Air transport, passengers carried in Maldives
Maldives: Air transport, passengers carried was 1.41 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Maldives, 1975–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried in Maldives is 1.41 million, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Maldives peaked at 1.52 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7,000, in 1975.
Maldives ranks 92nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 7,000 | — |
| 1976 | 10,000 | +42.9% |
| 1977 | 13,000 | +30.0% |
| 1978 | 20,000 | +53.8% |
| 1979 | 25,000 | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 27,000 | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 33,800 | +25.2% |
| 1982 | 34,000 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 38,000 | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 40,000 | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 60,000 | +50.0% |
| 1986 | 65,000 | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 8,400 | -87.1% |
| 1988 | 8,400 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8,400 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 9,400 | +11.9% |
| 1991 | 9,400 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9,400 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9,400 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 38,500 | +309.6% |
| 1995 | 158,600 | +311.9% |
| 1996 | 206,900 | +30.5% |
| 1997 | 188,900 | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 247,200 | +30.9% |
| 1999 | 261,100 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 315,108 | +20.7% |
| 2001 | 56,216 | -82.2% |
| 2002 | 57,902 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 60,218 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 75,875 | +26.0% |
| 2005 | 81,945 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 93,417 | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 92,483 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 91,096 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 85,448 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million | +1099.2% |
| 2015 | 1.31 million | +28.2% |
| 2016 | 1.41 million | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 1.49 million | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 1.19 million | -19.8% |
| 2019 | 1.22 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 292,931 | -76.0% |
| 2021 | 277,881 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 1.52 million | +445.6% |
| 2023 | 1.41 million | -6.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.41 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.37 million, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1.41 million is below the median for South Asia, which is 4.08 million, 35% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Maldives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +1099.2% | 85,448 | 1.02 million |
| 2022 | +445.6% | 277,881 | 1.52 million |
| 1995 | +311.9% | 38,500 | 158,600 |
| 1994 | +309.6% | 9,400 | 38,500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,000 | 7,000 | 25,000 | 5 |
| 1980s | 32,300 | 8,400 | 65,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 113,880 | 9,400 | 261,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 100,971 | 56,216 | 315,108 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 million | 1.02 million | 1.49 million | 6 |
| 2020s | 875,256 | 277,881 | 1.52 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More infrastructure data for Maldives
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 781,866 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 148.14 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11,998 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.27 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0227 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 11,998 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.48 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Maldives?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Maldives was 1.41 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,000 in 1975.
- How does Maldives rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Maldives ranks 92nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.