Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Low-income countries

Air passengers carried in low-income countries in 2018 — 17,823,482 people. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 900.2%.

2018 17.82M people +11.96% vs 2017
World rank
Period maximum 17.82M people2018
Period minimum 1.78M people1970

Trend over time

1970–2018 · people

Air passengers carried — Low-income countries, 1970–201805M10M15M20M197019751980198519901995200020052010201520181970: 1,782,000 people1971: 1,969,400 people1972: 1,901,900 people1973: 1,934,700 people1974: 2,194,700 people1975: 2,412,200 people1976: 3,055,300 people1977: 3,188,700 people1978: 3,283,900 people1979: 3,600,900 people1980: 3,876,500 people1981: 4,082,100 people1982: 4,133,500 people1983: 4,210,500 people1984: 4,251,100 people1985: 3,859,300 people1986: 4,160,000 people1987: 4,155,300 people1988: 4,291,800 people1989: 4,305,700 people1990: 4,670,900 people1991: 4,109,300 people1992: 4,436,300 people1993: 4,392,300 people1994: 4,490,400 people1995: 4,168,400 people1996: 4,464,600 people1997: 4,462,000 people1998: 4,508,400 people2000: 4,776,260 people2001: 4,640,077 people2010: 11,761,536 people2011: 14,168,274 people2012: 13,737,453 people2013: 14,815,345 people2014: 14,719,339 people2015: 12,867,667 people2016: 13,753,911 people2017: 15,919,522 people2018: 17,823,482 people
Change over the period: +16.04M (+900.2%) Average annual rate: 4.91 %

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 17.82M people
World 4.29B people
Air passengers carried — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2018 17.82M +1.9M +11.96%
2017 15.92M +2.17M +15.75%
2016 13.75M +886,244 +6.89%
2015 12.87M −1.85M −12.58%
2014 14.72M −96,006 −0.65%
2013 14.82M +1.08M +7.85%
2012 13.74M −430,821 −3.04%
2011 14.17M +2.41M +20.46%
2010 11.76M
2001 4.64M −136,183 −2.85%
2000 4.78M
1998 4.51M +46,400 +1.04%
1997 4.46M −2,600 −0.06%
1996 4.46M +296,200 +7.11%
1995 4.17M −322,000 −7.17%
1994 4.49M +98,100 +2.23%
1993 4.39M −44,000 −0.99%
1992 4.44M +327,000 +7.96%
1991 4.11M −561,600 −12.02%
1990 4.67M +365,200 +8.48%
1989 4.31M +13,900 +0.32%
1988 4.29M +136,500 +3.28%
1987 4.16M −4,700 −0.11%
1986 4.16M +300,700 +7.79%
1985 3.86M −391,800 −9.22%
1984 4.25M +40,600 +0.96%
1983 4.21M +77,000 +1.86%
1982 4.13M +51,400 +1.26%
1981 4.08M +205,600 +5.3%
1980 3.88M +275,600 +7.65%
1979 3.6M +317,000 +9.65%
1978 3.28M +95,200 +2.99%
1977 3.19M +133,400 +4.37%
1976 3.06M +643,100 +26.66%
1975 2.41M +217,500 +9.91%
1974 2.19M +260,000 +13.44%
1973 1.93M +32,800 +1.72%
1972 1.9M −67,500 −3.43%
1971 1.97M +187,400 +10.52%
1970 1.78M

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.