Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Southern Asia

Air passengers carried in Southern Asia in 2023 — 223,055,853 people. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 4,260.1%.

2023 223M people +22.97% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 223M people2023
Period minimum 4.83M people1971

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Southern Asia, 1970–20230100M200M300M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 5,115,800 people1971: 4,832,300 people1972: 5,258,700 people1973: 6,283,500 people1974: 6,345,100 people1975: 8,174,600 people1976: 9,921,500 people1977: 11,487,100 people1978: 13,124,000 people1979: 12,752,600 people1980: 12,962,200 people1981: 13,735,000 people1982: 15,657,700 people1983: 17,664,000 people1984: 19,934,400 people1985: 20,506,600 people1986: 22,732,400 people1987: 24,032,900 people1988: 25,143,700 people1989: 25,289,100 people1990: 24,548,700 people1991: 24,229,700 people1992: 24,679,600 people1993: 23,365,600 people1994: 26,236,500 people1995: 29,466,300 people1996: 30,054,400 people1997: 35,342,600 people1998: 34,590,100 people1999: 33,784,200 people2000: 35,544,675 people2001: 43,260,695 people2002: 35,393,764 people2003: 44,276,597 people2004: 45,538,443 people2005: 51,015,503 people2006: 65,111,211 people2007: 76,376,298 people2008: 72,352,861 people2009: 77,248,382 people2010: 97,649,045 people2011: 110,145,796 people2012: 107,332,924 people2013: 110,474,215 people2014: 119,076,367 people2015: 134,095,134 people2016: 159,577,245 people2017: 189,767,138 people2018: 212,623,831 people2019: 212,627,928 people2020: 92,420,537 people2021: 110,357,773 people2022: 181,396,221 people2023: 223,055,853 people
Change over the period: +218M (+4,260.14%) Average annual rate: 7.38 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Southern Asia 223M people
World 4.27B people
Air passengers carried — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 223M +41.66M +22.97%
2022 181M +71.04M +64.37%
2021 110M +17.94M +19.41%
2020 92.42M −120M −56.53%
2019 213M +4,097 +0%
2018 213M +22.86M +12.04%
2017 190M +30.19M +18.92%
2016 160M +25.48M +19%
2015 134M +15.02M +12.61%
2014 119M +8.6M +7.79%
2013 110M +3.14M +2.93%
2012 107M −2.81M −2.55%
2011 110M +12.5M +12.8%
2010 97.65M +20.4M +26.41%
2009 77.25M +4.9M +6.77%
2008 72.35M −4.02M −5.27%
2007 76.38M +11.27M +17.3%
2006 65.11M +14.1M +27.63%
2005 51.02M +5.48M +12.03%
2004 45.54M +1.26M +2.85%
2003 44.28M +8.88M +25.1%
2002 35.39M −7.87M −18.18%
2001 43.26M +7.72M +21.71%
2000 35.54M +1.76M +5.21%
1999 33.78M −805,900 −2.33%
1998 34.59M −752,500 −2.13%
1997 35.34M +5.29M +17.6%
1996 30.05M +588,100 +2%
1995 29.47M +3.23M +12.31%
1994 26.24M +2.87M +12.29%
1993 23.37M −1.31M −5.32%
1992 24.68M +449,900 +1.86%
1991 24.23M −319,000 −1.3%
1990 24.55M −740,400 −2.93%
1989 25.29M +145,400 +0.58%
1988 25.14M +1.11M +4.62%
1987 24.03M +1.3M +5.72%
1986 22.73M +2.23M +10.85%
1985 20.51M +572,200 +2.87%
1984 19.93M +2.27M +12.85%
1983 17.66M +2.01M +12.81%
1982 15.66M +1.92M +14%
1981 13.74M +772,800 +5.96%
1980 12.96M +209,600 +1.64%
1979 12.75M −371,400 −2.83%
1978 13.12M +1.64M +14.25%
1977 11.49M +1.57M +15.78%
1976 9.92M +1.75M +21.37%
1975 8.17M +1.83M +28.83%
1974 6.35M +61,600 +0.98%
1973 6.28M +1.02M +19.49%
1972 5.26M +426,400 +8.82%
1971 4.83M −283,500 −5.54%
1970 5.12M

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.