Air passengers carried in Egypt
Egypt: Air passengers carried was 16.67 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
16.67 million
Change on year
up 37.2%
World rank
40th
of 183 countries
All-time high
16.67 million
in 2023
All-time low
515,400
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Air passengers carried in Egypt, 1970–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 16.67 million for air passengers carried in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.2% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air passengers carried in Egypt peaked at 16.67 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 515,400, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 40th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air passengers carried in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 542,500 | — |
| 1971 | 515,400 | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 623,100 | +20.9% |
| 1973 | 656,300 | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 837,000 | +27.5% |
| 1975 | 916,900 | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 1.11 million | +21.4% |
| 1977 | 1.28 million | +15.3% |
| 1978 | 1.43 million | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 1.69 million | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 2.03 million | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 2.23 million | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 2.43 million | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 2.62 million | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 2.79 million | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 2.79 million | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.35 million | -15.7% |
| 1987 | 2.89 million | +23.0% |
| 1988 | 3.19 million | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 3.42 million | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 3.24 million | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 2.60 million | -19.9% |
| 1992 | 3.61 million | +39.0% |
| 1993 | 2.88 million | -20.2% |
| 1994 | 3.54 million | +22.8% |
| 1995 | 3.90 million | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 4.28 million | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 4.42 million | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 3.89 million | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 4.62 million | +18.6% |
| 2000 | 4.52 million | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 4.39 million | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 4.53 million | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 4.18 million | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 4.62 million | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 4.89 million | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 4.99 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 5.83 million | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 6.69 million | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 6.22 million | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 9.52 million | +53.1% |
| 2011 | 7.71 million | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 9.08 million | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 10.59 million | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 10.28 million | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 11.11 million | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 11.85 million | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 11.75 million | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.39 million | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 13.21 million | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 4.64 million | -64.9% |
| 2021 | 5.56 million | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 12.15 million | +118.4% |
| 2023 | 16.67 million | +37.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 16.67 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 24.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 16.67 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.44 million, 2.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air passengers carried in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +118.4% | 5.56 million | 12.15 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 960,240 | 515,400 | 1.69 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.67 million | 2.03 million | 3.42 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.70 million | 2.60 million | 4.62 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.08 million | 4.18 million | 6.69 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.75 million | 7.71 million | 13.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.76 million | 4.64 million | 16.67 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air passengers carried in Egypt?
- Air passengers carried in Egypt was 16.67 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest air passengers carried recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 16.67 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest air passengers carried recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 515,400 in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for air passengers carried?
- Egypt ranks 40th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air passengers carried rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Air passengers carried. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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