Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Iran

Air passengers carried in Iran in 2023 — 18,067,403 people. Ranked 38 in the world out of 149. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 2,424.8%.

2023 18.07M people −3.45% vs 2022
World rank 38of 149
Period maximum 26.86M people2017
Period minimum 715,600 people1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Iran, 1970–2023010M20M30M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 715,600 people1971: 761,400 people1972: 894,800 people1973: 1,141,600 people1974: 1,361,900 people1975: 1,949,400 people1976: 2,499,100 people1977: 3,005,400 people1978: 3,333,500 people1979: 2,168,700 people1980: 1,998,100 people1981: 1,539,700 people1982: 2,127,800 people1983: 3,190,900 people1984: 4,087,800 people1985: 3,422,000 people1986: 4,670,600 people1987: 4,846,900 people1988: 4,486,800 people1989: 4,882,600 people1990: 5,632,600 people1991: 5,537,500 people1992: 4,895,600 people1993: 5,351,800 people1994: 5,803,500 people1995: 6,290,600 people1996: 7,609,600 people1997: 9,804,100 people1998: 9,200,400 people1999: 8,277,300 people2000: 8,722,145 people2001: 16,485,326 people2002: 9,891,522 people2003: 16,301,238 people2004: 11,877,705 people2005: 12,708,354 people2006: 13,623,038 people2007: 13,915,755 people2008: 12,029,236 people2009: 13,052,716 people2010: 18,760,850 people2011: 19,113,946 people2012: 17,687,479 people2013: 16,580,818 people2014: 16,825,261 people2015: 13,873,256 people2016: 17,084,581 people2017: 26,858,179 people2018: 23,029,380 people2019: 21,641,449 people2020: 12,744,854 people2021: 13,695,897 people2022: 18,713,104 people2023: 18,067,403 people
Change over the period: +17.35M (+2,424.79%) Average annual rate: 6.28 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iran 18.07M people
World 4.27B people
Southern Asia computed 223M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 395M people
Air passengers carried — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 18.07M −645,701 −3.45%
2022 18.71M +5.02M +36.63%
2021 13.7M +951,043 +7.46%
2020 12.74M −8.9M −41.11%
2019 21.64M −1.39M −6.03%
2018 23.03M −3.83M −14.26%
2017 26.86M +9.77M +57.21%
2016 17.08M +3.21M +23.15%
2015 13.87M −2.95M −17.55%
2014 16.83M +244,443 +1.47%
2013 16.58M −1.11M −6.26%
2012 17.69M −1.43M −7.46%
2011 19.11M +353,096 +1.88%
2010 18.76M +5.71M +43.73%
2009 13.05M +1.02M +8.51%
2008 12.03M −1.89M −13.56%
2007 13.92M +292,717 +2.15%
2006 13.62M +914,684 +7.2%
2005 12.71M +830,649 +6.99%
2004 11.88M −4.42M −27.14%
2003 16.3M +6.41M +64.8%
2002 9.89M −6.59M −40%
2001 16.49M +7.76M +89.01%
2000 8.72M +444,845 +5.37%
1999 8.28M −923,100 −10.03%
1998 9.2M −603,700 −6.16%
1997 9.8M +2.19M +28.84%
1996 7.61M +1.32M +20.97%
1995 6.29M +487,100 +8.39%
1994 5.8M +451,700 +8.44%
1993 5.35M +456,200 +9.32%
1992 4.9M −641,900 −11.59%
1991 5.54M −95,100 −1.69%
1990 5.63M +750,000 +15.36%
1989 4.88M +395,800 +8.82%
1988 4.49M −360,100 −7.43%
1987 4.85M +176,300 +3.77%
1986 4.67M +1.25M +36.49%
1985 3.42M −665,800 −16.29%
1984 4.09M +896,900 +28.11%
1983 3.19M +1.06M +49.96%
1982 2.13M +588,100 +38.2%
1981 1.54M −458,400 −22.94%
1980 2M −170,600 −7.87%
1979 2.17M −1.16M −34.94%
1978 3.33M +328,100 +10.92%
1977 3.01M +506,300 +20.26%
1976 2.5M +549,700 +28.2%
1975 1.95M +587,500 +43.14%
1974 1.36M +220,300 +19.3%
1973 1.14M +246,800 +27.58%
1972 894,800 +133,400 +17.52%
1971 761,400 +45,800 +6.4%
1970 715,600

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.