Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Papua New Guinea

Air passengers carried in Papua New Guinea in 2023 — 1,547,502 people. Ranked 86 in the world out of 149. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 335.9%.

2023 1.55M people +4.86% vs 2022
World rank 86of 149
Period maximum 2.07M people2014
Period minimum 355,000 people1975

Trend over time

1975–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Papua New Guinea, 1975–202301M2M3M197519801985199019952000200520102015202020231975: 355,000 people1976: 405,300 people1977: 440,000 people1978: 532,300 people1979: 572,300 people1980: 558,600 people1981: 553,500 people1982: 560,400 people1983: 533,800 people1984: 711,400 people1985: 700,900 people1986: 807,400 people1987: 798,300 people1988: 886,600 people1989: 963,400 people1990: 931,200 people1991: 911,000 people1992: 954,000 people1993: 866,000 people1994: 1,112,800 people1995: 970,000 people1996: 970,000 people1997: 1,114,000 people1998: 1,110,300 people1999: 1,058,200 people2000: 1,099,772 people2001: 1,188,089 people2002: 1,234,779 people2003: 690,528 people2004: 762,784 people2005: 818,773 people2006: 918,640 people2007: 918,665 people2008: 904,885 people2009: 847,353 people2010: 1,405,169 people2011: 1,563,594 people2012: 1,630,308 people2013: 1,870,968 people2014: 2,074,020 people2015: 1,679,156 people2016: 1,711,274 people2017: 1,864,653 people2018: 1,831,903 people2019: 2,029,701 people2020: 932,389 people2021: 1,039,010 people2022: 1,475,719 people2023: 1,547,502 people
Change over the period: +1.19M (+335.92%) Average annual rate: 3.11 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 1.55M people
World 4.27B people
East Asia & Pacific 1.28B people
Melanesia computed 4.22M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 395M people
Air passengers carried — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 1.55M +71,783 +4.86%
2022 1.48M +436,709 +42.03%
2021 1.04M +106,621 +11.44%
2020 932,389 −1.1M −54.06%
2019 2.03M +197,798 +10.8%
2018 1.83M −32,750 −1.76%
2017 1.86M +153,379 +8.96%
2016 1.71M +32,118 +1.91%
2015 1.68M −394,864 −19.04%
2014 2.07M +203,052 +10.85%
2013 1.87M +240,660 +14.76%
2012 1.63M +66,715 +4.27%
2011 1.56M +158,425 +11.27%
2010 1.41M +557,816 +65.83%
2009 847,353 −57,532 −6.36%
2008 904,885 −13,780 −1.5%
2007 918,665 +25 +0%
2006 918,640 +99,867 +12.2%
2005 818,773 +55,989 +7.34%
2004 762,784 +72,256 +10.46%
2003 690,528 −544,251 −44.08%
2002 1.23M +46,690 +3.93%
2001 1.19M +88,317 +8.03%
2000 1.1M +41,572 +3.93%
1999 1.06M −52,100 −4.69%
1998 1.11M −3,700 −0.33%
1997 1.11M +144,000 +14.85%
1996 970,000 +0 +0%
1995 970,000 −142,800 −12.83%
1994 1.11M +246,800 +28.5%
1993 866,000 −88,000 −9.22%
1992 954,000 +43,000 +4.72%
1991 911,000 −20,200 −2.17%
1990 931,200 −32,200 −3.34%
1989 963,400 +76,800 +8.66%
1988 886,600 +88,300 +11.06%
1987 798,300 −9,100 −1.13%
1986 807,400 +106,500 +15.19%
1985 700,900 −10,500 −1.48%
1984 711,400 +177,600 +33.27%
1983 533,800 −26,600 −4.75%
1982 560,400 +6,900 +1.25%
1981 553,500 −5,100 −0.91%
1980 558,600 −13,700 −2.39%
1979 572,300 +40,000 +7.51%
1978 532,300 +92,300 +20.98%
1977 440,000 +34,700 +8.56%
1976 405,300 +50,300 +14.17%
1975 355,000

Melanesia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.