Number of airline passengers per year in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Number of airline passengers per year was 2.58 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.58 million
Change on year
up 18.9%
World rank
76th
of 183 countries
All-time high
2.59 million
in 2019
All-time low
543,800
in 2001
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Number of airline passengers per year in Azerbaijan, 1992–2023

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1992200720231992: 1.5M1993: 1.4M1994: 1.4M1995: 1.2M1996: 1.2M1997: 981.8k1998: 669.4k1999: 571.7k2000: 545.8k2001: 543.8k2002: 575.3k2003: 683.7k2004: 1.0M2005: 1.1M2006: 1.3M2007: 1.4M2008: 756.3k2009: 839.5k2010: 796.7k2011: 1.3M2012: 1.6M2013: 1.7M2014: 1.8M2015: 1.8M2016: 2.0M2017: 2.3M2018: 2.3M2019: 2.6M2020: 545.3k2021: 1.1M2022: 2.2M2023: 2.6M

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 Azerbaijan is 2.58 million, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 18.9% on the previous year and up 56.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of airline passengers per year in Azerbaijan peaked at 2.59 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 543,800, in 2001.

Azerbaijan ranks 76th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.10 million 571,700 1.45 million 8
2000s 877,985 543,800 1.44 million 10
2010s 1.81 million 796,698 2.59 million 10
2020s 1.60 million 545,265 2.58 million 4

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

  1. 73 El Salvador 3.26 million compare
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  4. 79 Czechia 2.18 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of airline passengers per year in Azerbaijan?
Number of airline passengers per year in Azerbaijan was 2.58 million in 2023, 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 Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 2.59 million in 2019.
What is the lowest number of airline passengers per year recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 543,800 in 2001.
How does Azerbaijan rank for number of airline passengers per year?
Azerbaijan ranks 76th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of airline passengers per year rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Azerbaijan 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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About this data

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.