Number of airline passengers per year in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of airline passengers per year was 1.55 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of airline passengers per year in Papua New Guinea, 1975–2023
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of airline passengers per year in Papua New Guinea is 1.55 million, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of airline passengers per year in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.07 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 355,000, in 1975.
That places Papua New Guinea 88th 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 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 460,980 | 355,000 | 572,300 | 5 |
| 1980s | 707,430 | 533,800 | 963,400 | 10 |
| 1990s | 999,750 | 866,000 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 938,427 | 690,528 | 1.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 million | 1.41 million | 2.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 million | 932,389 | 1.55 million | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of airline passengers per year in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of airline passengers per year in Papua New Guinea was 1.55 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of airline passengers per year recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 355,000 in 1975.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of airline passengers per year?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 88th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of airline passengers per year rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.