Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Northern Africa

Air passengers carried in Northern Africa in 2023 — 39,302,905 people. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 1,910.5%.

2023 39.3M people +28.02% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 39.3M people2023
Period minimum 1.95M people1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Northern Africa, 1970–2023010M20M30M40M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 1,954,900 people1971: 2,300,000 people1972: 2,713,000 people1973: 3,255,500 people1974: 3,881,000 people1975: 4,797,800 people1976: 5,410,700 people1977: 6,362,600 people1978: 6,816,600 people1979: 7,933,600 people1980: 8,591,100 people1981: 9,254,400 people1982: 9,801,800 people1983: 10,551,500 people1984: 10,891,600 people1985: 11,154,900 people1986: 9,920,600 people1987: 10,781,100 people1988: 11,439,600 people1989: 11,937,300 people1990: 12,137,300 people1991: 10,858,200 people1992: 12,408,700 people1993: 10,886,500 people1994: 11,426,400 people1995: 12,061,700 people1996: 12,578,300 people1997: 13,255,400 people1998: 13,217,000 people1999: 13,847,400 people2000: 14,113,288 people2001: 14,412,913 people2002: 13,335,983 people2003: 12,878,497 people2004: 14,125,376 people2005: 13,926,104 people2006: 15,766,925 people2007: 17,122,542 people2008: 18,607,065 people2009: 19,550,226 people2010: 26,283,500 people2011: 25,139,007 people2012: 25,483,799 people2013: 29,528,721 people2014: 29,798,343 people2015: 28,977,248 people2016: 30,859,286 people2017: 32,354,243 people2018: 33,239,664 people2019: 35,572,627 people2020: 11,594,463 people2021: 16,285,257 people2022: 30,700,454 people2023: 39,302,905 people
Change over the period: +37.35M (+1,910.48%) Average annual rate: 5.83 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Northern Africa 39.3M people
World 4.27B people
Air passengers carried — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 39.3M +8.6M +28.02%
2022 30.7M +14.42M +88.52%
2021 16.29M +4.69M +40.46%
2020 11.59M −23.98M −67.41%
2019 35.57M +2.33M +7.02%
2018 33.24M +885,421 +2.74%
2017 32.35M +1.49M +4.84%
2016 30.86M +1.88M +6.49%
2015 28.98M −821,095 −2.76%
2014 29.8M +269,622 +0.91%
2013 29.53M +4.04M +15.87%
2012 25.48M +344,792 +1.37%
2011 25.14M −1.14M −4.35%
2010 26.28M +6.73M +34.44%
2009 19.55M +943,161 +5.07%
2008 18.61M +1.48M +8.67%
2007 17.12M +1.36M +8.6%
2006 15.77M +1.84M +13.22%
2005 13.93M −199,272 −1.41%
2004 14.13M +1.25M +9.68%
2003 12.88M −457,486 −3.43%
2002 13.34M −1.08M −7.47%
2001 14.41M +299,625 +2.12%
2000 14.11M +265,888 +1.92%
1999 13.85M +630,400 +4.77%
1998 13.22M −38,400 −0.29%
1997 13.26M +677,100 +5.38%
1996 12.58M +516,600 +4.28%
1995 12.06M +635,300 +5.56%
1994 11.43M +539,900 +4.96%
1993 10.89M −1.52M −12.27%
1992 12.41M +1.55M +14.28%
1991 10.86M −1.28M −10.54%
1990 12.14M +200,000 +1.68%
1989 11.94M +497,700 +4.35%
1988 11.44M +658,500 +6.11%
1987 10.78M +860,500 +8.67%
1986 9.92M −1.23M −11.07%
1985 11.15M +263,300 +2.42%
1984 10.89M +340,100 +3.22%
1983 10.55M +749,700 +7.65%
1982 9.8M +547,400 +5.92%
1981 9.25M +663,300 +7.72%
1980 8.59M +657,500 +8.29%
1979 7.93M +1.12M +16.39%
1978 6.82M +454,000 +7.14%
1977 6.36M +951,900 +17.59%
1976 5.41M +612,900 +12.77%
1975 4.8M +916,800 +23.62%
1974 3.88M +625,500 +19.21%
1973 3.26M +542,500 +20%
1972 2.71M +413,000 +17.96%
1971 2.3M +345,100 +17.65%
1970 1.95M

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.