Number airline passengers in Eritrea

Eritrea: Number airline passengers 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 airline passengers in Eritrea, 2015–2020

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

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, number airline passengers 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.

Number airline passengers in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Number airline passengers in Eritrea, 2015 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2015 53,074 —
2016 66,927 +26.1%
2017 102,729 +53.5%
2018 89,137 -13.2%
2019 101,357 +13.7%
2020 45,104 -55.5%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 45,104 is below the median for low income countries, which is 48,278, 93% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's 45,104 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

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
  2. 154 Sierra Leone 50,193
  3. 155 Central African Republic 46,364
  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 airline passengers in Eritrea?
Number airline passengers in Eritrea was 45,104 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number airline passengers recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 102,729 in 2017.
What is the lowest number airline passengers recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 45,104 in 2020.
How does Eritrea rank for number airline passengers?
Eritrea ranks 156th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
Is number airline passengers 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 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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