Number airline passengers in Morocco

Morocco: Number airline passengers was 9.35 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
9.35 million
Change on year
up 25.3%
World rank
50th
of 183 countries
All-time high
9.38 million
in 2019
All-time low
289,500
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Number airline passengers in Morocco, 1970–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 9.35 million for number airline passengers in 2023.

That represents a change of up 25.3% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number airline passengers in Morocco peaked at 9.38 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 289,500, in 1970.

Morocco ranks 50th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Number airline passengers in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Number airline passengers in Morocco, 1970 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1970 289,500 —
1971 362,000 +25.0%
1972 410,300 +13.3%
1973 486,500 +18.6%
1974 509,600 +4.7%
1975 672,900 +32.0%
1976 808,900 +20.2%
1977 1.05 million +29.5%
1978 1.13 million +8.1%
1979 1.15 million +2.0%
1980 947,400 -17.9%
1981 929,600 -1.9%
1982 974,100 +4.8%
1983 932,200 -4.3%
1984 1.00 million +7.3%
1985 1.11 million +11.3%
1986 1.10 million -1.7%
1987 1.19 million +8.4%
1988 1.27 million +6.7%
1989 1.36 million +7.4%
1990 1.58 million +16.1%
1991 1.43 million -9.5%
1992 2.17 million +51.7%
1993 2.14 million -1.4%
1994 2.18 million +2.1%
1995 2.15 million -1.7%
1996 2.30 million +7.2%
1997 2.64 million +14.7%
1998 3.01 million +14.2%
1999 3.39 million +12.6%
2000 3.67 million +8.2%
2001 3.68 million +0.3%
2002 3.05 million -17.2%
2003 2.64 million -13.5%
2004 3.00 million +13.9%
2005 3.49 million +16.3%
2006 4.11 million +17.6%
2007 4.62 million +12.5%
2008 4.93 million +6.6%
2009 4.93 million +0.1%
2010 7.14 million +44.9%
2011 7.50 million +5.0%
2012 6.56 million -12.5%
2013 6.51 million -0.9%
2014 6.98 million +7.2%
2015 7.04 million +1.0%
2016 7.74 million +9.9%
2017 8.67 million +12.0%
2018 8.13 million -6.2%
2019 9.38 million +15.3%
2020 3.01 million -67.9%
2021 4.74 million +57.4%
2022 7.47 million +57.5%
2023 9.35 million +25.3%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 9.35 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 13.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 9.35 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.44 million, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number airline passengers in Morocco 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
2020 -67.9% 9.38 million 3.01 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 687,240 289,500 1.15 million 10
1980s 1.08 million 929,600 1.36 million 10
1990s 2.30 million 1.43 million 3.39 million 10
2000s 3.81 million 2.64 million 4.93 million 10
2010s 7.57 million 6.51 million 9.38 million 10
2020s 6.14 million 3.01 million 9.35 million 4

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 47 Belgium 11.39 million compare
  2. 48 Finland 10.79 million compare
  3. 49 Kuwait 9.50 million compare
  4. 51 Poland 8.78 million compare
  5. 52 Oman 8.70 million compare
  6. 53 Israel 7.38 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number airline passengers in Morocco?
Number airline passengers in Morocco was 9.35 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number airline passengers recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 9.38 million in 2019.
What is the lowest number airline passengers recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 289,500 in 1970.
How does Morocco rank for number airline passengers?
Morocco ranks 50th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is number airline passengers rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Morocco 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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