Air transport, passengers carried in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Air transport, passengers carried was 1.55 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried in Papua New Guinea, 1975–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried in Papua New Guinea stood at 1.55 million.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.07 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 355,000, in 1975.
That places Papua New Guinea 88th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 355,000 | — |
| 1976 | 405,300 | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 440,000 | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 532,300 | +21.0% |
| 1979 | 572,300 | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 558,600 | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 553,500 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 560,400 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 533,800 | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 711,400 | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 700,900 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 807,400 | +15.2% |
| 1987 | 798,300 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 886,600 | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 963,400 | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 931,200 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 911,000 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 954,000 | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 866,000 | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 1.11 million | +28.5% |
| 1995 | 970,000 | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 970,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.11 million | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 1.11 million | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.06 million | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 1.10 million | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.19 million | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 1.23 million | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 690,528 | -44.1% |
| 2004 | 762,784 | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 818,773 | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 918,640 | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 918,665 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 904,885 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 847,353 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.41 million | +65.8% |
| 2011 | 1.56 million | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 1.63 million | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.87 million | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 2.07 million | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 1.68 million | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 1.71 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.86 million | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 1.83 million | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.03 million | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 932,389 | -54.1% |
| 2021 | 1.04 million | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 1.48 million | +42.0% |
| 2023 | 1.55 million | +4.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1.55 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1.55 million is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.05 million, 75% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Papua New Guinea 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 | +65.8% | 847,353 | 1.41 million |
| 2020 | -54.1% | 2.03 million | 932,389 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 460,980 | 355,000 | 572,300 | 5 |
| 1980s | 707,430 | 533,800 | 963,400 | 10 |
| 1990s | 999,750 | 866,000 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 938,427 | 690,528 | 1.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 million | 1.41 million | 2.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 million | 932,389 | 1.55 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More infrastructure data for Papua New Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 38.77 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 172,691 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.69 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0169 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 172,691 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3877 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Papua New Guinea was 1.55 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 355,000 in 1975.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 88th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.