Number of airline passengers per year in Kiribati
Kiribati: Number of airline passengers per year was 58,879 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of airline passengers per year in Kiribati, 1981–2023
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number of airline passengers per year in Kiribati stood at 58,879.
The figure is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of airline passengers per year in Kiribati peaked at 67,218 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24,000, in 1988.
Kiribati ranks 152nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of airline passengers per year in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 59,000 | — |
| 1982 | 60,000 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 65,500 | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 26,400 | -59.7% |
| 1986 | 32,000 | +21.2% |
| 1987 | 24,900 | -22.2% |
| 1988 | 24,000 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 24,900 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 24,900 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 24,900 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 25,400 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 25,600 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 25,600 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 26,900 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 28,400 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 28,400 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 28,300 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 66,567 | +135.2% |
| 2018 | 66,567 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 65,847 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 56,299 | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 46,390 | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 67,218 | +44.9% |
| 2023 | 58,879 | -12.4% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 58,879 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 9% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 58,879 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.05 million, 3% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of airline passengers per year in Kiribati 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +135.2% | 28,300 | 66,567 |
| 1985 | -59.7% | 65,500 | 26,400 |
| 2022 | +44.9% | 46,390 | 67,218 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41,856 | 24,000 | 65,500 | 9 |
| 1990s | 26,489 | 24,900 | 28,400 | 9 |
| 2010s | 66,327 | 65,847 | 66,567 | 3 |
| 2020s | 57,197 | 46,390 | 67,218 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 149 Cape Verde 71,784 compare
- 150 Nicaragua 61,031 compare
- 151 Namibia 60,304 compare
- 153 Guinea 58,500 compare
- 154 Sierra Leone 50,193 compare
- 155 Central African Republic 46,364 compare
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 20.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 11.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 12.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 0.7542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 13.95 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of airline passengers per year in Kiribati?
- Number of airline passengers per year in Kiribati was 58,879 in 2023, 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 67,218 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of airline passengers per year recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,000 in 1988.
- How does Kiribati rank for number of airline passengers per year?
- Kiribati ranks 152nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of airline passengers per year rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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
This represents the total rather than unique passenger activity: this means a person who makes multiple trips is counted multiple times.