Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Thailand

Air passengers carried in Thailand in 2023 — 51,920,692 people. Ranked 21 in the world out of 149. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 6,694.1%.

2023 51.92M people +50.98% vs 2022
World rank 21of 149
Period maximum 76.34M people2019
Period minimum 713,100 people1971

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Thailand, 1970–2023020M40M60M80M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 764,200 people1971: 713,100 people1972: 785,600 people1973: 1,021,000 people1974: 1,261,000 people1975: 1,616,500 people1976: 1,633,800 people1977: 1,331,500 people1978: 1,773,800 people1979: 2,088,900 people1980: 2,459,000 people1981: 2,834,600 people1982: 3,154,900 people1983: 3,357,000 people1984: 3,671,300 people1985: 4,065,900 people1986: 4,370,000 people1987: 5,179,600 people1988: 6,235,900 people1989: 7,364,500 people1990: 8,201,400 people1991: 7,708,600 people1992: 8,546,800 people1993: 10,196,900 people1994: 11,404,700 people1995: 12,771,400 people1996: 14,078,300 people1997: 14,235,800 people1998: 15,015,400 people1999: 15,950,500 people2000: 17,392,091 people2001: 17,662,418 people2002: 18,111,892 people2003: 16,622,502 people2004: 20,342,582 people2005: 18,902,629 people2006: 20,102,408 people2007: 21,191,723 people2008: 19,993,134 people2009: 19,618,735 people2010: 28,780,723 people2011: 31,940,492 people2012: 36,392,469 people2013: 43,029,151 people2014: 46,546,612 people2015: 56,447,637 people2016: 62,341,676 people2017: 70,704,889 people2018: 76,053,043 people2019: 76,344,410 people2020: 28,179,303 people2021: 12,734,583 people2022: 34,390,036 people2023: 51,920,692 people
Change over the period: +51.16M (+6,694.12%) Average annual rate: 8.29 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Thailand 51.92M people
World 4.27B people
East Asia & Pacific 1.28B people
South-Eastern Asia computed 346M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.26B people
Air passengers carried — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 51.92M +17.53M +50.98%
2022 34.39M +21.66M +170.05%
2021 12.73M −15.44M −54.81%
2020 28.18M −48.17M −63.09%
2019 76.34M +291,367 +0.38%
2018 76.05M +5.35M +7.56%
2017 70.7M +8.36M +13.42%
2016 62.34M +5.89M +10.44%
2015 56.45M +9.9M +21.27%
2014 46.55M +3.52M +8.17%
2013 43.03M +6.64M +18.24%
2012 36.39M +4.45M +13.94%
2011 31.94M +3.16M +10.98%
2010 28.78M +9.16M +46.7%
2009 19.62M −374,399 −1.87%
2008 19.99M −1.2M −5.66%
2007 21.19M +1.09M +5.42%
2006 20.1M +1.2M +6.35%
2005 18.9M −1.44M −7.08%
2004 20.34M +3.72M +22.38%
2003 16.62M −1.49M −8.22%
2002 18.11M +449,474 +2.54%
2001 17.66M +270,327 +1.55%
2000 17.39M +1.44M +9.04%
1999 15.95M +935,100 +6.23%
1998 15.02M +779,600 +5.48%
1997 14.24M +157,500 +1.12%
1996 14.08M +1.31M +10.23%
1995 12.77M +1.37M +11.98%
1994 11.4M +1.21M +11.84%
1993 10.2M +1.65M +19.31%
1992 8.55M +838,200 +10.87%
1991 7.71M −492,800 −6.01%
1990 8.2M +836,900 +11.36%
1989 7.36M +1.13M +18.1%
1988 6.24M +1.06M +20.39%
1987 5.18M +809,600 +18.53%
1986 4.37M +304,100 +7.48%
1985 4.07M +394,600 +10.75%
1984 3.67M +314,300 +9.36%
1983 3.36M +202,100 +6.41%
1982 3.15M +320,300 +11.3%
1981 2.83M +375,600 +15.27%
1980 2.46M +370,100 +17.72%
1979 2.09M +315,100 +17.76%
1978 1.77M +442,300 +33.22%
1977 1.33M −302,300 −18.5%
1976 1.63M +17,300 +1.07%
1975 1.62M +355,500 +28.19%
1974 1.26M +240,000 +23.51%
1973 1.02M +235,400 +29.96%
1972 785,600 +72,500 +10.17%
1971 713,100 −51,100 −6.69%
1970 764,200

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.