Air transport, passengers carried in Small states
Small states: Air transport, passengers carried was 15.49 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried in Small states, 1984–2022
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
In 2022, air transport, passengers carried in Small states stood at 15.49 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 165.0% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Small states peaked at 26.13 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.71 million, in 1984.
That places Small states 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried in Small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 5.71 million | — |
| 1985 | 6.07 million | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 6.47 million | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 6.81 million | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 7.22 million | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 7.43 million | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 7.72 million | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 7.90 million | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 8.06 million | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 8.52 million | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 9.91 million | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 10.64 million | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 10.40 million | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 10.53 million | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 11.18 million | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 12.60 million | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 13.26 million | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 13.07 million | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 13.59 million | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 13.32 million | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 16.75 million | +25.7% |
| 2011 | 17.62 million | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 17.69 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 17.42 million | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 19.25 million | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 23.82 million | +23.7% |
| 2018 | 26.13 million | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 22.98 million | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 6.94 million | -69.8% |
| 2021 | 5.84 million | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 15.49 million | +165.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +165.0% | 5.84 million | 15.49 million |
| 2020 | -69.8% | 22.98 million | 6.94 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.62 million | 5.71 million | 7.43 million | 6 |
| 1990s | 9.75 million | 7.72 million | 12.60 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.31 million | 13.07 million | 13.59 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.21 million | 16.75 million | 26.13 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.42 million | 5.84 million | 15.49 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 40 Egypt 16.67 million compare
- 41 Panama 15.75 million compare
- 42 South Africa 15.45 million compare
- 43 Ethiopia 15.27 million compare
- 44 New Zealand 15.03 million compare
- 45 Norway 12.28 million compare
- 46 Kazakhstan 11.88 million compare
More infrastructure data for Small states
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 32.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 161.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1474 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.57 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Small states?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Small states was 15.49 million in 2022, according to Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 26.13 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.71 million in 1984.
- How does Small states rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Small states ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.