South Africa: Airline passengers
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| South Africa |
Airline passengers of domestically owned airlines |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 15.45 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Measure | million passengers |
| Data availability | 1970 - 2023 |
| Average | 8.82 |
| Min - Max | 1.52 - 26.21 |
| Source | The International Civil Aviation Organization |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2023 is 15.45 million passengers, an increase from 12.13 million passengers in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 29.24 million passengers, based on data from 146 countries. Historically, the average for South Africa from 1970 to 2023 is 8.82 million passengers. The minimum value, 1.52 million passengers, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 26.21 million passengers was recorded in 2019.
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| Recent values | South Africa: Airline passengers |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 15.45 |
| 2022 | 12.13 |
| 2021 | 9.32 |
| 2020 | 8.30 |
| 2019 | 26.21 |
| 2018 | 24.66 |
| 2017 | 20.82 |
| 2016 | 19.74 |
| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 78.36 | 2024 | percent |
| Internet subscribers | 3,423 | 2024 | thousand subscribers |
| Internet subscribers, per 100 people | 5.35 | 2024 | percent |
| Mobile phone subscribers | 114.79 | 2024 | million subscribers |
| Mobile phone subscribers, per 100 people | 179.34 | 2024 | subscribers per 100 people |
| Mobile network coverage | 99.90 | 2016 | percent |
| Internet bandwidth | 149.54 | 2016 | kilobits per second |
| Airline passengers | 15.45 | 2023 | million passengers |
| Railroad lines, km | 20,953 | 2021 | km |
| Railway transport of goods | 113,342 | 2008 | metric tons times kilometers |
| Railway passengers | 3,502 | 2020 | million passengers times km's |
| Port traffic | 4.30 | 2024 | million containers |
| Passenger car sales | 422,463 | 2025 | passenger cars |
| Commercial vehicle sales | 174,875 | 2025 | commercial vehicles |
| Roads quality | 4.50 | 2019 | points |
| Railroad infrastructure quality | 3.00 | 2019 | points |
| Port infrastructure quality | 4.50 | 2019 | points |
| Air transport infrastructure quality | 5.50 | 2019 | points |