Air transport, passengers carried in Morocco
Morocco: Air transport, passengers carried was 9.35 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Morocco, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried in Morocco is 9.35 million, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.3% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Morocco peaked at 9.38 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 289,500, in 1970.
Morocco ranks 50th 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 289,500 | — |
| 1971 | 362,000 | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 410,300 | +13.3% |
| 1973 | 486,500 | +18.6% |
| 1974 | 509,600 | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 672,900 | +32.0% |
| 1976 | 808,900 | +20.2% |
| 1977 | 1.05 million | +29.5% |
| 1978 | 1.13 million | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 1.15 million | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 947,400 | -17.9% |
| 1981 | 929,600 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 974,100 | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 932,200 | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 1.00 million | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 1.11 million | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 1.10 million | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.19 million | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 1.27 million | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 1.36 million | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 1.58 million | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 1.43 million | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 2.17 million | +51.7% |
| 1993 | 2.14 million | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 2.18 million | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 2.15 million | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 2.30 million | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 2.64 million | +14.7% |
| 1998 | 3.01 million | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 3.39 million | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 3.67 million | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 3.68 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.05 million | -17.2% |
| 2003 | 2.64 million | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 3.00 million | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 3.49 million | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 4.11 million | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 4.62 million | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 4.93 million | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 4.93 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 7.14 million | +44.9% |
| 2011 | 7.50 million | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 6.56 million | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 6.51 million | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 6.98 million | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 7.04 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 7.74 million | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 8.67 million | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 8.13 million | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 9.38 million | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 3.01 million | -67.9% |
| 2021 | 4.74 million | +57.4% |
| 2022 | 7.47 million | +57.5% |
| 2023 | 9.35 million | +25.3% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 9.35 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 13.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 9.35 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.44 million, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Morocco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -67.9% | 9.38 million | 3.01 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 687,240 | 289,500 | 1.15 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 million | 929,600 | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.30 million | 1.43 million | 3.39 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.81 million | 2.64 million | 4.93 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.57 million | 6.51 million | 9.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.14 million | 3.01 million | 9.35 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More infrastructure data for Morocco
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 58.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 153.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.04 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.98 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0797 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.04 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.53 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Morocco?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Morocco was 9.35 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 9.38 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 289,500 in 1970.
- How does Morocco rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Morocco ranks 50th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco 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.