Air transport, passengers carried in Cuba
Cuba: Air transport, passengers carried was 136,998 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Air transport, passengers carried in Cuba, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried in Cuba stood at 136,998.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 90.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Cuba peaked at 1.58 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22,359, in 2021.
That places Cuba 138th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Air transport, passengers carried in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 873,500 | — |
| 1971 | 979,200 | +12.1% |
| 1972 | 988,300 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 805,500 | -18.5% |
| 1974 | 689,200 | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 711,100 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 716,600 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 634,800 | -11.4% |
| 1978 | 725,500 | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 819,400 | +12.9% |
| 1980 | 675,600 | -17.5% |
| 1981 | 650,700 | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 135,000 | -79.3% |
| 1983 | 839,400 | +521.8% |
| 1984 | 839,100 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 894,400 | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 913,200 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 889,000 | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 963,900 | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 989,800 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 1.14 million | +14.9% |
| 1991 | 830,600 | -27.0% |
| 1992 | 733,000 | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 624,100 | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 730,900 | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 823,700 | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 928,700 | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 1.12 million | +20.3% |
| 1998 | 1.14 million | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.26 million | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 1.01 million | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 882,309 | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 588,700 | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 610,957 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 743,256 | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 812,781 | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 811,559 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 857,213 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 861,352 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 780,484 | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 1.58 million | +102.2% |
| 2011 | 1.48 million | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.31 million | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 1.40 million | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 1.29 million | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 1.33 million | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 942,785 | -29.3% |
| 2018 | 563,540 | -40.2% |
| 2019 | 457,130 | -18.9% |
| 2020 | 99,838 | -78.2% |
| 2021 | 22,359 | -77.6% |
| 2022 | 139,585 | +524.3% |
| 2023 | 136,998 | -1.9% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 136,998 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.37 million, 10% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 136,998 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.23 million, 11% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Cuba 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 | +524.3% | 22,359 | 139,585 |
| 1983 | +521.8% | 135,000 | 839,400 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 794,310 | 634,800 | 988,300 | 10 |
| 1980s | 779,010 | 135,000 | 989,800 | 10 |
| 1990s | 932,290 | 624,100 | 1.26 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 795,580 | 588,700 | 1.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 million | 457,130 | 1.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 99,695 | 22,359 | 139,585 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More infrastructure data for Cuba
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 72.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.59 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.49 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1449 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1152 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.59 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7293 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Cuba?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Cuba was 136,998 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,359 in 2021.
- How does Cuba rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Cuba ranks 138th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cuba 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.