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Countries With the Fastest Decline in Air passengers carried (5-Year Change)

Change in Air passengers carried over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that fell are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Estonia fell the most: by 99.9%, from 602,880 passengers to 857 passengers in the five years to 2019. Slovenia is second (−99.8%), followed by Monaco (−99.5%). 97 countries fell over that period; the median change among them was −27.8%.

#1
Estonia · −99.9%
Median
−27.8%
Coverage
97 countries
Data year
2023
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: 5-year change (%)Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Estonia -99.9; 2. Slovenia -99.8; 3. Monaco -99.5; 4. Lithuania -97.3; 5. Korea, Dem. People's Rep. -96.1; 6. Antigua and Barbuda -94; 7. Ukraine -93.3; 8. Namibia -90; 9. Cabo Verde -87.2; 10. Somalia, Fed. Rep. -86.5.Estonia-99.9Slovenia-99.8Monaco-99.5Lithuania-97.3Korea, Dem. People's Re…-96.1Antigua and Barbuda-94Ukraine-93.3Namibia-90Cabo Verde-87.2Somalia, Fed. Rep.-86.5
Top 10: 5-year change (%). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Estonia -99.9; 2. Slovenia -99.8; 3. Monaco -99.5; 4. Lithuania -97.3; 5. Korea, Dem. People's Rep. -96.1; 6. Antigua and Barbuda -94; 7. Ukraine -93.3; 8. Namibia -90; 9. Cabo Verde -87.2; 10. Somalia, Fed. Rep. -86.5.

Full ranking

Countries With the Fastest Decline in Air passengers carried (5-Year Change), 2023
RankCountryFromTo5-year change (%)
1Estonia602,880857−99.9%
2Slovenia1,087,1001,866−99.8%
3Monaco64,188316−99.5%
4Lithuania1,069,30029,256−97.3%
5Korea, Dem. People's Rep.94,2453,690−96.1%
6Antigua and Barbuda590,52035,515−94%
7Ukraine6,794,400452,340−93.3%
8Namibia602,89060,304−90%
9Cabo Verde561,94071,784−87.2%
10Somalia, Fed. Rep.251,65034,066−86.5%
11Bosnia and Herzegovina7,0711,593−77.5%
12Slovak Republic7,9251,926−75.7%
13Cuba563,540137,000−75.7%
14Czechia8,851,3002,175,800−75.4%
15Congo, Rep.508,980147,080−71.1%
16Equatorial Guinea404,300118,430−70.7%
17Zimbabwe282,54092,494−67.3%
18Malawi10,5453,507−66.7%
19Solomon Islands427,810157,420−63.2%
20Sweden51,474,00019,555,000−62%
21Turkmenistan2,457,5001,078,100−56.1%
22Cambodia1,411,100675,280−52.1%
23Belarus2,760,2001,322,500−52.1%
24Seychelles455,200236,920−48%
25Samoa77,81142,120−45.9%
26Hong Kong SAR, China47,102,00025,704,000−45.4%
27Burkina Faso189,550103,590−45.3%
28Suriname272,350149,670−45%
29Iceland7,819,7004,342,300−44.5%
30Romania4,908,2002,806,700−42.8%
31Paraguay710,410407,870−42.6%
32Madagascar541,290313,310−42.1%
33Moldova1,423,800827,600−41.9%
34Belize1,297,500776,200−40.2%
35Georgia516,030320,810−37.8%
36South Africa24,660,00015,455,000−37.3%
37Macao SAR, China3,157,7002,053,200−35%
38Sri Lanka5,882,4003,866,000−34.3%
39Brunei Darussalam1,234,500820,890−33.5%
40Montenegro565,520379,070−33%
41Eswatini51,63334,663−32.9%
42Nigeria7,786,1005,269,400−32.3%
43Botswana253,420172,720−31.8%
44Thailand76,053,00051,921,000−31.7%
45Kyrgyz Republic1,175,000804,480−31.5%
46Bhutan275,850189,880−31.2%
47Bulgaria1,022,600723,830−29.2%
48United Kingdom165,390,000118,950,000−28.1%
49Gambia, The151,780109,540−27.8%
50Germany109,800,00080,200,000−27%
51Italy27,244,00020,265,000−25.6%
52Libya1,442,6001,094,600−24.1%
53Malaysia60,482,00046,698,000−22.8%
54Iraq4,812,6003,756,200−22%
55Iran, Islamic Rep.23,029,00018,067,000−21.5%
56Croatia2,093,6001,670,000−20.2%
57Bahamas, The1,830,4001,465,400−19.9%
58Venezuela, RB2,217,4001,783,700−19.6%
59Finland13,365,00010,795,000−19.2%
60Trinidad and Tobago2,458,2002,028,600−17.5%
61Oman10,438,0008,697,000−16.7%
62Lao PDR1,009,400842,280−16.6%
63Belgium13,639,00011,391,000−16.5%
64Indonesia115,150,00097,046,000−15.7%
65Papua New Guinea1,831,9001,547,500−15.5%
66Eritrea53,07445,104−15%
67Ecuador5,365,3004,567,400−14.9%
68Mauritius1,745,3001,504,700−13.8%
69Korea, Rep.88,158,00076,272,000−13.5%
70Mauritania379,210328,990−13.2%
71Côte d'Ivoire825,260716,230−13.2%
72Kenya5,905,4005,138,300−13%
73Angola1,516,6001,321,400−12.9%
74New Zealand17,249,00015,033,000−12.8%
75Kiribati66,56758,879−11.5%
76Lebanon2,981,9002,693,200−9.68%
77Australia75,668,00068,959,000−8.87%
78Afghanistan1,125,4001,031,400−8.35%
79France70,188,00064,645,000−7.9%
80Malta2,576,9002,387,400−7.35%
81Netherlands44,418,00041,437,000−6.71%
82Brazil102,110,00095,398,000−6.57%
83Ghana467,620440,680−5.76%
84Poland9,277,5008,782,400−5.34%
85Nepal4,525,8004,289,300−5.23%
86United Arab Emirates95,758,00091,062,000−4.9%
87Japan126,390,000120,310,000−4.81%
88Vanuatu374,600359,290−4.09%
89Switzerland28,858,00027,725,000−3.93%
90Tunisia4,274,2004,110,300−3.83%
91Philippines43,080,00041,502,000−3.66%
92Canada91,504,00088,618,000−3.15%
93Naoero40,29039,104−2.94%
94Bahrain5,877,0005,734,400−2.43%
95Russian Federation99,327,00098,873,000−0.457%
96Israel7,404,4007,377,800−0.359%
97Peru17,759,00017,717,000−0.236%

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Source and method

Change in Air passengers carried over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that fell are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator IS.AIR.PSGR. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Air transport, passengers carried: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO); ICAO Staff estimates, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.