Air transport, passengers carried in Algeria
Algeria: Air transport, passengers carried was 7.16 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried in Algeria, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
Algeria recorded 7.16 million for air transport, passengers carried in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.9% on the previous year and up 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Algeria peaked at 7.16 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 563,200, in 1970.
That places Algeria 54th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 563,200 | — |
| 1971 | 714,800 | +26.9% |
| 1972 | 843,900 | +18.1% |
| 1973 | 1.05 million | +24.8% |
| 1974 | 1.25 million | +18.8% |
| 1975 | 1.62 million | +29.2% |
| 1976 | 1.68 million | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 2.00 million | +18.8% |
| 1978 | 2.23 million | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 2.66 million | +19.5% |
| 1980 | 2.95 million | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 3.00 million | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 3.15 million | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 3.41 million | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 3.78 million | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 3.97 million | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 3.69 million | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 3.57 million | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 3.65 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 3.86 million | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 3.75 million | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 3.38 million | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 3.55 million | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 3.25 million | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 3.24 million | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 3.48 million | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 3.49 million | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 3.52 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.38 million | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 2.94 million | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 3.00 million | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 3.42 million | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 3.00 million | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 3.29 million | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 3.24 million | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 3.04 million | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 2.90 million | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 2.81 million | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 2.88 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 4.37 million | +51.5% |
| 2010 | 3.37 million | -22.8% |
| 2011 | 3.54 million | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 4.08 million | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 4.49 million | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 5.02 million | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 5.40 million | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 6.09 million | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 6.23 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 6.44 million | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 6.75 million | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 1.46 million | -78.4% |
| 2021 | 1.95 million | +33.6% |
| 2022 | 4.62 million | +137.0% |
| 2023 | 7.16 million | +54.9% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 7.16 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.37 million, 5.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 7.16 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.44 million, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +137.0% | 1.95 million | 4.62 million |
| 2020 | -78.4% | 6.75 million | 1.46 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.46 million | 563,200 | 2.66 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.50 million | 2.95 million | 3.97 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.40 million | 2.94 million | 3.75 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.20 million | 2.81 million | 4.37 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.14 million | 3.37 million | 6.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.80 million | 1.46 million | 7.16 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More infrastructure data for Algeria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 54.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.93 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1481 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 9.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Algeria?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Algeria was 7.16 million in 2023, according to Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.16 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 563,200 in 1970.
- How does Algeria rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Algeria ranks 54th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as part of Air transport, passengers carried. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.