Airline passengers - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Airline passengers of domestically owned airlines, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 17 countries was 6.65 million passengers. The highest value was in Saudi Arabia: 29.4 million passengers and the lowest value was in Yemen: 0.05 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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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Airline passengers, 2021 Global rank Available data
Saudi Arabia 29.4 1 1970 - 2021
UA Emirates 28.42 2 1974 - 2021
Qatar 14.83 3 1974 - 2021
Iran 13.7 4 1970 - 2021
Egypt 5.56 5 1970 - 2021
Morocco 4.74 6 1970 - 2021
Kuwait 2.18 7 1970 - 2021
Oman 2.08 8 1974 - 2021
Algeria 1.95 9 1970 - 2021
Bahrain 1.84 10 1970 - 2021
Jordan 1.7 11 1970 - 2021
Tunisia 1.68 12 1970 - 2021
Iraq 1.62 13 1970 - 2021
Lebanon 1.6 14 1970 - 2021
Libya 0.97 15 1970 - 2021
Syria 0.67 16 1970 - 2021
Yemen 0.05 17 1970 - 2021



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

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1. Saudi Arabia
2. UA Emirates
3. Qatar
4. Iran
5. Egypt
6. Morocco
7. Kuwait
8. Oman
9. Algeria
10. Bahrain
11. Jordan
12. Tunisia
13. Iraq
14. Lebanon
15. Libya
16. Syria
17. Yemen
29.40
28.42
14.83
13.70
5.56
4.74
2.18
2.08
1.95
1.84
1.70
1.68
1.62
1.60
0.97
0.67
0.05
0
7.4
14.7
22.1
29.4


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