Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — South Asia

Air passengers carried in South Asia in 2023 — 196,803,652 people. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 6,505%.

2023 197M people +27.3% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 197M people2023
Period minimum 2.89M people1971

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — South Asia, 1970–2023050M100M150M200M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 2,979,600 people1971: 2,887,900 people1972: 3,633,800 people1973: 4,240,100 people1974: 3,839,400 people1975: 4,674,400 people1976: 5,373,300 people1977: 6,066,800 people1978: 7,033,800 people1979: 7,717,800 people1980: 7,858,700 people1981: 8,969,400 people1982: 10,020,100 people1983: 10,806,000 people1984: 11,984,300 people1985: 13,019,700 people1986: 13,750,200 people1987: 14,533,700 people1988: 15,566,500 people1989: 15,177,500 people1990: 13,494,500 people1991: 13,282,200 people1992: 13,891,100 people1993: 12,169,700 people1994: 14,530,900 people1995: 17,582,700 people1996: 16,814,200 people1997: 19,566,400 people1998: 19,922,900 people1999: 19,516,700 people2000: 21,379,284 people2001: 20,763,520 people2002: 21,361,233 people2003: 23,453,249 people2004: 28,563,261 people2005: 32,943,015 people2006: 45,773,342 people2007: 57,021,399 people2008: 54,717,867 people2009: 58,892,398 people2010: 70,300,954 people2011: 80,811,964 people2012: 79,933,577 people2013: 84,015,308 people2014: 92,371,330 people2015: 109,824,144 people2016: 130,946,386 people2017: 154,000,766 people2018: 181,588,447 people2019: 182,499,353 people2020: 75,515,186 people2021: 91,438,001 people2022: 154,600,221 people2023: 196,803,652 people
Change over the period: +194M (+6,505.04%) Average annual rate: 8.23 %

Comparison, 2023

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

South Asia 197M people
World 4.27B people
Air passengers carried — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 197M +42.2M +27.3%
2022 155M +63.16M +69.08%
2021 91.44M +15.92M +21.09%
2020 75.52M −107M −58.62%
2019 182M +910,906 +0.5%
2018 182M +27.59M +17.91%
2017 154M +23.05M +17.61%
2016 131M +21.12M +19.23%
2015 110M +17.45M +18.89%
2014 92.37M +8.36M +9.95%
2013 84.02M +4.08M +5.11%
2012 79.93M −878,387 −1.09%
2011 80.81M +10.51M +14.95%
2010 70.3M +11.41M +19.37%
2009 58.89M +4.17M +7.63%
2008 54.72M −2.3M −4.04%
2007 57.02M +11.25M +24.57%
2006 45.77M +12.83M +38.95%
2005 32.94M +4.38M +15.33%
2004 28.56M +5.11M +21.79%
2003 23.45M +2.09M +9.79%
2002 21.36M +597,713 +2.88%
2001 20.76M −615,764 −2.88%
2000 21.38M +1.86M +9.54%
1999 19.52M −406,200 −2.04%
1998 19.92M +356,500 +1.82%
1997 19.57M +2.75M +16.37%
1996 16.81M −768,500 −4.37%
1995 17.58M +3.05M +21%
1994 14.53M +2.36M +19.4%
1993 12.17M −1.72M −12.39%
1992 13.89M +608,900 +4.58%
1991 13.28M −212,300 −1.57%
1990 13.49M −1.68M −11.09%
1989 15.18M −389,000 −2.5%
1988 15.57M +1.03M +7.11%
1987 14.53M +783,500 +5.7%
1986 13.75M +730,500 +5.61%
1985 13.02M +1.04M +8.64%
1984 11.98M +1.18M +10.9%
1983 10.81M +785,900 +7.84%
1982 10.02M +1.05M +11.71%
1981 8.97M +1.11M +14.13%
1980 7.86M +140,900 +1.83%
1979 7.72M +684,000 +9.72%
1978 7.03M +967,000 +15.94%
1977 6.07M +693,500 +12.91%
1976 5.37M +698,900 +14.95%
1975 4.67M +835,000 +21.75%
1974 3.84M −400,700 −9.45%
1973 4.24M +606,300 +16.69%
1972 3.63M +745,900 +25.83%
1971 2.89M −91,700 −3.08%
1970 2.98M

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.