Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Azerbaijan or Malta?

Azerbaijan, at 2.58 million against 2.39 million in Malta as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Azerbaijan and Malta?

194,440, with Azerbaijan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Malta?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of airline passengers per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs Malta: Number of airline passengers per year

Azerbaijan

2.58 million

in 2023

Malta

2.39 million

in 2023

Azerbaijan rank

76th

Malta rank

78th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Azerbaijan
Malta

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 2.58 million against 2.39 million in Malta, a difference of 194,440.

That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 76th and Malta ranks 78th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.10 million	1.03 million	74,962	Azerbaijan
2000s	877,985	1.50 million	624,154	Malta
2010s	1.81 million	1.77 million	36,923	Azerbaijan
2020s	1.60 million	1.37 million	225,486	Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Azerbaijan or Malta?: Azerbaijan, at 2.58 million against 2.39 million in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Azerbaijan and Malta?: 194,440, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Malta?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and Malta rank globally for number of airline passengers per year?: Azerbaijan ranks 76th and Malta ranks 78th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of airline passengers per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of airline passengers per year
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 7,925 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

This represents the total rather than unique passenger activity: this means a person who makes multiple trips is counted multiple times.