Number of airline passengers per year in Macao
Macao: Number of airline passengers per year was 2.05 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of airline passengers per year in Macao, 2000–2023
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 Macao stood at 2.05 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 448.8% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of airline passengers per year in Macao peaked at 3.66 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 374,108, in 2022.
That places Macao 82nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of airline passengers per year in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.53 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.71 million | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 1.73 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.21 million | -29.9% |
| 2004 | 1.80 million | +48.6% |
| 2005 | 2.04 million | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 2.29 million | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 2.39 million | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.87 million | -22.0% |
| 2009 | 1.43 million | -23.5% |
| 2010 | 1.33 million | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.33 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.56 million | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 1.77 million | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 2.08 million | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 2.28 million | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 2.79 million | +22.5% |
| 2017 | 2.78 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 3.16 million | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 3.66 million | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 544,411 | -85.1% |
| 2021 | 698,047 | +28.2% |
| 2022 | 374,108 | -46.4% |
| 2023 | 2.05 million | +448.8% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 2.05 million is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.14 million, 22% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 2.05 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.05 million, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of airline passengers per year in Macao 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +448.8% | 374,108 | 2.05 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.80 million | 1.21 million | 2.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 million | 1.33 million | 3.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 917,436 | 374,108 | 2.05 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More reference data data for Macao
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0032 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 8.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0131 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of airline passengers per year in Macao?
- Number of airline passengers per year in Macao was 2.05 million 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 3.66 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of airline passengers per year recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 374,108 in 2022.
- How does Macao rank for number of airline passengers per year?
- Macao ranks 82nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of airline passengers per year rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao 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.