Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Lebanon

Air passengers carried in Lebanon in 2023 — 2,693,218 people. Ranked 73 in the world out of 149. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 390.9%.

2023 2.69M people +12.88% vs 2022
World rank 73of 149
Period maximum 3.16M people2019
Period minimum 182,600 people1989

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Lebanon, 1970–202301M2M3M4M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 548,600 people1971: 648,000 people1972: 743,800 people1973: 819,000 people1974: 1,037,300 people1975: 900,000 people1976: 1,050,000 people1977: 928,500 people1978: 862,900 people1979: 904,000 people1980: 930,300 people1981: 843,800 people1982: 571,000 people1983: 695,800 people1984: 410,700 people1985: 501,300 people1986: 498,700 people1987: 353,300 people1988: 493,200 people1989: 182,600 people1990: 572,300 people1991: 535,500 people1992: 599,600 people1993: 677,400 people1994: 706,400 people1995: 769,800 people1996: 774,600 people1997: 856,900 people1998: 716,000 people1999: 719,400 people2000: 805,803 people2001: 815,862 people2002: 874,152 people2003: 935,213 people2004: 1,086,730 people2005: 1,076,258 people2006: 968,820 people2007: 1,074,219 people2008: 1,067,774 people2009: 1,308,382 people2010: 1,893,359 people2011: 2,029,610 people2012: 2,148,669 people2013: 2,241,480 people2014: 2,419,476 people2015: 2,591,297 people2016: 2,647,258 people2017: 2,879,528 people2018: 2,981,937 people2019: 3,164,358 people2020: 1,077,762 people2021: 1,603,134 people2022: 2,385,930 people2023: 2,693,218 people
Change over the period: +2.14M (+390.93%) Average annual rate: 3.05 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Lebanon 2.69M people
World 4.27B people
Western Asia computed 350M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 395M people
Air passengers carried — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 2.69M +307,288 +12.88%
2022 2.39M +782,796 +48.83%
2021 1.6M +525,372 +48.75%
2020 1.08M −2.09M −65.94%
2019 3.16M +182,421 +6.12%
2018 2.98M +102,409 +3.56%
2017 2.88M +232,270 +8.77%
2016 2.65M +55,961 +2.16%
2015 2.59M +171,821 +7.1%
2014 2.42M +177,996 +7.94%
2013 2.24M +92,811 +4.32%
2012 2.15M +119,059 +5.87%
2011 2.03M +136,251 +7.2%
2010 1.89M +584,977 +44.71%
2009 1.31M +240,608 +22.53%
2008 1.07M −6,445 −0.6%
2007 1.07M +105,399 +10.88%
2006 968,820 −107,438 −9.98%
2005 1.08M −10,472 −0.96%
2004 1.09M +151,517 +16.2%
2003 935,213 +61,061 +6.99%
2002 874,152 +58,290 +7.14%
2001 815,862 +10,059 +1.25%
2000 805,803 +86,403 +12.01%
1999 719,400 +3,400 +0.47%
1998 716,000 −140,900 −16.44%
1997 856,900 +82,300 +10.62%
1996 774,600 +4,800 +0.62%
1995 769,800 +63,400 +8.98%
1994 706,400 +29,000 +4.28%
1993 677,400 +77,800 +12.98%
1992 599,600 +64,100 +11.97%
1991 535,500 −36,800 −6.43%
1990 572,300 +389,700 +213.42%
1989 182,600 −310,600 −62.98%
1988 493,200 +139,900 +39.6%
1987 353,300 −145,400 −29.16%
1986 498,700 −2,600 −0.52%
1985 501,300 +90,600 +22.06%
1984 410,700 −285,100 −40.97%
1983 695,800 +124,800 +21.86%
1982 571,000 −272,800 −32.33%
1981 843,800 −86,500 −9.3%
1980 930,300 +26,300 +2.91%
1979 904,000 +41,100 +4.76%
1978 862,900 −65,600 −7.07%
1977 928,500 −121,500 −11.57%
1976 1.05M +150,000 +16.67%
1975 900,000 −137,300 −13.24%
1974 1.04M +218,300 +26.65%
1973 819,000 +75,200 +10.11%
1972 743,800 +95,800 +14.78%
1971 648,000 +99,400 +18.12%
1970 548,600

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.