Number of airline passengers per year in Bahamas

Bahamas: Number of airline passengers per year was 1.47 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.47 million
Change on year
up 12.4%
World rank
91st
of 183 countries
All-time high
1.86 million
in 2000
All-time low
232,000
in 1975
Years of data
49
1975–2023

Number of airline passengers per year in Bahamas, 1975–2023

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

Analysis

Bahamas recorded 1.47 million for number of airline passengers per year in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 154.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of airline passengers per year in Bahamas peaked at 1.86 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 232,000, in 1975.

Bahamas ranks 91st of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 262,200 232,000 314,000 5
1980s 824,360 345,000 1.15 million 10
1990s 977,750 701,000 1.72 million 10
2000s 1.27 million 900,000 1.86 million 10
2010s 1.11 million 576,996 1.86 million 10
2020s 1.28 million 1.07 million 1.47 million 4

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 88 Papua New Guinea 1.55 million compare
  2. 89 Rwanda 1.54 million compare
  3. 90 Mauritius 1.50 million compare
  4. 92 Maldives 1.41 million compare
  5. 93 Belarus 1.32 million compare
  6. 94 Angola 1.32 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of airline passengers per year in Bahamas?
Number of airline passengers per year in Bahamas was 1.47 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 Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 1.86 million in 2000.
What is the lowest number of airline passengers per year recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 232,000 in 1975.
How does Bahamas rank for number of airline passengers per year?
Bahamas ranks 91st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of airline passengers per year rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is up 154.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahamas 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.