Number of airline passengers per year in Eritrea

Eritrea: Number of airline passengers per year was 45,104 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
45,104
Change on year
down 55.5%
World rank
156th
of 183 countries
All-time high
102,729
in 2017
All-time low
45,104
in 2020
Years of data
6
2015–2020

Number of airline passengers per year in Eritrea, 2015–2020

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k2015201720202015: 53.1k2016: 66.9k2017: 102.7k2018: 89.1k2019: 101.4k2020: 45.1k

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

Analysis

In 2020, number of airline passengers per year in Eritrea stood at 45,104. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 55.5% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

That places Eritrea 156th out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 82,645 53,074 102,729 5
2020s 45,104 45,104 45,104 1

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 153 Guinea 58,500 compare
  2. 154 Sierra Leone 50,193 compare
  3. 155 Central African Republic 46,364 compare
  4. 157 Samoa 42,120 compare
  5. 158 Nauru 39,104 compare
  6. 159 Sao Tome and Principe 38,767 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of airline passengers per year in Eritrea?
Number of airline passengers per year in Eritrea was 45,104 in 2020, 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 Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 102,729 in 2017.
What is the lowest number of airline passengers per year recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 45,104 in 2020.
How does Eritrea rank for number of airline passengers per year?
Eritrea ranks 156th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of airline passengers per year rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea 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.