Number of airline passengers per year in Gabon

Gabon: Number of airline passengers per year was 77,320 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
77,320
Change on year
down 43.7%
World rank
145th
of 183 countries
All-time high
545,640
in 2008
All-time low
0
in 2013
Years of data
46
1970–2016

Number of airline passengers per year in Gabon, 1970–2016

0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019932016

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

Analysis

Gabon recorded 77,320 for number of airline passengers per year in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.7% on the previous year and down 84.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of airline passengers per year in Gabon peaked at 545,640 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2013.

That places Gabon 145th out of 183 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 148,680 120,200 190,400 10
1980s 405,460 331,100 459,500 10
1990s 441,100 302,300 508,200 10
2000s 458,241 365,877 545,640 10
2010s 103,708 0 243,636 6

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 142 Burkina Faso 103,592 compare
  2. 143 Zimbabwe 92,494 compare
  3. 144 North Macedonia 86,868 compare
  4. 146 American Samoa 76,944 compare
  5. 147 Tonga 75,416 compare
  6. 148 Haiti 74,542 compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of airline passengers per year in Gabon?
Number of airline passengers per year in Gabon was 77,320 in 2016, 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 Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 545,640 in 2008.
What is the lowest number of airline passengers per year recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2013.
How does Gabon rank for number of airline passengers per year?
Gabon ranks 145th out of 183 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of airline passengers per year rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 84.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon 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
Last refreshed

This represents the total rather than unique passenger activity: this means a person who makes multiple trips is counted multiple times.