Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Melanesia

Air passengers carried in Melanesia in 2023 — 4,218,770 people. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 357.1%.

2023 4.22M people +41.13% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 4.43M people2019
Period minimum 919,000 people1981

Trend over time

1980–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Melanesia, 1980–202302M4M6M19801985199019952000200520102015202020231980: 923,000 people1981: 919,000 people1982: 958,300 people1983: 922,300 people1984: 1,116,600 people1985: 1,101,500 people1986: 1,201,000 people1987: 1,192,100 people1988: 1,355,600 people1989: 1,510,000 people1990: 1,452,500 people1991: 1,447,100 people1992: 1,508,600 people1993: 1,431,500 people1994: 1,726,300 people1995: 1,619,600 people1996: 1,616,700 people1997: 1,800,200 people1998: 1,809,200 people1999: 1,791,700 people2000: 1,862,580 people2001: 1,979,663 people2002: 2,138,610 people2003: 1,813,783 people2004: 1,788,118 people2005: 1,893,048 people2006: 2,068,968 people2007: 2,103,882 people2008: 2,072,323 people2009: 2,200,140 people2010: 3,054,782 people2011: 3,220,379 people2012: 3,312,484 people2013: 3,662,376 people2014: 3,968,532 people2015: 3,662,203 people2016: 3,786,821 people2017: 4,191,445 people2018: 4,304,528 people2019: 4,426,530 people2020: 1,616,514 people2021: 1,401,475 people2022: 2,989,354 people2023: 4,218,770 people
Change over the period: +3.3M (+357.07%) Average annual rate: 3.6 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Melanesia 4.22M people
World 4.27B people
Air passengers carried — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 4.22M +1.23M +41.13%
2022 2.99M +1.59M +113.3%
2021 1.4M −215,038 −13.3%
2020 1.62M −2.81M −63.48%
2019 4.43M +122,002 +2.83%
2018 4.3M +113,083 +2.7%
2017 4.19M +404,624 +10.69%
2016 3.79M +124,618 +3.4%
2015 3.66M −306,329 −7.72%
2014 3.97M +306,156 +8.36%
2013 3.66M +349,892 +10.56%
2012 3.31M +92,105 +2.86%
2011 3.22M +165,597 +5.42%
2010 3.05M +854,642 +38.84%
2009 2.2M +127,817 +6.17%
2008 2.07M −31,559 −1.5%
2007 2.1M +34,914 +1.69%
2006 2.07M +175,920 +9.29%
2005 1.89M +104,930 +5.87%
2004 1.79M −25,665 −1.41%
2003 1.81M −324,827 −15.19%
2002 2.14M +158,947 +8.03%
2001 1.98M +117,083 +6.29%
2000 1.86M +70,880 +3.96%
1999 1.79M −17,500 −0.97%
1998 1.81M +9,000 +0.5%
1997 1.8M +183,500 +11.35%
1996 1.62M −2,900 −0.18%
1995 1.62M −106,700 −6.18%
1994 1.73M +294,800 +20.59%
1993 1.43M −77,100 −5.11%
1992 1.51M +61,500 +4.25%
1991 1.45M −5,400 −0.37%
1990 1.45M −57,500 −3.81%
1989 1.51M +154,400 +11.39%
1988 1.36M +163,500 +13.72%
1987 1.19M −8,900 −0.74%
1986 1.2M +99,500 +9.03%
1985 1.1M −15,100 −1.35%
1984 1.12M +194,300 +21.07%
1983 922,300 −36,000 −3.76%
1982 958,300 +39,300 +4.28%
1981 919,000 −4,000 −0.43%
1980 923,000

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.