Airline passengers - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Airline passengers of domestically owned airlines, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 37 countries was 1.25 million passengers. The highest value was in South Africa: 9.32 million passengers and the lowest value was in Malawi: 0 million passengers. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: million passengers; Source: The International Civil Aviation Organization
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Countries Airline passengers, 2021 Global rank Available data
South Africa 9.32 1 1970 - 2021
Ethiopia 7.07 2 1970 - 2021
Egypt 5.56 3 1970 - 2021
Morocco 4.74 4 1970 - 2021
Nigeria 4.49 5 1970 - 2021
Kenya 2.46 6 1970 - 2021
Algeria 1.95 7 1970 - 2021
Tunisia 1.68 8 1970 - 2021
Sudan 1.39 9 1970 - 2021
Tanzania 1.15 10 1970 - 2021
Libya 0.97 11 1970 - 2021
Rwanda 0.72 12 1981 - 2021
Togo 0.67 13 1970 - 2021
Ivory Coast 0.57 14 1970 - 2021
Ghana 0.56 15 1970 - 2021
Mozambique 0.41 16 1975 - 2021
DR Congo 0.39 17 1970 - 2021
Senegal 0.36 18 1970 - 2021
Angola 0.31 19 1976 - 2021
Mauritania 0.21 20 1970 - 2021
Cameroon 0.18 21 1970 - 2021
Botswana 0.17 22 1979 - 2021
R. of Congo 0.16 23 1970 - 2021
Mauritius 0.15 24 1970 - 2021
Seychelles 0.14 25 1976 - 2021
Zambia 0.14 26 1970 - 2021
Burkina Faso 0.11 27 1970 - 2021
Madagascar 0.11 28 1970 - 2021
Cape Verde 0.08 29 1976 - 2021
Zimbabwe 0.08 30 1970 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 0.03 31 1971 - 2021
S.T.&Principe 0.03 32 1985 - 2021
Niger 0.02 33 1970 - 2021
Uganda 0.02 34 1970 - 2021
Swaziland 0.01 35 1973 - 2021
Malawi 0 36 1970 - 2021
Namibia 0 37 1991 - 2021



Definition: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.

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1. South Africa
2. Ethiopia
3. Egypt
4. Morocco
5. Nigeria
6. Kenya
7. Algeria
8. Tunisia
9. Sudan
10. Tanzania
11. Libya
12. Rwanda
13. Togo
14. Ivory Coast
15. Ghana
16. Mozambique
17. DR Congo
18. Senegal
19. Angola
20. Mauritania
21. Cameroon
22. Botswana
23. R. of Congo
24. Mauritius
25. Seychelles
26. Zambia
27. Burkina Faso
28. Madagascar
29. Cape Verde
30. Zimbabwe
31. Eq. Guinea
32. S.T.&Principe
33. Niger
34. Uganda
35. Swaziland
36. Malawi
37. Namibia
9.32
7.07
5.56
4.74
4.49
2.46
1.95
1.68
1.39
1.15
0.97
0.72
0.67
0.57
0.56
0.41
0.39
0.36
0.31
0.21
0.18
0.17
0.16
0.15
0.14
0.14
0.11
0.11
0.08
0.08
0.03
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
2.3
4.7
7
9.32


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