Air transport, passengers carried in Madagascar
Madagascar: Air transport, passengers carried was 313,313 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried in Madagascar, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried in Madagascar stood at 313,313.
The figure is up 25.1% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Madagascar peaked at 657,953 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 109,461, in 2021.
Madagascar ranks 129th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 168,000 | — |
| 1971 | 197,700 | +17.7% |
| 1972 | 201,100 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 217,800 | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 230,700 | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 203,100 | -12.0% |
| 1976 | 262,000 | +29.0% |
| 1977 | 292,200 | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 335,800 | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 407,500 | +21.4% |
| 1980 | 447,700 | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 444,900 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 410,200 | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 347,300 | -15.3% |
| 1984 | 360,000 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 350,800 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 355,900 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 410,600 | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 387,000 | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 342,400 | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 424,200 | +23.9% |
| 1991 | 314,300 | -25.9% |
| 1992 | 343,900 | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 418,500 | +21.7% |
| 1994 | 450,700 | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 497,200 | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 542,100 | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 574,900 | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 600,500 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 639,800 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 629,409 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 657,953 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 266,033 | -59.6% |
| 2003 | 451,729 | +69.8% |
| 2004 | 513,508 | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 574,904 | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 572,991 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 616,433 | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 558,981 | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 499,526 | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 524,296 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 544,101 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 588,169 | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 539,208 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 520,421 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 458,572 | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 441,861 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 486,425 | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 541,290 | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 544,458 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 186,314 | -65.8% |
| 2021 | 109,461 | -41.2% |
| 2022 | 250,506 | +128.9% |
| 2023 | 313,313 | +25.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 313,313 is above the median for low income countries, which is 48,278, 6.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 313,313 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Madagascar 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 | +128.9% | 109,461 | 250,506 |
| 2020 | -65.8% | 544,458 | 186,314 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 251,590 | 168,000 | 407,500 | 10 |
| 1980s | 385,680 | 342,400 | 447,700 | 10 |
| 1990s | 480,610 | 314,300 | 639,800 | 10 |
| 2000s | 534,147 | 266,033 | 657,953 | 10 |
| 2010s | 518,880 | 441,861 | 588,169 | 10 |
| 2020s | 214,898 | 109,461 | 313,313 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More infrastructure data for Madagascar
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.54 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 75.46 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,413 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0109 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -91.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,413 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7546 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Madagascar?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Madagascar was 313,313 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 657,953 in 2001.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,461 in 2021.
- How does Madagascar rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Madagascar ranks 129th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.