Namibia's air transport, passengers carried was 60,304 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 88.18% from 510,000 in 2013 (19.22% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 60,304 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 602,893 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 510,000 | 2013 |
| Highest | 632,330 | 2012 |
| Lowest | 2,246 | 2021 |
| Average since 2014 | 355,290 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 455,000 | 1991 |
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 41.1% in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 96.4% in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 75,473 a year. A straight line explains 70% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Namibia had the 139th highest value of the 149 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 60,304 | 2023 |
| World | 4.27 billion | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.96 million | 2023 |
| Lower middle income | 272.32 million | 2023 |
Closest to Namibia in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.
Limitations: While ICAO aviation data provide a globally standardized and comprehensive view of air transport activity, several limitations affect their accuracy and comparability. Data quality depends on the completeness and consistency of country reporting, which can vary due to differences in national statistical capacity, regulatory environments, and adherence to ICAO definitions. Some countries may not report all relevant data, leading ICAO to estimate missing values using historical submissions and published schedules, which can introduce uncertainty. Changes in airline registration, mergers, or operational practices may also affect the attribution of traffic statistics.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 32 values
| Year | Air transport, passengers carried |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 60,304 |
| 2022 | no data |
| 2021 | 2,246 |
| 2020 | 62,263 |
| 2019 | 212,578 |
| 2018 | 602,893 |
| 2017 | 623,076 |
| 2016 | 558,713 |
| 2015 | 553,322 |
| 2014 | 522,216 |
| 2013 |
Air transport, passengers carried in nearby economies
- Angola — 1.32 million (2023)
- Benin — 899 (2016)
- Botswana — 172,720 (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 103,592 (2023)
- Cabo Verde — 71,784 (2023)
- Cameroon — 331,025 (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 1.15 million (2023)
- Congo, Rep. — 147,084 (2023)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 716,233 (2023)
- Equatorial Guinea — 118,427 (2023)
- Eswatini
More infrastructure data for Namibia
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 77,390 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 2.55 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 2.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 85.16 (2024)
- ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$26.03 million (2024)
- ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP) — 2.02% (2024)
- Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 0.42% (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 2,960 (2023)
- Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 64.87% (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Namibia's air transport, passengers carried?
- 60,304 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1991?
- It is down 86.75% from 455,000 in 1991 (6.12% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 632,330 in 2012 and the lowest 2,246 in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank?
- 139th highest of 149 economies with data for 2023.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), uri: https://data.icao.int/newdataplus/#:~:text=ICAO%20data%20is%20comprised%20of,information%20about%20commercial%20air%20carriers; ICAO Staff estimates, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), uri:….
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IS.AIR.PSGR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), uri: https://data.icao.int/newdataplus/#:~:text=ICAO%20data%20is%20comprised%20of,information%20about%20commercial%20air%20carriers; ICAO Staff estimates, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), uri:… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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