Air transport, passengers carried in Argentina
Argentina: Air transport, passengers carried was 21.06 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Argentina, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
Argentina recorded 21.06 million for air transport, passengers carried in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.2% on the previous year and up 76.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Argentina peaked at 21.06 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.22 million, in 1971.
Argentina ranks 33rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.33 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.22 million | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 2.36 million | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 2.31 million | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 2.94 million | +27.3% |
| 1975 | 3.30 million | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 3.29 million | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 3.88 million | +17.9% |
| 1978 | 3.95 million | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 5.02 million | +27.3% |
| 1980 | 5.59 million | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 4.89 million | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 4.60 million | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 4.40 million | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 5.16 million | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 4.71 million | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 5.03 million | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 5.41 million | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 5.07 million | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 4.75 million | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 5.37 million | +13.1% |
| 1991 | 4.55 million | -15.3% |
| 1992 | 5.25 million | +15.5% |
| 1993 | 5.10 million | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 6.26 million | +22.7% |
| 1995 | 6.64 million | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 7.91 million | +19.1% |
| 1997 | 8.60 million | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 8.45 million | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 9.19 million | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 8.92 million | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 5.81 million | -34.8% |
| 2002 | 5.66 million | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 6.04 million | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 6.80 million | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 6.94 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 6.61 million | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 7.04 million | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 6.15 million | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 5.69 million | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 9.03 million | +58.5% |
| 2011 | 8.59 million | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 9.38 million | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 11.95 million | +27.5% |
| 2014 | 12.12 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 14.25 million | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 15.08 million | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 16.75 million | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 18.08 million | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 19.46 million | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 3.68 million | -81.1% |
| 2021 | 6.71 million | +82.2% |
| 2022 | 16.30 million | +143.0% |
| 2023 | 21.06 million | +29.2% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 21.06 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.37 million, 15.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 21.06 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.23 million, 17.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Argentina 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 | +143.0% | 6.71 million | 16.30 million |
| 2020 | -81.1% | 19.46 million | 3.68 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.16 million | 2.22 million | 5.02 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.96 million | 4.40 million | 5.59 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.73 million | 4.55 million | 9.19 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.56 million | 5.66 million | 8.92 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.47 million | 8.59 million | 19.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.94 million | 3.68 million | 21.06 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More infrastructure data for Argentina
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.24 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.42 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.05 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1405 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Argentina?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Argentina was 21.06 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 21.06 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.22 million in 1971.
- How does Argentina rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Argentina ranks 33rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina 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.