Air transport, passengers carried in Mozambique
Mozambique: Air transport, passengers carried was 680,108 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique is 680,108, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 23.8% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Mozambique peaked at 739,637 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 119,500, in 1975.
Mozambique ranks 113th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 119,500 | — |
| 1976 | 248,900 | +108.3% |
| 1977 | 225,200 | -9.5% |
| 1978 | 266,400 | +18.3% |
| 1979 | 273,000 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 282,200 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 291,500 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 391,100 | +34.2% |
| 1983 | 404,700 | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 325,200 | -19.6% |
| 1985 | 207,700 | -36.1% |
| 1986 | 226,400 | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 210,600 | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 235,000 | +11.6% |
| 1989 | 242,900 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 279,500 | +15.1% |
| 1991 | 282,800 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 224,700 | -20.5% |
| 1993 | 206,200 | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 220,700 | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 168,200 | -23.8% |
| 1996 | 163,400 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 188,400 | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 200,700 | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 234,800 | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 259,568 | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 264,216 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 281,513 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 280,516 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 293,873 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 346,830 | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 350,314 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 443,010 | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 461,125 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 490,019 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 558,192 | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 577,020 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 559,609 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 701,472 | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 739,637 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 676,028 | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 632,965 | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 569,211 | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 540,124 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 587,364 | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 327,742 | -44.2% |
| 2021 | 411,739 | +25.6% |
| 2022 | 549,525 | +33.5% |
| 2023 | 680,108 | +23.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 680,108 is above the median for low income countries, which is 48,278, 14.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 680,108 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 6.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +108.3% | 119,500 | 248,900 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 226,600 | 119,500 | 273,000 | 5 |
| 1980s | 281,730 | 207,700 | 404,700 | 10 |
| 1990s | 216,940 | 163,400 | 282,800 | 10 |
| 2000s | 347,098 | 259,568 | 490,019 | 10 |
| 2010s | 614,162 | 540,124 | 739,637 | 10 |
| 2020s | 492,278 | 327,742 | 680,108 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More infrastructure data for Mozambique
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 17.14 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.5 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28,329 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0818 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 28,329 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.495 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Mozambique?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Mozambique was 680,108 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 739,637 in 2014.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 119,500 in 1975.
- How does Mozambique rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Mozambique ranks 113th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.