Air transport, passengers carried in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Air transport, passengers carried was 45.05 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried in Least developed countries: UN classification is 45.05 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.4% on the previous year and up 84.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 45.05 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.73 million, in 1970.
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 | 4.19 million | 2.73 million | 6.11 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.45 million | 6.52 million | 8.54 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.45 million | 7.12 million | 7.94 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.23 million | 7.35 million | 11.56 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.98 million | 17.65 million | 38.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.79 million | 16.98 million | 45.05 million | 4 |
More infrastructure data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.05 billion (2025)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 571,662 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 4,485 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 4,509 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,978 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 33.7% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Least developed countries: UN classification was 45.05 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 Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 45.05 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.73 million in 1970.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.