Air transport, passengers carried in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Air transport, passengers carried was 29,502 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Air transport, passengers carried in Marshall Islands, 1987–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 29,502 for air transport, passengers carried in 2023.
That represents a change of up 142.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Marshall Islands peaked at 96,000 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 12,174, in 2022.
That places Marshall Islands 164th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 32,000 | — |
| 1988 | 33,800 | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 36,300 | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 66,400 | +82.9% |
| 1991 | 66,300 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 96,000 | +44.8% |
| 1993 | 43,500 | -54.7% |
| 1994 | 41,900 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 45,800 | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 41,300 | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 33,100 | -19.9% |
| 1998 | 32,000 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 33,100 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 16,109 | -51.3% |
| 2001 | 18,805 | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 24,592 | +30.8% |
| 2003 | 27,471 | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 28,970 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 25,789 | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 30,232 | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 29,980 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 29,530 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 27,692 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 22,435 | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 24,313 | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 21,500 | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 25,563 | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 30,115 | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 12,174 | -59.6% |
| 2023 | 29,502 | +142.3% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 29,502 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.37 million, 2% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 29,502 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.05 million, 1% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Marshall Islands 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 | +142.3% | 12,174 | 29,502 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34,033 | 32,000 | 36,300 | 3 |
| 1990s | 49,940 | 32,000 | 96,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,917 | 16,109 | 30,232 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,749 | 21,500 | 24,313 | 3 |
| 2020s | 24,339 | 12,174 | 30,115 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More infrastructure data for Marshall Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15,913 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 39.71 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,947 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0486 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.51 % change on previous year (2004)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,947 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3971 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Marshall Islands?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Marshall Islands was 29,502 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 96,000 in 1992.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,174 in 2022.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Marshall Islands ranks 164th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.