What is air transport, passengers carried in Saudi Arabia?

Air transport, passengers carried in Saudi Arabia was 47.98 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 Saudi Arabia?

The highest recorded value was 47.98 million in 2023.

What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The lowest recorded value was 513,600 in 1971.

How does Saudi Arabia rank for air transport, passengers carried?

Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.

Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?

Over the last ten years it is up 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.

Air transport, passengers carried in Saudi Arabia

Name: Air transport, passengers carried in Saudi Arabia
Creator: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Saudi Arabia: Air transport, passengers carried was 47.98 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

47.98 million

Change on year

up 65.4%

World rank

22nd

of 183 countries

All-time high

47.98 million

in 2023

All-time low

513,600

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2023

Air transport, passengers carried in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2023

Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 47.98 million for air transport, passengers carried in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

The figure is up 65.4% on the previous year and up 69.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Saudi Arabia peaked at 47.98 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 513,600, in 1971.

Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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	2.79 million	513,600	7.69 million	10
1980s	10.14 million	9.15 million	11.37 million	10
1990s	11.40 million	9.41 million	12.33 million	10
2000s	15.19 million	12.57 million	17.51 million	10
2010s	32.25 million	20.32 million	46.18 million	10
2020s	31.84 million	20.97 million	47.98 million	4

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More infrastructure data for Saudi Arabia

Fixed telephone subscriptions 19.75 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.71 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 159.54 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 54.18 million (2024)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 302,451 (2023)
Air transport, freight 1,037 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2.4 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 74.59 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 100.0% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 13.1% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, passengers carried in Saudi Arabia?: Air transport, passengers carried in Saudi Arabia was 47.98 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 Saudi Arabia?: The highest recorded value was 47.98 million in 2023.
What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The lowest recorded value was 513,600 in 1971.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for air transport, passengers carried?: Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?: Over the last ten years it is up 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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About this data

Indicator: Air transport, passengers carried
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 230 places, 10,242 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.