Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Middle East & North Africa

Air passengers carried in Middle East & North Africa in 2023 — 286,507,269 people. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 4,161.3%.

2023 287M people +31.88% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 287M people2023
Period minimum 6.72M people1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Middle East & North Africa, 1970–20230100M200M300M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 6,723,400 people1971: 7,611,900 people1972: 8,259,000 people1973: 9,589,700 people1974: 11,741,600 people1975: 14,567,600 people1976: 18,921,400 people1977: 22,674,200 people1978: 26,302,000 people1979: 28,254,000 people1980: 30,964,100 people1981: 31,906,700 people1982: 34,366,400 people1983: 37,163,100 people1984: 39,159,200 people1985: 38,887,400 people1986: 38,398,800 people1987: 40,263,700 people1988: 41,732,000 people1989: 43,562,400 people1990: 44,349,600 people1991: 41,830,700 people1992: 47,030,600 people1993: 47,931,200 people1994: 50,982,800 people1995: 51,569,000 people1996: 55,243,600 people1997: 59,697,900 people1998: 59,180,500 people1999: 62,414,200 people2000: 65,097,780 people2001: 74,002,907 people2002: 68,496,777 people2003: 77,738,714 people2004: 83,658,381 people2005: 66,795,878 people2006: 72,353,506 people2007: 76,662,118 people2008: 76,676,642 people2009: 119,577,470 people2010: 159,660,255 people2011: 170,491,595 people2012: 185,049,292 people2013: 198,775,778 people2014: 214,782,513 people2015: 227,397,945 people2016: 250,739,334 people2017: 266,850,505 people2018: 272,712,362 people2019: 284,913,666 people2020: 96,419,410 people2021: 121,253,526 people2022: 217,241,674 people2023: 286,507,269 people
Change over the period: +280M (+4,161.34%) Average annual rate: 7.34 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 287M people
World 4.27B people
Air passengers carried — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 287M +69.27M +31.88%
2022 217M +95.99M +79.16%
2021 121M +24.83M +25.76%
2020 96.42M −188M −66.16%
2019 285M +12.2M +4.47%
2018 273M +5.86M +2.2%
2017 267M +16.11M +6.43%
2016 251M +23.34M +10.26%
2015 227M +12.62M +5.87%
2014 215M +16.01M +8.05%
2013 199M +13.73M +7.42%
2012 185M +14.56M +8.54%
2011 170M +10.83M +6.78%
2010 160M +40.08M +33.52%
2009 120M +42.9M +55.95%
2008 76.68M +14,524 +0.02%
2007 76.66M +4.31M +5.95%
2006 72.35M +5.56M +8.32%
2005 66.8M −16.86M −20.16%
2004 83.66M +5.92M +7.61%
2003 77.74M +9.24M +13.49%
2002 68.5M −5.51M −7.44%
2001 74M +8.91M +13.68%
2000 65.1M +2.68M +4.3%
1999 62.41M +3.23M +5.46%
1998 59.18M −517,400 −0.87%
1997 59.7M +4.45M +8.06%
1996 55.24M +3.67M +7.13%
1995 51.57M +586,200 +1.15%
1994 50.98M +3.05M +6.37%
1993 47.93M +900,600 +1.91%
1992 47.03M +5.2M +12.43%
1991 41.83M −2.52M −5.68%
1990 44.35M +787,200 +1.81%
1989 43.56M +1.83M +4.39%
1988 41.73M +1.47M +3.65%
1987 40.26M +1.86M +4.86%
1986 38.4M −488,600 −1.26%
1985 38.89M −271,800 −0.69%
1984 39.16M +2M +5.37%
1983 37.16M +2.8M +8.14%
1982 34.37M +2.46M +7.71%
1981 31.91M +942,600 +3.04%
1980 30.96M +2.71M +9.59%
1979 28.25M +1.95M +7.42%
1978 26.3M +3.63M +16%
1977 22.67M +3.75M +19.83%
1976 18.92M +4.35M +29.89%
1975 14.57M +2.83M +24.07%
1974 11.74M +2.15M +22.44%
1973 9.59M +1.33M +16.11%
1972 8.26M +647,100 +8.5%
1971 7.61M +888,500 +13.22%
1970 6.72M

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.