Air transport, passengers carried in Egypt
Egypt: Air transport, passengers carried was 16.67 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Egypt, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
Egypt recorded 16.67 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 37.2% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Egypt peaked at 16.67 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 515,400, in 1971.
That places Egypt 40th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 542,500 | — |
| 1971 | 515,400 | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 623,100 | +20.9% |
| 1973 | 656,300 | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 837,000 | +27.5% |
| 1975 | 916,900 | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 1.11 million | +21.4% |
| 1977 | 1.28 million | +15.3% |
| 1978 | 1.43 million | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 1.69 million | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 2.03 million | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 2.23 million | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 2.43 million | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 2.62 million | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 2.79 million | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 2.79 million | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.35 million | -15.7% |
| 1987 | 2.89 million | +23.0% |
| 1988 | 3.19 million | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 3.42 million | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 3.24 million | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 2.60 million | -19.9% |
| 1992 | 3.61 million | +39.0% |
| 1993 | 2.88 million | -20.2% |
| 1994 | 3.54 million | +22.8% |
| 1995 | 3.90 million | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 4.28 million | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 4.42 million | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 3.89 million | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 4.62 million | +18.6% |
| 2000 | 4.52 million | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 4.39 million | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 4.53 million | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 4.18 million | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 4.62 million | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 4.89 million | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 4.99 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 5.83 million | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 6.69 million | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 6.22 million | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 9.52 million | +53.1% |
| 2011 | 7.71 million | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 9.08 million | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 10.59 million | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 10.28 million | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 11.11 million | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 11.85 million | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 11.75 million | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.39 million | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 13.21 million | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 4.64 million | -64.9% |
| 2021 | 5.56 million | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 12.15 million | +118.4% |
| 2023 | 16.67 million | +37.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 16.67 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 24.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 16.67 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.44 million, 2.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Egypt 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 | +118.4% | 5.56 million | 12.15 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 960,240 | 515,400 | 1.69 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.67 million | 2.03 million | 3.42 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.70 million | 2.60 million | 4.62 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.08 million | 4.18 million | 6.69 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.75 million | 7.71 million | 13.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.76 million | 4.64 million | 16.67 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More infrastructure data for Egypt
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 97.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.25 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.37 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1137 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 13.25 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9713 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Egypt?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Egypt was 16.67 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 16.67 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 515,400 in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Egypt ranks 40th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.