Air transport, passengers carried in Macao
Macao: Air transport, passengers carried was 2.05 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried in Macao, 2000–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried in Macao stood at 2.05 million.
The figure is up 448.8% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Macao peaked at 3.66 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 374,108, in 2022.
Macao ranks 82nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.53 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.71 million | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 1.73 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.21 million | -29.9% |
| 2004 | 1.80 million | +48.6% |
| 2005 | 2.04 million | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 2.29 million | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 2.39 million | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.87 million | -22.0% |
| 2009 | 1.43 million | -23.5% |
| 2010 | 1.33 million | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.33 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.56 million | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 1.77 million | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 2.08 million | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 2.28 million | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 2.79 million | +22.5% |
| 2017 | 2.78 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 3.16 million | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 3.66 million | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 544,411 | -85.1% |
| 2021 | 698,047 | +28.2% |
| 2022 | 374,108 | -46.4% |
| 2023 | 2.05 million | +448.8% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 2.05 million is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.14 million, 22% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 2.05 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.05 million, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Macao 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +448.8% | 374,108 | 2.05 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.80 million | 1.21 million | 2.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 million | 1.33 million | 3.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 917,436 | 374,108 | 2.05 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More infrastructure data for Macao
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.45 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 201.14 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81,260 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.28 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1183 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 81,260 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 2.11 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Macao?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Macao was 2.05 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 3.66 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 374,108 in 2022.
- How does Macao rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Macao ranks 82nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao 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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About this data
Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.