Air transport, passengers carried in Kiribati

Kiribati: Air transport, passengers carried was 58,879 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
58,879
Change on year
down 12.4%
World rank
152nd
of 183 countries
All-time high
67,218
in 2022
All-time low
24,000
in 1988
Years of data
25
1981–2023

Air transport, passengers carried in Kiribati, 1981–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k1981200220231981: 59.0k1982: 60.0k1983: 60.0k1984: 65.5k1985: 26.4k1986: 32.0k1987: 24.9k1988: 24.0k1989: 24.9k1990: 24.9k1991: 24.9k1992: 25.4k1993: 25.6k1994: 25.6k1995: 26.9k1996: 28.4k1997: 28.4k1998: 28.3k2017: 66.6k2018: 66.6k2019: 65.8k2020: 56.3k2021: 46.4k2022: 67.2k2023: 58.9k

Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Analysis

In 2023, air transport, passengers carried in Kiribati stood at 58,879.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Kiribati peaked at 67,218 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24,000, in 1988.

Kiribati ranks 152nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Air transport, passengers carried in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, passengers carried in Kiribati, 1981 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1981 59,000
1982 60,000 +1.7%
1983 60,000 +0.0%
1984 65,500 +9.2%
1985 26,400 -59.7%
1986 32,000 +21.2%
1987 24,900 -22.2%
1988 24,000 -3.6%
1989 24,900 +3.8%
1990 24,900 +0.0%
1991 24,900 +0.0%
1992 25,400 +2.0%
1993 25,600 +0.8%
1994 25,600 +0.0%
1995 26,900 +5.1%
1996 28,400 +5.6%
1997 28,400 +0.0%
1998 28,300 -0.4%
2017 66,567 +135.2%
2018 66,567 +0.0%
2019 65,847 -1.1%
2020 56,299 -14.5%
2021 46,390 -17.6%
2022 67,218 +44.9%
2023 58,879 -12.4%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 58,879 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 9% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 58,879 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.05 million, 3% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Kiribati 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.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +135.2% 28,300 66,567
1985 -59.7% 65,500 26,400
2022 +44.9% 46,390 67,218

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 41,856 24,000 65,500 9
1990s 26,489 24,900 28,400 9
2010s 66,327 65,847 66,567 3
2020s 57,197 46,390 67,218 4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 149 Cape Verde 71,784 compare
  2. 150 Nicaragua 61,031 compare
  3. 151 Namibia 60,304 compare
  4. 153 Guinea 58,500 compare
  5. 154 Sierra Leone 50,193 compare
  6. 155 Central African Republic 46,364 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, passengers carried in Kiribati?
Air transport, passengers carried in Kiribati was 58,879 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 Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 67,218 in 2022.
What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 24,000 in 1988.
How does Kiribati rank for air transport, passengers carried?
Kiribati ranks 152nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kiribati 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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Indicator
Air transport, passengers carried
Source
Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 10,242 data points, 1970–2023
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