Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Iraq or Tunisia?

Tunisia, at 4.11 million against 3.76 million in Iraq as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tunisia?

38 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

Iraq vs Tunisia: Number of airline passengers per year

Iraq

3.76 million

in 2023

Tunisia

4.11 million

in 2023

Iraq rank

70th

Tunisia rank

67th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Iraq
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 4.11 million against 3.76 million in Iraq, a difference of 354,080.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tunisia ahead.

Iraq ranks 70th and Tunisia ranks 67th of 183 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	411,030	654,260	243,230	Tunisia
1980s	633,030	1.19 million	557,630	Tunisia
1990s	203,450	1.29 million	1.09 million	Tunisia
2010s	1.91 million	3.84 million	1.93 million	Tunisia
2020s	2.21 million	2.74 million	530,992	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Iraq or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 4.11 million against 3.76 million in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Iraq and Tunisia?: 354,080, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tunisia?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Tunisia rank globally for number of airline passengers per year?: Iraq ranks 70th and Tunisia ranks 67th 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.