Air transport, passengers carried in Bahamas
Bahamas: Air transport, passengers carried was 1.47 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried in Bahamas, 1975–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried in Bahamas is 1.47 million, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 154.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Bahamas peaked at 1.86 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 232,000, in 1975.
Bahamas ranks 91st of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 232,000 | — |
| 1976 | 245,000 | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 252,000 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 268,000 | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 314,000 | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 345,000 | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 740,000 | +114.5% |
| 1982 | 724,000 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 699,000 | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 705,900 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 860,500 | +21.9% |
| 1986 | 958,200 | +11.4% |
| 1987 | 995,000 | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 1.07 million | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 1.15 million | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 1.09 million | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 1.09 million | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 835,000 | -23.4% |
| 1993 | 862,000 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 862,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 936,900 | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 977,500 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 703,700 | -28.0% |
| 1998 | 701,000 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.72 million | +145.3% |
| 2000 | 1.86 million | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 1.63 million | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 1.54 million | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.60 million | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 900,000 | -43.8% |
| 2005 | 1.02 million | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 1.03 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.09 million | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.09 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 979,042 | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 967,914 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.06 million | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 million | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 576,996 | -45.0% |
| 2014 | 991,463 | +71.8% |
| 2015 | 900,028 | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 937,476 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 921,470 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.83 million | +98.6% |
| 2019 | 1.86 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.27 million | -31.4% |
| 2021 | 1.07 million | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 1.30 million | +22.4% |
| 2023 | 1.47 million | +12.4% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 1.47 million is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.14 million, 16% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 1.47 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.23 million, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Bahamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +145.3% | 701,000 | 1.72 million |
| 1981 | +114.5% | 345,000 | 740,000 |
| 2018 | +98.6% | 921,470 | 1.83 million |
| 2014 | +71.8% | 576,996 | 991,463 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 262,200 | 232,000 | 314,000 | 5 |
| 1980s | 824,360 | 345,000 | 1.15 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 977,750 | 701,000 | 1.72 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 million | 900,000 | 1.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 million | 576,996 | 1.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 million | 1.07 million | 1.47 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More infrastructure data for Bahamas
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 387,960 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 96.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 93,084 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.232 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 93,084 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9668 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Bahamas?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Bahamas was 1.47 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 232,000 in 1975.
- How does Bahamas rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Bahamas ranks 91st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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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About this data
Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.