Air transport, passengers carried in Venezuela
Venezuela: Air transport, passengers carried was 1.78 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried in Venezuela, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 1.78 million for air transport, passengers carried in 2023.
The figure is up 29.8% on the previous year and down 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Venezuela peaked at 10.10 million in 1989 and was at its lowest, 265,276, in 2021.
That places Venezuela 86th 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 54 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.25 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.30 million | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 1.51 million | +16.1% |
| 1973 | 1.77 million | +16.9% |
| 1974 | 1.98 million | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 2.36 million | +18.9% |
| 1976 | 2.71 million | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 3.50 million | +29.2% |
| 1978 | 4.04 million | +15.5% |
| 1979 | 4.77 million | +18.0% |
| 1980 | 5.13 million | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 5.15 million | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 5.67 million | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 5.00 million | -11.8% |
| 1984 | 4.57 million | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 4.97 million | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 5.79 million | +16.6% |
| 1987 | 6.45 million | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 8.38 million | +29.9% |
| 1989 | 10.10 million | +20.5% |
| 1990 | 6.85 million | -32.2% |
| 1991 | 6.80 million | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 7.15 million | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 6.81 million | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 5.27 million | -22.7% |
| 1995 | 4.45 million | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 4.49 million | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 4.02 million | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 3.74 million | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 4.69 million | +25.5% |
| 2000 | 4.29 million | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 9.45 million | +120.1% |
| 2002 | 6.37 million | -32.6% |
| 2003 | 3.89 million | -38.9% |
| 2004 | 4.94 million | +27.1% |
| 2005 | 5.04 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 5.23 million | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 5.50 million | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 5.77 million | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 5.12 million | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 6.43 million | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 7.73 million | +20.2% |
| 2012 | 7.74 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.87 million | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 7.89 million | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 7.09 million | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 6.03 million | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 4.21 million | -30.1% |
| 2018 | 2.22 million | -47.3% |
| 2019 | 1.52 million | -31.6% |
| 2020 | 283,524 | -81.3% |
| 2021 | 265,276 | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 1.37 million | +417.9% |
| 2023 | 1.78 million | +29.8% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 1.78 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 2.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 1.78 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.23 million, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Venezuela 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 | +417.9% | 265,276 | 1.37 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.52 million | 1.25 million | 4.77 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.12 million | 4.57 million | 10.10 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.43 million | 3.74 million | 7.15 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.56 million | 3.89 million | 9.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.77 million | 1.52 million | 7.89 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 926,605 | 265,276 | 1.78 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 83 Trinidad and Tobago 2.03 million compare
- 84 Costa Rica 1.97 million compare
- 85 Tanzania 1.91 million compare
- 87 Croatia 1.67 million compare
- 88 Papua New Guinea 1.55 million compare
- 89 Rwanda 1.54 million compare
More infrastructure data for Venezuela
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 20.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 71.01 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.42 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0851 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7101 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Venezuela?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Venezuela was 1.78 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 10.10 million in 1989.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 265,276 in 2021.
- How does Venezuela rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Venezuela ranks 86th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.