Number of airline passengers per year in Venezuela
Venezuela: Number of airline passengers per year was 1.78 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of airline passengers per year in Venezuela, 1970–2023
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 Venezuela stood at 1.78 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.8% on the previous year and down 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of airline passengers per year in Venezuela peaked at 10.10 million in 1989 and was at its lowest, 265,276, in 2021.
Venezuela ranks 86th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Number of airline passengers per year in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.25 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.30 million | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 1.51 million | +16.1% |
| 1973 | 1.77 million | +16.9% |
| 1974 | 1.98 million | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 2.36 million | +18.9% |
| 1976 | 2.71 million | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 3.50 million | +29.2% |
| 1978 | 4.04 million | +15.5% |
| 1979 | 4.77 million | +18.0% |
| 1980 | 5.13 million | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 5.15 million | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 5.67 million | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 5.00 million | -11.8% |
| 1984 | 4.57 million | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 4.97 million | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 5.79 million | +16.6% |
| 1987 | 6.45 million | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 8.38 million | +29.9% |
| 1989 | 10.10 million | +20.5% |
| 1990 | 6.85 million | -32.2% |
| 1991 | 6.80 million | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 7.15 million | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 6.81 million | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 5.27 million | -22.7% |
| 1995 | 4.45 million | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 4.49 million | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 4.02 million | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 3.74 million | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 4.69 million | +25.5% |
| 2000 | 4.29 million | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 9.45 million | +120.1% |
| 2002 | 6.37 million | -32.6% |
| 2003 | 3.89 million | -38.9% |
| 2004 | 4.94 million | +27.1% |
| 2005 | 5.04 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 5.23 million | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 5.50 million | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 5.77 million | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 5.12 million | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 6.43 million | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 7.73 million | +20.2% |
| 2012 | 7.74 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.87 million | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 7.89 million | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 7.09 million | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 6.03 million | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 4.21 million | -30.1% |
| 2018 | 2.22 million | -47.3% |
| 2019 | 1.52 million | -31.6% |
| 2020 | 283,524 | -81.3% |
| 2021 | 265,276 | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 1.37 million | +417.9% |
| 2023 | 1.78 million | +29.8% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 1.78 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 2.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 1.78 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.23 million, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of airline passengers per year in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +417.9% | 265,276 | 1.37 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.52 million | 1.25 million | 4.77 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.12 million | 4.57 million | 10.10 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.43 million | 3.74 million | 7.15 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.56 million | 3.89 million | 9.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.77 million | 1.52 million | 7.89 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 926,605 | 265,276 | 1.78 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 83 Trinidad and Tobago 2.03 million compare
- 84 Costa Rica 1.97 million compare
- 85 Tanzania 1.91 million compare
- 87 Croatia 1.67 million compare
- 88 Papua New Guinea 1.55 million compare
- 89 Rwanda 1.54 million compare
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 53.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2667 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 38.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,537 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of airline passengers per year in Venezuela?
- Number of airline passengers per year in Venezuela was 1.78 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 10.10 million in 1989.
- What is the lowest number of airline passengers per year recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 265,276 in 2021.
- How does Venezuela rank for number of airline passengers per year?
- Venezuela ranks 86th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of airline passengers per year rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.