Number airline passengers in Venezuela
Venezuela: Number airline passengers was 1.78 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.78 million
Change on year
up 29.8%
World rank
86th
of 183 countries
All-time high
10.10 million
in 1989
All-time low
265,276
in 2021
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Number airline passengers in Venezuela, 1970–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number airline passengers 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 airline passengers 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 airline passengers 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 airline passengers 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 (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 384.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1,173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 43,034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 41.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 110.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 39,390 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,537 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number airline passengers in Venezuela?
- Number airline passengers in Venezuela was 1.78 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number airline passengers recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 10.10 million in 1989.
- What is the lowest number airline passengers recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 265,276 in 2021.
- How does Venezuela rank for number airline passengers?
- Venezuela ranks 86th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number airline passengers 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Number airline passengers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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