Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Türkiye

Air passengers carried in Türkiye in 2023 — 125,940,241 people. Ranked 5 in the world out of 149. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 12,059.9%.

2023 126M people +20.32% vs 2022
World rank 5of 149
Period maximum 126M people2023
Period minimum 1.04M people1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Türkiye, 1970–2023050M100M150M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 1,035,700 people1971: 1,476,000 people1972: 1,774,500 people1973: 2,222,800 people1974: 1,795,100 people1975: 1,777,800 people1976: 2,427,300 people1977: 2,751,700 people1978: 2,221,500 people1979: 2,458,400 people1980: 1,253,700 people1981: 2,071,300 people1982: 2,094,600 people1983: 2,233,600 people1984: 2,575,400 people1985: 2,508,000 people1986: 2,721,900 people1987: 3,260,900 people1988: 3,497,300 people1989: 3,792,300 people1990: 4,337,100 people1991: 3,160,000 people1992: 4,958,600 people1993: 6,076,800 people1994: 6,871,600 people1995: 7,749,000 people1996: 8,463,900 people1997: 9,379,900 people1998: 9,949,300 people1999: 10,097,300 people2000: 12,187,891 people2001: 10,603,908 people2002: 10,686,877 people2003: 10,745,444 people2004: 14,275,835 people2005: 16,943,828 people2006: 19,361,415 people2007: 22,895,275 people2008: 25,505,092 people2009: 31,339,441 people2010: 45,665,249 people2011: 53,500,303 people2012: 63,350,312 people2013: 74,413,805 people2014: 84,574,844 people2015: 96,604,665 people2016: 100,366,461 people2017: 107,917,326 people2018: 115,595,496 people2019: 111,131,475 people2020: 44,722,690 people2021: 69,065,868 people2022: 104,672,089 people2023: 125,940,241 people
Change over the period: +125M (+12,059.92%) Average annual rate: 9.48 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Türkiye 126M people
World 4.27B people
Europe & Central Asia 1.1B people
Western Asia computed 350M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.26B people
Air passengers carried — Türkiye, by year Türkiye All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 126M +21.27M +20.32%
2022 105M +35.61M +51.55%
2021 69.07M +24.34M +54.43%
2020 44.72M −66.41M −59.76%
2019 111M −4.46M −3.86%
2018 116M +7.68M +7.11%
2017 108M +7.55M +7.52%
2016 100M +3.76M +3.89%
2015 96.6M +12.03M +14.22%
2014 84.57M +10.16M +13.65%
2013 74.41M +11.06M +17.46%
2012 63.35M +9.85M +18.41%
2011 53.5M +7.84M +17.16%
2010 45.67M +14.33M +45.71%
2009 31.34M +5.83M +22.88%
2008 25.51M +2.61M +11.4%
2007 22.9M +3.53M +18.25%
2006 19.36M +2.42M +14.27%
2005 16.94M +2.67M +18.69%
2004 14.28M +3.53M +32.85%
2003 10.75M +58,567 +0.55%
2002 10.69M +82,969 +0.78%
2001 10.6M −1.58M −13%
2000 12.19M +2.09M +20.7%
1999 10.1M +148,000 +1.49%
1998 9.95M +569,400 +6.07%
1997 9.38M +916,000 +10.82%
1996 8.46M +714,900 +9.23%
1995 7.75M +877,400 +12.77%
1994 6.87M +794,800 +13.08%
1993 6.08M +1.12M +22.55%
1992 4.96M +1.8M +56.92%
1991 3.16M −1.18M −27.14%
1990 4.34M +544,800 +14.37%
1989 3.79M +295,000 +8.44%
1988 3.5M +236,400 +7.25%
1987 3.26M +539,000 +19.8%
1986 2.72M +213,900 +8.53%
1985 2.51M −67,400 −2.62%
1984 2.58M +341,800 +15.3%
1983 2.23M +139,000 +6.64%
1982 2.09M +23,300 +1.12%
1981 2.07M +817,600 +65.21%
1980 1.25M −1.2M −49%
1979 2.46M +236,900 +10.66%
1978 2.22M −530,200 −19.27%
1977 2.75M +324,400 +13.36%
1976 2.43M +649,500 +36.53%
1975 1.78M −17,300 −0.96%
1974 1.8M −427,700 −19.24%
1973 2.22M +448,300 +25.26%
1972 1.77M +298,500 +20.22%
1971 1.48M +440,300 +42.51%
1970 1.04M

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.