Air transport, passengers carried in Tanzania
Tanzania: Air transport, passengers carried was 1.91 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Tanzania, 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 Tanzania is 1.91 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Tanzania peaked at 1.91 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85,700, in 1977.
Tanzania ranks 85th 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 171,400 | — |
| 1971 | 188,000 | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 196,900 | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 256,800 | +30.4% |
| 1974 | 282,900 | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 271,700 | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 310,300 | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 85,700 | -72.4% |
| 1978 | 192,200 | +124.3% |
| 1979 | 292,300 | +52.1% |
| 1980 | 387,600 | +32.6% |
| 1981 | 324,800 | -16.2% |
| 1982 | 401,700 | +23.7% |
| 1983 | 407,100 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 498,500 | +22.5% |
| 1985 | 450,900 | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 441,100 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 456,100 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 410,300 | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 266,800 | -35.0% |
| 1990 | 292,100 | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 289,700 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 216,400 | -25.3% |
| 1993 | 188,500 | -12.9% |
| 1994 | 199,200 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 236,400 | +18.7% |
| 1996 | 224,000 | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 217,800 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 220,200 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 190,000 | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 193,069 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 174,559 | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 134,470 | -23.0% |
| 2003 | 149,540 | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 243,087 | +62.6% |
| 2005 | 257,223 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 189,844 | -26.2% |
| 2007 | 250,849 | +32.1% |
| 2008 | 202,704 | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 683,541 | +237.2% |
| 2010 | 750,421 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 914,932 | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 1.03 million | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 1.17 million | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 1.12 million | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.31 million | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 1.18 million | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 1.22 million | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.70 million | +39.0% |
| 2019 | 1.50 million | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 823,670 | -45.0% |
| 2021 | 1.15 million | +39.3% |
| 2022 | 1.82 million | +59.0% |
| 2023 | 1.91 million | +4.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.91 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 2.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.91 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 17.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +237.2% | 202,704 | 683,541 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 224,820 | 85,700 | 310,300 | 10 |
| 1980s | 404,490 | 266,800 | 498,500 | 10 |
| 1990s | 227,430 | 188,500 | 292,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 247,889 | 134,470 | 683,541 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 million | 750,421 | 1.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 million | 823,670 | 1.91 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 82 Macao 2.05 million compare
- 83 Trinidad and Tobago 2.03 million compare
- 84 Costa Rica 1.97 million compare
- 86 Venezuela 1.78 million compare
- 87 Croatia 1.67 million compare
- 88 Papua New Guinea 1.55 million compare
More infrastructure data for Tanzania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 78,299 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1142 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 78,299 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Tanzania?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Tanzania was 1.91 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,700 in 1977.
- How does Tanzania rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Tanzania ranks 85th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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About this data
Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.