Air transport, passengers carried in Kuwait
Kuwait: Air transport, passengers carried was 9.50 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Kuwait, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 9.50 million for air transport, passengers carried in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.6% on the previous year and up 192.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Kuwait peaked at 9.50 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 315,200, in 1970.
Kuwait ranks 49th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 600,830 | 315,200 | 965,100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.44 million | 1.08 million | 1.64 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.71 million | 840,100 | 2.24 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.40 million | 2.08 million | 2.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.59 million | 3.24 million | 7.39 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.21 million | 1.82 million | 9.50 million | 4 |
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.83 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 572,621 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 167.68 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.11 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 68,356 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 331.17 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 0 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 100.0% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 35.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Kuwait?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Kuwait was 9.50 million in 2023, according to Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 9.50 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 315,200 in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Kuwait ranks 49th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as part of Air transport, passengers carried. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.