Number airline passengers in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Number airline passengers was 11.88 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
11.88 million
Change on year
up 21.8%
World rank
46th
of 183 countries
All-time high
11.88 million
in 2023
All-time low
461,283
in 2000
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Number airline passengers in Kazakhstan, 1992–2023

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M1992200720231992: 5.3M1993: 706.4k1994: 702.3k1995: 1.1M1996: 568.0k1997: 568.0k1998: 565.8k1999: 467.2k2000: 461.3k2001: 501.0k2002: 757.0k2003: 1.0M2004: 834.8k2005: 1.2M2006: 1.3M2007: 1.3M2008: 1.3M2009: 1.2M2010: 3.1M2011: 3.8M2012: 4.1M2013: 4.8M2014: 4.9M2015: 5.1M2016: 5.0M2017: 6.9M2018: 5.9M2019: 7.7M2020: 5.3M2021: 8.8M2022: 9.8M2023: 11.9M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number airline passengers in Kazakhstan stood at 11.88 million. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.8% on the previous year and up 148.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number airline passengers in Kazakhstan peaked at 11.88 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 461,283, in 2000.

That places Kazakhstan 46th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Number airline passengers in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Number airline passengers in Kazakhstan, 1992 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1992 5.27 million —
1993 706,400 -86.6%
1994 702,300 -0.6%
1995 1.12 million +59.1%
1996 568,000 -49.2%
1997 568,000 +0.0%
1998 565,800 -0.4%
1999 467,200 -17.4%
2000 461,283 -1.3%
2001 500,981 +8.6%
2002 756,959 +51.1%
2003 1.01 million +33.4%
2004 834,760 -17.3%
2005 1.16 million +39.0%
2006 1.28 million +10.6%
2007 1.30 million +0.9%
2008 1.28 million -1.5%
2009 1.19 million -6.5%
2010 3.10 million +159.8%
2011 3.79 million +22.2%
2012 4.06 million +7.4%
2013 4.79 million +17.7%
2014 4.92 million +2.8%
2015 5.08 million +3.3%
2016 5.01 million -1.5%
2017 6.90 million +37.8%
2018 5.92 million -14.2%
2019 7.66 million +29.3%
2020 5.28 million -31.0%
2021 8.77 million +65.9%
2022 9.76 million +11.3%
2023 11.88 million +21.8%

Kazakhstan compared with similar countries

  • Kazakhstan's 11.88 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.37 million, 8.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Kazakhstan's 11.88 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.87 million, 3.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number airline passengers in Kazakhstan 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
2010 +159.8% 1.19 million 3.10 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.25 million 467,200 5.27 million 8
2000s 977,063 461,283 1.30 million 10
2010s 5.12 million 3.10 million 7.66 million 10
2020s 8.92 million 5.28 million 11.88 million 4

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 43 Ethiopia 15.27 million compare
  2. 44 New Zealand 15.03 million compare
  3. 45 Norway 12.28 million compare
  4. 47 Belgium 11.39 million compare
  5. 48 Finland 10.79 million compare
  6. 49 Kuwait 9.50 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number airline passengers in Kazakhstan?
Number airline passengers in Kazakhstan was 11.88 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number airline passengers recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 11.88 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number airline passengers recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 461,283 in 2000.
How does Kazakhstan rank for number airline passengers?
Kazakhstan ranks 46th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is number airline passengers rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 148.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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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