Air transport, passengers carried in Kiribati
Kiribati: Air transport, passengers carried was 58,879 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried in Kiribati, 1981–2023
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +135.2% | 28,300 | 66,567 |
| 1985 | -59.7% | 65,500 | 26,400 |
| 2022 | +44.9% | 46,390 | 67,218 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 149 Cape Verde 71,784 compare
- 150 Nicaragua 61,031 compare
- 151 Namibia 60,304 compare
- 153 Guinea 58,500 compare
- 154 Sierra Leone 50,193 compare
- 155 Central African Republic 46,364 compare
More infrastructure data for Kiribati
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 72,000 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0104 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -17.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 14 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5352 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 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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Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.