Malaysia vs Thailand: Number of airline passengers per year

Malaysia

46.70 million

in 2023

Thailand

51.92 million

in 2023

Malaysia rank

24th

Thailand rank

21st

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Thailand currently reports 51.92 million against 46.70 million in Malaysia, a difference of 5.22 million.

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

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

Malaysia ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 21st 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.