Kazakhstan vs Kuwait: Number of airline passengers per year

Kazakhstan

11.88 million

in 2023

Kuwait

9.50 million

in 2023

Kazakhstan rank

46th

Kuwait rank

49th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Kazakhstan currently reports 11.88 million against 9.50 million in Kuwait, a difference of 2.38 million.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 46th and Kuwait ranks 49th of 183 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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