Malaysia vs Philippines: Number of airline passengers per year

Malaysia

46.70 million

in 2023

Philippines

41.50 million

in 2023

Malaysia rank

24th

Philippines rank

27th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Malaysia currently reports 46.70 million against 41.50 million in Philippines, a difference of 5.20 million.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Philippines ahead.

Malaysia ranks 24th and Philippines ranks 27th 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.