 2,630,759 people2008: 2,926,821 people2009: 2,896,528 people2010: 4,818,305 people2011: 4,714,115 people2012: 4,758,406 people2013: 5,157,521 people2014: 5,675,088 people2015: 5,677,816 people2016: 5,099,726 people2017: 5,121,235 people2018: 5,365,261 people2019: 4,827,978 people2020: 1,146,369 people2021: 1,534,854 people2022: 3,211,808 people2023: 4,567,423 people
Change over the period: +4.15M (+988.78%) Average annual rate: 4.61 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ecuador 4.57M people
World 4.27B people
South America computed 210M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.26B people
Air passengers carried — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 4.57M +1.36M +42.21%
2022 3.21M +1.68M +109.26%
2021 1.53M +388,485 +33.89%
2020 1.15M −3.68M −76.26%
2019 4.83M −537,283 −10.01%
2018 5.37M +244,026 +4.76%
2017 5.12M +21,509 +0.42%
2016 5.1M −578,090 −10.18%
2015 5.68M +2,728 +0.05%
2014 5.68M +517,567 +10.04%
2013 5.16M +399,115 +8.39%
2012 4.76M +44,291 +0.94%
2011 4.71M −104,190 −2.16%
2010 4.82M +1.92M +66.35%
2009 2.9M −30,293 −1.04%
2008 2.93M +296,062 +11.25%
2007 2.63M +520,336 +24.66%
2006 2.11M +99,419 +4.94%
2005 2.01M +182,701 +9.99%
2004 1.83M +307,054 +20.18%
2003 1.52M +337,151 +28.47%
2002 1.18M −100,824 −7.85%
2001 1.28M −33,596 −2.55%
2000 1.32M −68,182 −4.92%
1999 1.39M −532,100 −27.73%
1998 1.92M +128,200 +7.16%
1997 1.79M −134,600 −6.99%
1996 1.93M +254,300 +15.22%
1995 1.67M −447,800 −21.14%
1994 2.12M −3,700 −0.17%
1993 2.12M +648,500 +44%
1992 1.47M +721,600 +95.92%
1991 752,300 −10,200 −1.34%
1990 762,500 +20,700 +2.79%
1989 741,800 +58,100 +8.5%
1988 683,700 −8,300 −1.2%
1987 692,000 −5,200 −0.75%
1986 697,200 +33,000 +4.97%
1985 664,200 +30,200 +4.76%
1984 634,000 +16,000 +2.59%
1983 618,000 −58,300 −8.62%
1982 676,300 −15,400 −2.23%
1981 691,700 −9,300 −1.33%
1980 701,000 +68,100 +10.76%
1979 632,900 +39,600 +6.67%
1978 593,300 +64,700 +12.24%
1977 528,600 +65,300 +14.09%
1976 463,300 +15,200 +3.39%
1975 448,100 +85,900 +23.72%
1974 362,200 −18,000 −4.73%
1973 380,200 −57,600 −13.16%
1972 437,800 −19,700 −4.31%
1971 457,500 +38,000 +9.06%
1970 419,500

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.