Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Kuwait

Air passengers carried in Kuwait in 2023 — 9,499,895 people. Ranked 48 in the world out of 149. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 2,913.9%.

2023 9.5M people +29.59% vs 2022
World rank 48of 149
Period maximum 9.5M people2023
Period minimum 315,200 people1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Kuwait, 1970–202302.5M5M7.5M10M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 315,200 people1971: 342,200 people1972: 390,700 people1973: 453,600 people1974: 517,900 people1975: 624,800 people1976: 737,000 people1977: 812,300 people1978: 849,500 people1979: 965,100 people1980: 1,076,200 people1981: 1,252,500 people1982: 1,460,700 people1983: 1,534,500 people1984: 1,497,900 people1985: 1,449,200 people1986: 1,465,700 people1987: 1,511,100 people1988: 1,557,300 people1989: 1,640,600 people1990: 965,600 people1991: 840,100 people1992: 1,408,600 people1993: 1,553,800 people1994: 1,756,200 people1995: 1,950,800 people1996: 2,133,400 people1997: 2,113,900 people1998: 2,240,800 people1999: 2,130,000 people2000: 2,112,523 people2001: 2,084,574 people2002: 2,299,218 people2003: 2,185,990 people2004: 2,496,441 people2005: 2,433,213 people2006: 2,627,870 people2007: 2,659,769 people2008: 2,523,966 people2009: 2,597,076 people2010: 4,563,082 people2011: 3,722,730 people2012: 3,481,039 people2013: 3,244,805 people2014: 3,530,851 people2015: 3,752,995 people2016: 4,069,935 people2017: 5,731,748 people2018: 6,464,847 people2019: 7,385,299 people2020: 1,823,594 people2021: 2,182,888 people2022: 7,330,465 people2023: 9,499,895 people
Change over the period: +9.18M (+2,913.93%) Average annual rate: 6.64 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Kuwait 9.5M people
World 4.27B people
Western Asia computed 350M people
Air passengers carried — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 9.5M +2.17M +29.59%
2022 7.33M +5.15M +235.81%
2021 2.18M +359,294 +19.7%
2020 1.82M −5.56M −75.31%
2019 7.39M +920,452 +14.24%
2018 6.46M +733,099 +12.79%
2017 5.73M +1.66M +40.83%
2016 4.07M +316,940 +8.44%
2015 3.75M +222,144 +6.29%
2014 3.53M +286,046 +8.82%
2013 3.24M −236,234 −6.79%
2012 3.48M −241,691 −6.49%
2011 3.72M −840,352 −18.42%
2010 4.56M +1.97M +75.7%
2009 2.6M +73,110 +2.9%
2008 2.52M −135,803 −5.11%
2007 2.66M +31,899 +1.21%
2006 2.63M +194,657 +8%
2005 2.43M −63,228 −2.53%
2004 2.5M +310,451 +14.2%
2003 2.19M −113,228 −4.92%
2002 2.3M +214,644 +10.3%
2001 2.08M −27,949 −1.32%
2000 2.11M −17,477 −0.82%
1999 2.13M −110,800 −4.94%
1998 2.24M +126,900 +6%
1997 2.11M −19,500 −0.91%
1996 2.13M +182,600 +9.36%
1995 1.95M +194,600 +11.08%
1994 1.76M +202,400 +13.03%
1993 1.55M +145,200 +10.31%
1992 1.41M +568,500 +67.67%
1991 840,100 −125,500 −13%
1990 965,600 −675,000 −41.14%
1989 1.64M +83,300 +5.35%
1988 1.56M +46,200 +3.06%
1987 1.51M +45,400 +3.1%
1986 1.47M +16,500 +1.14%
1985 1.45M −48,700 −3.25%
1984 1.5M −36,600 −2.39%
1983 1.53M +73,800 +5.05%
1982 1.46M +208,200 +16.62%
1981 1.25M +176,300 +16.38%
1980 1.08M +111,100 +11.51%
1979 965,100 +115,600 +13.61%
1978 849,500 +37,200 +4.58%
1977 812,300 +75,300 +10.22%
1976 737,000 +112,200 +17.96%
1975 624,800 +106,900 +20.64%
1974 517,900 +64,300 +14.18%
1973 453,600 +62,900 +16.1%
1972 390,700 +48,500 +14.17%
1971 342,200 +27,000 +8.57%
1970 315,200

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.