Air transport, passengers carried in Seychelles
Seychelles: Air transport, passengers carried was 236,917 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Seychelles, 1976–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 236,917 for air transport, passengers carried in 2023.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Seychelles peaked at 633,518 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12,000, in 1976.
Seychelles ranks 130th 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12,000 | — |
| 1977 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 15,000 | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 65,100 | +334.0% |
| 1983 | 65,100 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 113,000 | +73.6% |
| 1985 | 185,000 | +63.7% |
| 1986 | 195,000 | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 223,000 | +14.4% |
| 1988 | 227,500 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 179,100 | -21.3% |
| 1990 | 242,400 | +35.3% |
| 1991 | 242,600 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 239,500 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 289,300 | +20.8% |
| 1994 | 297,400 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 314,000 | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 373,200 | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 384,300 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 368,600 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 347,200 | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 393,835 | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 419,967 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 518,183 | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 413,096 | -20.3% |
| 2004 | 461,885 | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 498,836 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 545,265 | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 574,515 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 586,106 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 564,580 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 412,714 | -26.9% |
| 2011 | 393,834 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 235,994 | -40.1% |
| 2013 | 344,436 | +46.0% |
| 2014 | 407,280 | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 497,496 | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 567,914 | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 633,518 | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 455,201 | -28.1% |
| 2019 | 414,088 | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 149,489 | -63.9% |
| 2021 | 137,565 | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 217,754 | +58.3% |
| 2023 | 236,917 | +8.8% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 236,917 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.14 million, 3% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 236,917 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +334.0% | 15,000 | 65,100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 4 |
| 1980s | 128,280 | 15,000 | 227,500 | 10 |
| 1990s | 309,850 | 239,500 | 384,300 | 10 |
| 2000s | 497,627 | 393,835 | 586,106 | 10 |
| 2010s | 436,248 | 235,994 | 633,518 | 10 |
| 2020s | 185,431 | 137,565 | 236,917 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More infrastructure data for Seychelles
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 163,827 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16,166 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.4 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1332 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -12.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 16,166 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.35 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 Seychelles?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Seychelles was 236,917 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 633,518 in 2017.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,000 in 1976.
- How does Seychelles rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Seychelles ranks 130th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.