Kenya vs Nigeria: Number of airline passengers per year

Kenya

5.14 million

in 2023

Nigeria

5.27 million

in 2023

Kenya rank

61st

Nigeria rank

60th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Nigeria currently reports 5.27 million against 5.14 million in Kenya, a difference of 131,110.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Kenya ranks 61st and Nigeria ranks 60th 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.