Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Kenya

Air passengers carried in Kenya in 2023 — 5,138,290 people. Ranked 59 in the world out of 149. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 2,896.1%.

2023 5.14M people +37.79% vs 2022
World rank 59of 149
Period maximum 6.42M people2019
Period minimum 171,500 people1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Kenya, 1970–202302M4M6M8M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 171,500 people1971: 188,000 people1972: 216,800 people1973: 340,800 people1974: 382,800 people1975: 361,500 people1976: 449,600 people1977: 237,300 people1978: 363,300 people1979: 377,400 people1980: 392,500 people1981: 408,700 people1982: 391,300 people1983: 435,500 people1984: 479,200 people1985: 558,700 people1986: 611,300 people1987: 655,800 people1988: 720,900 people1989: 760,500 people1990: 794,400 people1991: 759,900 people1992: 721,400 people1993: 769,500 people1994: 753,500 people1995: 740,400 people1996: 778,600 people1997: 835,700 people1998: 1,138,400 people1999: 1,357,800 people2000: 1,554,949 people2001: 1,418,183 people2002: 1,599,843 people2003: 1,678,160 people2004: 2,005,473 people2005: 2,424,382 people2006: 2,685,148 people2007: 2,857,464 people2008: 2,880,546 people2009: 2,948,920 people2010: 4,039,583 people2011: 4,508,698 people2012: 4,653,460 people2013: 4,516,500 people2014: 4,448,531 people2015: 4,569,473 people2016: 4,848,016 people2017: 5,109,576 people2018: 5,905,365 people2019: 6,417,534 people2020: 1,865,768 people2021: 2,459,106 people2022: 3,728,989 people2023: 5,138,290 people
Change over the period: +4.97M (+2,896.09%) Average annual rate: 6.63 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Kenya 5.14M people
World 4.27B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 56.96M people
Eastern Africa computed 27.03M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 395M people
Air passengers carried — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 5.14M +1.41M +37.79%
2022 3.73M +1.27M +51.64%
2021 2.46M +593,338 +31.8%
2020 1.87M −4.55M −70.93%
2019 6.42M +512,169 +8.67%
2018 5.91M +795,789 +15.57%
2017 5.11M +261,560 +5.4%
2016 4.85M +278,543 +6.1%
2015 4.57M +120,942 +2.72%
2014 4.45M −67,969 −1.5%
2013 4.52M −136,960 −2.94%
2012 4.65M +144,762 +3.21%
2011 4.51M +469,115 +11.61%
2010 4.04M +1.09M +36.99%
2009 2.95M +68,374 +2.37%
2008 2.88M +23,082 +0.81%
2007 2.86M +172,316 +6.42%
2006 2.69M +260,766 +10.76%
2005 2.42M +418,909 +20.89%
2004 2.01M +327,313 +19.5%
2003 1.68M +78,317 +4.9%
2002 1.6M +181,660 +12.81%
2001 1.42M −136,766 −8.8%
2000 1.55M +197,149 +14.52%
1999 1.36M +219,400 +19.27%
1998 1.14M +302,700 +36.22%
1997 835,700 +57,100 +7.33%
1996 778,600 +38,200 +5.16%
1995 740,400 −13,100 −1.74%
1994 753,500 −16,000 −2.08%
1993 769,500 +48,100 +6.67%
1992 721,400 −38,500 −5.07%
1991 759,900 −34,500 −4.34%
1990 794,400 +33,900 +4.46%
1989 760,500 +39,600 +5.49%
1988 720,900 +65,100 +9.93%
1987 655,800 +44,500 +7.28%
1986 611,300 +52,600 +9.41%
1985 558,700 +79,500 +16.59%
1984 479,200 +43,700 +10.03%
1983 435,500 +44,200 +11.3%
1982 391,300 −17,400 −4.26%
1981 408,700 +16,200 +4.13%
1980 392,500 +15,100 +4%
1979 377,400 +14,100 +3.88%
1978 363,300 +126,000 +53.1%
1977 237,300 −212,300 −47.22%
1976 449,600 +88,100 +24.37%
1975 361,500 −21,300 −5.56%
1974 382,800 +42,000 +12.32%
1973 340,800 +124,000 +57.2%
1972 216,800 +28,800 +15.32%
1971 188,000 +16,500 +9.62%
1970 171,500

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.