Number of airline passengers per year in Djibouti
Djibouti: Number of airline passengers per year was 130,500 in 1991. ▲ Rising
Number of airline passengers per year in Djibouti, 1978–1991
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 130,500 for number of airline passengers per year in 1991. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of airline passengers per year in Djibouti peaked at 130,500 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 28,000, in 1978.
That places Djibouti 139th out of 183 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Number of airline passengers per year in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 28,000 | — |
| 1979 | 29,000 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 62,500 | +115.5% |
| 1981 | 88,700 | +41.9% |
| 1982 | 93,000 | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 110,000 | +18.3% |
| 1984 | 115,000 | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 119,000 | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 117,000 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 124,400 | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 124,900 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 130,000 | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 130,500 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 130,500 | +0.0% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 130,500 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 19% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 130,500 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.44 million, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of airline passengers per year in Djibouti 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +115.5% | 29,000 | 62,500 |
| 1981 | +41.9% | 62,500 | 88,700 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28,500 | 28,000 | 29,000 | 2 |
| 1980s | 108,450 | 62,500 | 130,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 130,500 | 130,500 | 130,500 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More reference data data for Djibouti
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2231 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2286 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2286 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0016 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of airline passengers per year in Djibouti?
- Number of airline passengers per year in Djibouti was 130,500 in 1991, 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 130,500 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of airline passengers per year recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,000 in 1978.
- How does Djibouti rank for number of airline passengers per year?
- Djibouti ranks 139th out of 183 countries with data for 1991.
- Is number of airline passengers per year rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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
This represents the total rather than unique passenger activity: this means a person who makes multiple trips is counted multiple times.