Air transport, passengers carried in Niger
Niger: Air transport, passengers carried was 5,775 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Niger, 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 Niger is 5,775, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 64.2% on the previous year and down 93.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Niger peaked at 120,000 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2010.
That places Niger 172nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 54,700 | — |
| 1971 | 56,700 | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 52,900 | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 57,600 | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 63,500 | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 69,000 | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 75,400 | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 83,400 | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 94,200 | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 99,300 | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 111,100 | +11.9% |
| 1981 | 114,100 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 116,300 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 117,500 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 117,700 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 73,500 | -37.6% |
| 1986 | 120,000 | +63.3% |
| 1987 | 111,700 | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 111,300 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 74,000 | -33.5% |
| 1990 | 76,300 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 66,300 | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 66,300 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 68,200 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 69,200 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 74,100 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 75,100 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 85,500 | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 90,500 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 83,900 | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 77,273 | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 46,364 | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 119,652 | — |
| 2013 | 87,936 | -26.5% |
| 2014 | 13,228 | -85.0% |
| 2015 | 15,243 | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 15,044 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 14,713 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 15,019 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 16,149 | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 5,775 | -64.2% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 5,775 is below the median for low income countries, which is 48,278, 12% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 5,775 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -100.0% | 46,364 | 0 |
| 2014 | -85.0% | 87,936 | 13,228 |
| 2023 | -64.2% | 16,149 | 5,775 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70,670 | 52,900 | 99,300 | 10 |
| 1980s | 106,720 | 73,500 | 120,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75,540 | 66,300 | 90,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,818 | 46,364 | 77,273 | 2 |
| 2010s | 33,227 | 0 | 119,652 | 8 |
| 2020s | 12,314 | 5,775 | 16,149 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More infrastructure data for Niger
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 16.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 60.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 117,563 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4349 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -31.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 117,563 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6059 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 Niger?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Niger was 5,775 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 120,000 in 1986.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2010.
- How does Niger rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Niger ranks 172nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.