Airline passengers - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Airline passengers of domestically owned airlines, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 32 countries was 0.98 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
Nigeria 4.49 3 1970 - 2021
Kenya 2.46 4 1970 - 2021
Sudan 1.39 5 1970 - 2021
Tanzania 1.15 6 1970 - 2021
Rwanda 0.72 7 1981 - 2021
Togo 0.67 8 1970 - 2021
Ivory Coast 0.57 9 1970 - 2021
Ghana 0.56 10 1970 - 2021
Mozambique 0.41 11 1975 - 2021
DR Congo 0.39 12 1970 - 2021
Senegal 0.36 13 1970 - 2021
Angola 0.31 14 1976 - 2021
Mauritania 0.21 15 1970 - 2021
Cameroon 0.18 16 1970 - 2021
Botswana 0.17 17 1979 - 2021
R. of Congo 0.16 18 1970 - 2021
Mauritius 0.15 19 1970 - 2021
Seychelles 0.14 20 1976 - 2021
Zambia 0.14 21 1970 - 2021
Burkina Faso 0.11 22 1970 - 2021
Madagascar 0.11 23 1970 - 2021
Cape Verde 0.08 24 1976 - 2021
Zimbabwe 0.08 25 1970 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 0.03 26 1971 - 2021
S.T.&Principe 0.03 27 1985 - 2021
Niger 0.02 28 1970 - 2021
Uganda 0.02 29 1970 - 2021
Swaziland 0.01 30 1973 - 2021
Malawi 0 31 1970 - 2021
Namibia 0 32 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. Nigeria
4. Kenya
5. Sudan
6. Tanzania
7. Rwanda
8. Togo
9. Ivory Coast
10. Ghana
11. Mozambique
12. DR Congo
13. Senegal
14. Angola
15. Mauritania
16. Cameroon
17. Botswana
18. R. of Congo
19. Mauritius
20. Seychelles
21. Zambia
22. Burkina Faso
23. Madagascar
24. Cape Verde
25. Zimbabwe
26. Eq. Guinea
27. S.T.&Principe
28. Niger
29. Uganda
30. Swaziland
31. Malawi
32. Namibia
9.32
7.07
4.49
2.46
1.39
1.15
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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