Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Number of airline passengers per year

Nepal

4.29 million

in 2023

Sri Lanka

3.87 million

in 2023

Nepal rank

66th

Sri Lanka rank

69th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Nepal currently reports 4.29 million against 3.87 million in Sri Lanka, a difference of 423,300.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 69th 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.