Air transport, passengers carried in Bhutan
Bhutan: Air transport, passengers carried was 189,878 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Bhutan, 1988–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried in Bhutan is 189,878, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Bhutan peaked at 302,160 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8,000, in 1988.
That places Bhutan 132nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 8,000 | — |
| 1989 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8,700 | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 8,700 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8,700 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 29,700 | +241.4% |
| 1996 | 35,000 | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 36,100 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 36,100 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30,700 | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 34,425 | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 35,114 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 40,859 | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 36,365 | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 45,456 | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 49,092 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 51,056 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 53,609 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 52,805 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 49,056 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 181,537 | +270.1% |
| 2011 | 226,153 | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 193,405 | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 207,996 | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 302,160 | +45.3% |
| 2015 | 162,864 | -46.1% |
| 2016 | 224,101 | +37.6% |
| 2017 | 254,643 | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 275,849 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 276,092 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 48,825 | -82.3% |
| 2021 | 22,380 | -54.2% |
| 2022 | 130,457 | +482.9% |
| 2023 | 189,878 | +45.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 189,878 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 27% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 189,878 is below the median for South Asia, which is 4.08 million, 5% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Bhutan 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 | +482.9% | 22,380 | 130,457 |
| 2010 | +270.1% | 49,056 | 181,537 |
| 1995 | +241.4% | 8,700 | 29,700 |
| 2020 | -82.3% | 276,092 | 48,825 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 2 |
| 1990s | 20,970 | 8,000 | 36,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,784 | 34,425 | 53,609 | 10 |
| 2010s | 230,480 | 162,864 | 302,160 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97,885 | 22,380 | 189,878 | 4 |
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More infrastructure data for Bhutan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 789,606 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9976 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 Bhutan?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Bhutan was 189,878 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 302,160 in 2014.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,000 in 1988.
- How does Bhutan rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Bhutan ranks 132nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.