Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Western Asia

Air passengers carried in Western Asia in 2023 — 350,354,312 people. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 9,189.8%.

2023 350M people +31.18% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 350M people2023
Period minimum 3.77M people1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Western Asia, 1970–20230100M200M300M400M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 3,771,400 people1971: 5,022,400 people1972: 5,927,900 people1973: 6,827,600 people1974: 7,367,900 people1975: 8,228,000 people1976: 11,722,300 people1977: 14,032,500 people1978: 15,728,400 people1979: 18,144,500 people1980: 19,019,000 people1981: 20,391,700 people1982: 21,458,800 people1983: 22,469,200 people1984: 23,461,800 people1985: 23,291,900 people1986: 22,657,500 people1987: 23,791,400 people1988: 24,837,600 people1989: 25,780,200 people1990: 26,034,700 people1991: 23,588,800 people1992: 30,981,200 people1993: 33,930,900 people1994: 36,935,800 people1995: 37,355,500 people1996: 40,299,800 people1997: 42,063,200 people1998: 43,076,100 people1999: 45,775,700 people2000: 50,413,896 people2001: 49,298,870 people2002: 53,759,794 people2003: 57,130,756 people2004: 69,700,280 people2005: 54,739,968 people2006: 59,752,728 people2007: 66,380,443 people2008: 68,650,645 people2009: 115,355,542 people2010: 153,823,933 people2011: 172,018,798 people2012: 198,147,860 people2013: 219,237,429 people2014: 244,422,825 people2015: 271,726,283 people2016: 292,814,409 people2017: 309,014,495 people2018: 325,267,679 people2019: 332,175,630 people2020: 113,257,475 people2021: 157,372,870 people2022: 267,088,075 people2023: 350,354,312 people
Change over the period: +347M (+9,189.77%) Average annual rate: 8.93 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Western Asia 350M people
World 4.27B people
Air passengers carried — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 350M +83.27M +31.18%
2022 267M +110M +69.72%
2021 157M +44.12M +38.95%
2020 113M −219M −65.9%
2019 332M +6.91M +2.12%
2018 325M +16.25M +5.26%
2017 309M +16.2M +5.53%
2016 293M +21.09M +7.76%
2015 272M +27.3M +11.17%
2014 244M +25.19M +11.49%
2013 219M +21.09M +10.64%
2012 198M +26.13M +15.19%
2011 172M +18.19M +11.83%
2010 154M +38.47M +33.35%
2009 115M +46.7M +68.03%
2008 68.65M +2.27M +3.42%
2007 66.38M +6.63M +11.09%
2006 59.75M +5.01M +9.16%
2005 54.74M −14.96M −21.46%
2004 69.7M +12.57M +22%
2003 57.13M +3.37M +6.27%
2002 53.76M +4.46M +9.05%
2001 49.3M −1.12M −2.21%
2000 50.41M +4.64M +10.13%
1999 45.78M +2.7M +6.27%
1998 43.08M +1.01M +2.41%
1997 42.06M +1.76M +4.38%
1996 40.3M +2.94M +7.88%
1995 37.36M +419,700 +1.14%
1994 36.94M +3M +8.86%
1993 33.93M +2.95M +9.52%
1992 30.98M +7.39M +31.34%
1991 23.59M −2.45M −9.39%
1990 26.03M +254,500 +0.99%
1989 25.78M +942,600 +3.8%
1988 24.84M +1.05M +4.4%
1987 23.79M +1.13M +5%
1986 22.66M −634,400 −2.72%
1985 23.29M −169,900 −0.72%
1984 23.46M +992,600 +4.42%
1983 22.47M +1.01M +4.71%
1982 21.46M +1.07M +5.23%
1981 20.39M +1.37M +7.22%
1980 19.02M +874,500 +4.82%
1979 18.14M +2.42M +15.36%
1978 15.73M +1.7M +12.09%
1977 14.03M +2.31M +19.71%
1976 11.72M +3.49M +42.47%
1975 8.23M +860,100 +11.67%
1974 7.37M +540,300 +7.91%
1973 6.83M +899,700 +15.18%
1972 5.93M +905,500 +18.03%
1971 5.02M +1.25M +33.17%
1970 3.77M

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.