Sri Lanka: Airline passengers

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 Sri Lanka

Airline passengers of domestically owned airlines

 Latest value 3.87
 Year 2023
 Measure million passengers
 Data availability 1970 - 2023
 Average 1.84
 Min - Max 0.10 - 5.88
 Source The International Civil Aviation Organization
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The latest value from 2023 is 3.87 million passengers, an increase from 3.25 million passengers in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 29.24 million passengers, based on data from 146 countries. Historically, the average for Sri Lanka from 1970 to 2023 is 1.84 million passengers. The minimum value, 0.1 million passengers, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 5.88 million passengers was recorded in 2018. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Sri Lanka: Airline passengers
 2023 3.87
 2022 3.25
 2021 0.87
 2020 1.24
 2019 5.58
 2018 5.88
 2017 5.40
 2016 5.28





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