Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Middle Africa

Air passengers carried in Middle Africa in 2023 — 3,106,885 people. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 362.5%.

2023 3.11M people +31.07% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 3.36M people2016
Period minimum 671,700 people1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Middle Africa, 1970–202301M2M3M4M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 671,700 people1971: 753,800 people1972: 764,300 people1973: 902,600 people1974: 1,041,000 people1975: 1,056,700 people1976: 1,364,700 people1977: 1,574,400 people1978: 1,762,200 people1979: 2,046,200 people1980: 2,258,100 people1981: 2,495,800 people1982: 2,689,900 people1983: 2,771,600 people1984: 2,586,700 people1985: 2,688,400 people1986: 2,395,500 people1987: 2,365,400 people1988: 2,410,400 people1989: 2,011,700 people1990: 1,839,500 people1991: 1,867,900 people1992: 1,805,800 people1993: 1,414,800 people1994: 1,920,400 people1995: 1,875,800 people1996: 1,836,900 people1997: 1,771,000 people1998: 1,772,200 people1999: 1,343,000 people2000: 1,272,277 people2001: 1,209,505 people2010: 1,880,872 people2011: 2,175,477 people2012: 2,967,346 people2013: 3,147,324 people2014: 3,027,240 people2015: 3,184,068 people2016: 3,355,493 people2018: 3,319,357 people2019: 3,080,494 people2020: 914,388 people2021: 1,098,653 people2022: 2,370,366 people2023: 3,106,885 people
Change over the period: +2.44M (+362.54%) Average annual rate: 2.93 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Middle Africa 3.11M people
World 4.27B people
Air passengers carried — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 3.11M +736,519 +31.07%
2022 2.37M +1.27M +115.75%
2021 1.1M +184,265 +20.15%
2020 914,388 −2.17M −70.32%
2019 3.08M −238,863 −7.2%
2018 3.32M
2016 3.36M +171,425 +5.38%
2015 3.18M +156,828 +5.18%
2014 3.03M −120,084 −3.82%
2013 3.15M +179,978 +6.07%
2012 2.97M +791,869 +36.4%
2011 2.18M +294,605 +15.66%
2010 1.88M
2001 1.21M −62,772 −4.93%
2000 1.27M −70,723 −5.27%
1999 1.34M −429,200 −24.22%
1998 1.77M +1,200 +0.07%
1997 1.77M −65,900 −3.59%
1996 1.84M −38,900 −2.07%
1995 1.88M −44,600 −2.32%
1994 1.92M +505,600 +35.74%
1993 1.41M −391,000 −21.65%
1992 1.81M −62,100 −3.32%
1991 1.87M +28,400 +1.54%
1990 1.84M −172,200 −8.56%
1989 2.01M −398,700 −16.54%
1988 2.41M +45,000 +1.9%
1987 2.37M −30,100 −1.26%
1986 2.4M −292,900 −10.89%
1985 2.69M +101,700 +3.93%
1984 2.59M −184,900 −6.67%
1983 2.77M +81,700 +3.04%
1982 2.69M +194,100 +7.78%
1981 2.5M +237,700 +10.53%
1980 2.26M +211,900 +10.36%
1979 2.05M +284,000 +16.12%
1978 1.76M +187,800 +11.93%
1977 1.57M +209,700 +15.37%
1976 1.36M +308,000 +29.15%
1975 1.06M +15,700 +1.51%
1974 1.04M +138,400 +15.33%
1973 902,600 +138,300 +18.09%
1972 764,300 +10,500 +1.39%
1971 753,800 +82,100 +12.22%
1970 671,700

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.