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Air Transport Passengers by African country

16.67MEgypt leads · 2023

Egypt has the highest air transport passengers carried of any African country, at 16.67M, ahead of South Africa and Ethiopia.

Passengers carried by air transport registered in the country. 53 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023.

1Egypt16.67M2South Africa15.45M3Ethiopia15.27M
#1 vs #53—Egypt vs Mali
Median147.08KRepublic of the Congo
Lowest0Mali

By region

regional total

The top 5 countries account for 67% of Africa's total air transport passengers carried.

North Africa39.3M
6 countries · led by Egypt
East Africa26.87M
15 countries · led by Ethiopia
Southern Africa16.14M
7 countries · led by South Africa
West Africa10.45M
16 countries · led by Nigeria
Central Africa3.26M
9 countries · led by Angola

Full ranking

53 of 54 countries
#CountryAir Transport PassengersPeriod
1Egypt
16.67M2023
2South Africa
15.45M2023
3Ethiopia
15.27M2023
4Morocco
9.35M2023
5Algeria
7.16M2023
6Nigeria
5.27M2023
7Kenya
5.14M2023
8Tunisia
4.11M2023
9Togo
2.18M2023
10Tanzania
1.91M2023
11Rwanda
1.54M2023
12Mauritius
1.5M2023
13Angola
1.32M2023
14Democratic Republic of the Congo
1.15M2023
15Libya
1.09M2023
16Senegal
1.07M2023
17Sudan
911.09K2023
18Cote d'Ivoire
716.23K2023
19Mozambique
680.11K2023
20Ghana
440.68K2023
21Cameroon
331.03K2023
22Mauritania
328.99K2023
23Zambia
321.74K2023
24Madagascar
313.31K2023
25Seychelles
236.92K2023
26Botswana
172.72K2023
27Republic of the Congo
147.08K2023
28Djibouti
130.5K1991
29Equatorial Guinea
118.43K2023
30Gambia
109.54K2019
31Burkina Faso
103.59K2023
32Zimbabwe
92.49K2023
33Gabon
77.32K2016
34Cabo Verde
71.78K2023
35Namibia
60.3K2023
36Guinea
58.5K1999
37Sierra Leone
50.19K2012
38Central African Republic
46.36K2001
39Eritrea
45.1K2020
40Sao Tome and Principe
38.77K2023
41Eswatini
34.66K2023
42Somalia
34.07K2019
43Liberia
32K1992
44Chad
28.33K2014
45Comoros
27.3K1996
46Uganda
21.65K2023
47Guinea-Bissau
20.4K1998
48Burundi
12K1998
49Niger
5.78K2023
50Malawi
3.51K2023
51Lesotho
1.3K1999
52Benin
8992016
53Mali
02014

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Frequently asked questions

Which African country has the highest air transport passengers carried?

Egypt has the highest air transport passengers carried in Africa at 16.67M (2023), followed by South Africa and Ethiopia.

Which African country has the lowest air transport passengers carried?

Mali has the lowest air transport passengers carried of the 53 African countries with data, at 0 (2014).

How many African countries report Air Transport Passengers data?

53 of 54 African countries have a recent Air Transport Passengers figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.

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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=air_transport_passengers&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.

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