Air transport, passengers carried in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Air transport, passengers carried was 56.72 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
56.72 million
Change on year
up 24.0%
Rank
33rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
65.82 million
in 2019
All-time low
4.59 million
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Air transport, passengers carried in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 56.72 million for air transport, passengers carried in 2023.
The figure is up 24.0% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 65.82 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.59 million, in 1970.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 45 groups 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.59 million | — |
| 1971 | 5.01 million | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 5.36 million | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 6.26 million | +16.8% |
| 1974 | 6.81 million | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 7.32 million | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 8.57 million | +17.0% |
| 1977 | 8.75 million | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 9.73 million | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 11.28 million | +16.0% |
| 1980 | 13.00 million | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 14.20 million | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 14.21 million | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 14.33 million | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 14.67 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 14.99 million | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 13.90 million | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 14.10 million | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 14.63 million | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 14.53 million | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 14.57 million | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 13.97 million | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 13.27 million | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 13.63 million | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 14.65 million | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 15.05 million | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 15.66 million | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 16.09 million | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 15.87 million | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 16.77 million | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 17.52 million | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 16.75 million | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 16.02 million | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 17.47 million | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 19.71 million | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 23.12 million | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 25.23 million | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 26.66 million | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 27.51 million | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 27.18 million | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 37.78 million | +39.0% |
| 2011 | 42.25 million | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 45.17 million | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 43.45 million | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 43.97 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 47.35 million | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 49.12 million | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 53.63 million | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 64.50 million | +20.3% |
| 2019 | 65.82 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 24.35 million | -63.0% |
| 2021 | 31.35 million | +28.8% |
| 2022 | 45.73 million | +45.9% |
| 2023 | 56.72 million | +24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.37 million | 4.59 million | 11.28 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.26 million | 13.00 million | 14.99 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.95 million | 13.27 million | 16.77 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.72 million | 16.02 million | 27.51 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.30 million | 37.78 million | 65.82 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.53 million | 24.35 million | 56.72 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.10 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8324 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 56.72 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.82 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.59 million in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.