Air passengers carried in North Korea in 2023 — 3,690 people. Ranked 148 in the world out of 149. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 97.8%.
1970–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Korea
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3,690 | — | — |
| 2021 | 524 | −3,039 | −85.3% |
| 2020 | 3,563 | −105,532 | −96.73% |
| 2019 | 109,095 | +14,850 | +15.76% |
| 2018 | 94,245 | −9,315 | −8.99% |
| 2017 | 103,560 | +8,641 | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 94,919 | +7,837 | +9% |
| 2015 | 87,082 | −3,254 | −3.6% |
| 2014 | 90,336 | −280,668 | −75.65% |
| 2013 | 371,004 | +270,891 | +270.58% |
| 2012 | 100,113 | +21,554 | +27.44% |
| 2011 | 78,559 | +5,507 | +7.54% |
| 2010 | 73,052 | −28,185 | −27.84% |
| 2009 | 101,237 | −7,737 | −7.1% |
| 2008 | 108,974 | −1,660 | −1.5% |
| 2007 | 110,634 | +5,268 | +5% |
| 2006 | 105,366 | +4,053 | +4% |
| 2005 | 101,313 | +7,505 | +8% |
| 2004 | 93,808 | +18,762 | +25% |
| 2003 | 75,046 | −9,275 | −11% |
| 2002 | 84,321 | +5,516 | +7% |
| 2001 | 78,805 | −4,148 | −5% |
| 2000 | 82,953 | +6,253 | +8.15% |
| 1999 | 76,700 | +12,700 | +19.84% |
| 1998 | 64,000 | −216,000 | −77.14% |
| 1997 | 280,000 | +26,000 | +10.24% |
| 1996 | 254,000 | +0 | +0% |
| 1995 | 254,000 | +12,200 | +5.05% |
| 1994 | 241,800 | +0 | +0% |
| 1993 | 241,800 | +6,700 | +2.85% |
| 1992 | 235,100 | +12,400 | +5.57% |
| 1991 | 222,700 | +0 | +0% |
| 1990 | 222,700 | +2,300 | +1.04% |
| 1989 | 220,400 | +2,900 | +1.33% |
| 1988 | 217,500 | +12,500 | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 205,000 | +5,000 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 200,000 | −2,000 | −0.99% |
| 1985 | 202,000 | +4,500 | +2.28% |
| 1984 | 197,500 | +1,500 | +0.77% |
| 1983 | 196,000 | +11,000 | +5.95% |
| 1982 | 185,000 | +600 | +0.33% |
| 1981 | 184,400 | −7,800 | −4.06% |
| 1980 | 192,200 | +8,200 | +4.46% |
| 1979 | 184,000 | +18,000 | +10.84% |
| 1978 | 166,000 | +1,000 | +0.61% |
| 1977 | 165,000 | — | — |
| 1971 | 166,000 | +1,000 | +0.61% |
| 1970 | 165,000 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
China
619M
Japan
120M
South Korea
76.27M
Hong Kong
25.7M
Macao
2.05M
Mongolia
773,702
North Korea
3,690
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.