Number airline passengers in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Number airline passengers 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 airline passengers 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: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number airline passengers 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 airline passengers 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.

Number airline passengers in Azerbaijan, year by year

Annual values for Number airline passengers in Azerbaijan, 1992 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1992 1.45 million —
1993 1.38 million -4.9%
1994 1.38 million -0.2%
1995 1.16 million -16.2%
1996 1.23 million +6.7%
1997 981,800 -20.4%
1998 669,400 -31.8%
1999 571,700 -14.6%
2000 545,800 -4.5%
2001 543,800 -0.4%
2002 575,300 +5.8%
2003 683,700 +18.8%
2004 1.01 million +47.3%
2005 1.13 million +12.6%
2006 1.25 million +10.5%
2007 1.44 million +14.9%
2008 756,338 -47.5%
2009 839,514 +11.0%
2010 796,698 -5.1%
2011 1.35 million +69.2%
2012 1.56 million +15.7%
2013 1.65 million +5.9%
2014 1.77 million +7.2%
2015 1.80 million +1.9%
2016 1.96 million +8.8%
2017 2.33 million +18.8%
2018 2.28 million -2.2%
2019 2.59 million +13.4%
2020 545,265 -78.9%
2021 1.10 million +102.2%
2022 2.17 million +96.9%
2023 2.58 million +18.9%

Azerbaijan compared with similar countries

  • Azerbaijan's 2.58 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.37 million, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Azerbaijan's 2.58 million is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.87 million, 67% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

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
  2. 74 Romania 2.81 million compare
  3. 75 Lebanon 2.69 million compare
  4. 77 Luxembourg 2.46 million compare
  5. 78 Malta 2.39 million compare
  6. 79 Czechia 2.18 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number airline passengers in Azerbaijan?
Number airline passengers in Azerbaijan was 2.58 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number airline passengers recorded in Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 2.59 million in 2019.
What is the lowest number airline passengers recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 543,800 in 2001.
How does Azerbaijan rank for number airline passengers?
Azerbaijan ranks 76th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is number airline passengers 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Number airline passengers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number airline passengers
Source
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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