Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Lower-middle-income countries

Air passengers carried in lower-middle-income countries in 2023 — 394,659,155 people. Since 1973, the indicator has risen by 2,448.8%.

2023 395M people +23.78% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 395M people2023
Period minimum 15.48M people1973

Trend over time

1973–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Lower-middle-income countries, 1973–20230100M200M300M400M197319781983198819931998200320082013201820231973: 15,484,300 people1974: 16,298,900 people1975: 19,075,100 people1976: 22,225,700 people1977: 24,781,200 people1978: 28,287,000 people1979: 29,596,200 people1980: 31,082,000 people1981: 33,550,900 people1982: 35,980,500 people1983: 39,031,600 people1984: 41,281,100 people1985: 43,055,600 people1986: 43,939,300 people1987: 45,923,900 people1988: 47,861,300 people1989: 47,707,800 people1990: 47,049,600 people1991: 45,938,200 people1992: 57,716,800 people1993: 53,189,100 people1994: 57,420,100 people1995: 62,166,300 people1996: 63,186,800 people1997: 70,475,000 people1998: 68,640,500 people1999: 66,642,200 people2000: 69,887,523 people2001: 78,211,870 people2002: 71,219,089 people2003: 79,966,743 people2004: 87,277,852 people2005: 96,147,308 people2006: 112,471,955 people2007: 128,031,720 people2008: 130,611,374 people2009: 136,798,453 people2010: 184,662,145 people2011: 207,671,606 people2012: 211,594,770 people2013: 217,007,362 people2014: 239,601,505 people2015: 263,856,041 people2016: 302,570,173 people2017: 342,067,939 people2018: 381,111,554 people2019: 393,821,175 people2020: 163,740,970 people2021: 171,780,514 people2022: 318,845,330 people2023: 394,659,155 people
Change over the period: +379M (+2,448.77%) Average annual rate: 6.69 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Lower-middle-income countries 395M people
World 4.27B people
Air passengers carried — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 395M +75.81M +23.78%
2022 319M +147M +85.61%
2021 172M +8.04M +4.91%
2020 164M −230M −58.42%
2019 394M +12.71M +3.33%
2018 381M +39.04M +11.41%
2017 342M +39.5M +13.05%
2016 303M +38.71M +14.67%
2015 264M +24.25M +10.12%
2014 240M +22.59M +10.41%
2013 217M +5.41M +2.56%
2012 212M +3.92M +1.89%
2011 208M +23.01M +12.46%
2010 185M +47.86M +34.99%
2009 137M +6.19M +4.74%
2008 131M +2.58M +2.01%
2007 128M +15.56M +13.83%
2006 112M +16.32M +16.98%
2005 96.15M +8.87M +10.16%
2004 87.28M +7.31M +9.14%
2003 79.97M +8.75M +12.28%
2002 71.22M −6.99M −8.94%
2001 78.21M +8.32M +11.91%
2000 69.89M +3.25M +4.87%
1999 66.64M −2M −2.91%
1998 68.64M −1.83M −2.6%
1997 70.48M +7.29M +11.53%
1996 63.19M +1.02M +1.64%
1995 62.17M +4.75M +8.27%
1994 57.42M +4.23M +7.95%
1993 53.19M −4.53M −7.84%
1992 57.72M +11.78M +25.64%
1991 45.94M −1.11M −2.36%
1990 47.05M −658,200 −1.38%
1989 47.71M −153,500 −0.32%
1988 47.86M +1.94M +4.22%
1987 45.92M +1.98M +4.52%
1986 43.94M +883,700 +2.05%
1985 43.06M +1.77M +4.3%
1984 41.28M +2.25M +5.76%
1983 39.03M +3.05M +8.48%
1982 35.98M +2.43M +7.24%
1981 33.55M +2.47M +7.94%
1980 31.08M +1.49M +5.02%
1979 29.6M +1.31M +4.63%
1978 28.29M +3.51M +14.15%
1977 24.78M +2.56M +11.5%
1976 22.23M +3.15M +16.52%
1975 19.08M +2.78M +17.03%
1974 16.3M +814,600 +5.26%
1973 15.48M

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.