Number airline passengers in Egypt

Egypt: Number airline passengers was 16.67 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
16.67 million
Change on year
up 37.2%
World rank
40th
of 183 countries
All-time high
16.67 million
in 2023
All-time low
515,400
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Number airline passengers in Egypt, 1970–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number airline passengers in Egypt stood at 16.67 million. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

The figure is up 37.2% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number airline passengers in Egypt peaked at 16.67 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 515,400, in 1971.

Egypt ranks 40th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Number airline passengers in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Number airline passengers in Egypt, 1970 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1970 542,500 —
1971 515,400 -5.0%
1972 623,100 +20.9%
1973 656,300 +5.3%
1974 837,000 +27.5%
1975 916,900 +9.5%
1976 1.11 million +21.4%
1977 1.28 million +15.3%
1978 1.43 million +11.2%
1979 1.69 million +18.5%
1980 2.03 million +20.0%
1981 2.23 million +10.1%
1982 2.43 million +9.0%
1983 2.62 million +7.6%
1984 2.79 million +6.4%
1985 2.79 million +0.0%
1986 2.35 million -15.7%
1987 2.89 million +23.0%
1988 3.19 million +10.4%
1989 3.42 million +7.1%
1990 3.24 million -5.2%
1991 2.60 million -19.9%
1992 3.61 million +39.0%
1993 2.88 million -20.2%
1994 3.54 million +22.8%
1995 3.90 million +10.2%
1996 4.28 million +9.9%
1997 4.42 million +3.1%
1998 3.89 million -11.8%
1999 4.62 million +18.6%
2000 4.52 million -2.1%
2001 4.39 million -2.9%
2002 4.53 million +3.1%
2003 4.18 million -7.6%
2004 4.62 million +10.5%
2005 4.89 million +5.8%
2006 4.99 million +2.0%
2007 5.83 million +16.9%
2008 6.69 million +14.8%
2009 6.22 million -7.1%
2010 9.52 million +53.1%
2011 7.71 million -19.0%
2012 9.08 million +17.8%
2013 10.59 million +16.7%
2014 10.28 million -3.0%
2015 11.11 million +8.1%
2016 11.85 million +6.6%
2017 11.75 million -0.8%
2018 12.39 million +5.4%
2019 13.21 million +6.6%
2020 4.64 million -64.9%
2021 5.56 million +19.9%
2022 12.15 million +118.4%
2023 16.67 million +37.2%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 16.67 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 24.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 16.67 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.44 million, 2.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number airline passengers in Egypt 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.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +118.4% 5.56 million 12.15 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 960,240 515,400 1.69 million 10
1980s 2.67 million 2.03 million 3.42 million 10
1990s 3.70 million 2.60 million 4.62 million 10
2000s 5.08 million 4.18 million 6.69 million 10
2010s 10.75 million 7.71 million 13.21 million 10
2020s 9.76 million 4.64 million 16.67 million 4

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 37 Portugal 18.29 million compare
  2. 38 Iran 18.07 million compare
  3. 39 Peru 17.72 million compare
  4. 41 Panama 15.75 million compare
  5. 42 South Africa 15.45 million compare
  6. 43 Ethiopia 15.27 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number airline passengers in Egypt?
Number airline passengers in Egypt was 16.67 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number airline passengers recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 16.67 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number airline passengers recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 515,400 in 1971.
How does Egypt rank for number airline passengers?
Egypt ranks 40th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is number airline passengers rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Egypt 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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