United Arab Emirates: Airline passengers
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| United Arab Emirates |
Airline passengers of domestically owned airlines |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 28.42 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | million passengers |
| Data availability | 1974 - 2021 |
| Average | 21.43 |
| Min - Max | 0.13 - 95.76 |
| Source | The International Civil Aviation Organization |
The latest value from 2021 is 28.42 million passengers, an increase from 26.12 million passengers in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 15.00 million passengers, based on data from 152 countries. Historically, the average for the United Arab Emirates from 1974 to 2021 is 21.43 million passengers. The minimum value, 0.13 million passengers, was reached in 1974 while the maximum of 95.76 million passengers was recorded in 2018.
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Definition: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.
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