Number of airline passengers per year in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda: Number of airline passengers per year was 35,515 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
35,515
Change on year
down 12.6%
World rank
160th
of 183 countries
All-time high
1.55 million
in 2010
All-time low
356
in 2020
Years of data
42
1981–2022

Number of airline passengers per year in Antigua and Barbuda, 1981–2022

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1981200120221981: 389.0k1982: 376.8k1983: 385.0k1984: 420.0k1985: 500.0k1986: 600.0k1987: 582.0k1988: 700.0k1989: 740.0k1990: 755.0k1991: 870.0k1992: 913.5k1993: 955.0k1994: 1.0M1995: 1.1M1996: 1.1M1997: 1.2M1998: 1.2M1999: 1.4M2000: 1.4M2001: 1.4M2002: 1.3M2003: 1.4M2004: 714.0k2005: 778.3k2006: 754.9k2007: 800.2k2008: 813.0k2009: 748.0k2010: 1.6M2011: 1.4M2012: 1.3M2013: 1.2M2014: 1.2M2015: 1.0M2016: 1.0M2017: 590.5k2018: 580.2k2019: 526.3k2020: 3562021: 40.6k2022: 35.5k

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of airline passengers per year in Antigua and Barbuda is 35,515, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 97.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of airline passengers per year in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 1.55 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 356, in 2020.

That places Antigua and Barbuda 160th out of 183 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 521,422 376,800 740,000 9
1990s 1.05 million 755,000 1.37 million 10
2000s 1.01 million 714,000 1.43 million 10
2010s 1.05 million 526,334 1.55 million 10
2020s 25,501 356 40,633 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of airline passengers per year in Antigua and Barbuda?
Number of airline passengers per year in Antigua and Barbuda was 35,515 in 2022, according to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of airline passengers per year recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
The highest recorded value was 1.55 million in 2010.
What is the lowest number of airline passengers per year recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
The lowest recorded value was 356 in 2020.
How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for number of airline passengers per year?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 160th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
Is number of airline passengers per year rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
Over the last ten years it is down 97.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
The figures come from International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of airline passengers per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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This represents the total rather than unique passenger activity: this means a person who makes multiple trips is counted multiple times.