Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Philippines

Air passengers carried in the Philippines in 2023 — 41,501,834 people. Ranked 27 in the world out of 149. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 1,651.9%.

2023 41.5M people +49.62% vs 2022
World rank 27of 149
Period maximum 47.78M people2019
Period minimum 2.07M people1971

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Philippines, 1970–2023020M40M60M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 2,369,000 people1971: 2,070,900 people1972: 2,123,900 people1973: 2,349,600 people1974: 2,525,100 people1975: 2,758,400 people1976: 2,815,700 people1977: 3,021,100 people1978: 3,411,600 people1979: 3,474,900 people1980: 3,245,600 people1981: 3,542,700 people1982: 3,866,900 people1983: 4,319,800 people1984: 4,394,000 people1985: 4,610,400 people1986: 4,879,600 people1987: 5,247,300 people1988: 5,719,500 people1989: 5,715,200 people1990: 5,638,700 people1991: 5,438,100 people1992: 6,136,500 people1993: 6,526,200 people1994: 6,851,500 people1995: 7,179,600 people1996: 7,263,100 people1997: 7,474,600 people1998: 6,731,600 people1999: 5,024,000 people2000: 5,756,288 people2001: 6,416,383 people2002: 6,449,022 people2003: 6,457,529 people2004: 7,387,965 people2005: 8,056,829 people2006: 8,304,634 people2007: 8,818,150 people2008: 9,508,389 people2009: 10,480,898 people2010: 22,575,356 people2011: 26,326,621 people2012: 28,540,727 people2013: 25,540,880 people2014: 34,897,404 people2015: 37,023,422 people2016: 40,206,684 people2017: 39,341,995 people2018: 43,080,118 people2019: 47,776,892 people2020: 10,613,531 people2021: 6,886,922 people2022: 27,737,718 people2023: 41,501,834 people
Change over the period: +39.13M (+1,651.87%) Average annual rate: 5.55 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Philippines

Philippines 41.5M people
World 4.27B people
East Asia & Pacific 1.28B people
South-Eastern Asia computed 346M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 395M people
Air passengers carried — Philippines, by year Philippines All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 41.5M +13.76M +49.62%
2022 27.74M +20.85M +302.76%
2021 6.89M −3.73M −35.11%
2020 10.61M −37.16M −77.79%
2019 47.78M +4.7M +10.9%
2018 43.08M +3.74M +9.5%
2017 39.34M −864,689 −2.15%
2016 40.21M +3.18M +8.6%
2015 37.02M +2.13M +6.09%
2014 34.9M +9.36M +36.63%
2013 25.54M −3M −10.51%
2012 28.54M +2.21M +8.41%
2011 26.33M +3.75M +16.62%
2010 22.58M +12.09M +115.4%
2009 10.48M +972,509 +10.23%
2008 9.51M +690,239 +7.83%
2007 8.82M +513,516 +6.18%
2006 8.3M +247,805 +3.08%
2005 8.06M +668,864 +9.05%
2004 7.39M +930,436 +14.41%
2003 6.46M +8,507 +0.13%
2002 6.45M +32,639 +0.51%
2001 6.42M +660,095 +11.47%
2000 5.76M +732,288 +14.58%
1999 5.02M −1.71M −25.37%
1998 6.73M −743,000 −9.94%
1997 7.47M +211,500 +2.91%
1996 7.26M +83,500 +1.16%
1995 7.18M +328,100 +4.79%
1994 6.85M +325,300 +4.98%
1993 6.53M +389,700 +6.35%
1992 6.14M +698,400 +12.84%
1991 5.44M −200,600 −3.56%
1990 5.64M −76,500 −1.34%
1989 5.72M −4,300 −0.08%
1988 5.72M +472,200 +9%
1987 5.25M +367,700 +7.54%
1986 4.88M +269,200 +5.84%
1985 4.61M +216,400 +4.92%
1984 4.39M +74,200 +1.72%
1983 4.32M +452,900 +11.71%
1982 3.87M +324,200 +9.15%
1981 3.54M +297,100 +9.15%
1980 3.25M −229,300 −6.6%
1979 3.47M +63,300 +1.86%
1978 3.41M +390,500 +12.93%
1977 3.02M +205,400 +7.29%
1976 2.82M +57,300 +2.08%
1975 2.76M +233,300 +9.24%
1974 2.53M +175,500 +7.47%
1973 2.35M +225,700 +10.63%
1972 2.12M +53,000 +2.56%
1971 2.07M −298,100 −12.58%
1970 2.37M

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.