Energy & Infrastructure · Air passengers carried · Kenya
Kenya’s air passengers carried was 5.1 m passengers in 2023.
5.1 m passengers
2023
Up 1.4 m passengers from 2022.
Stale — last updated 18 Oct 2026
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5.1 m passengers
What it is. Domestic and international passengers carried by air carriers registered in the country.
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| Period | Air passengers carried · Kenya |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 4.4 m passengers |
| 2015 | 4.6 m passengers |
| 2016 | 4.8 m passengers |
| 2017 | 5.1 m passengers |
| 2018 | 5.9 m passengers |
| 2019 | 6.4 m passengers |
| 2020 | 1.9 m passengers |
| 2021 | 2.5 m passengers |
| 2022 | 3.7 m passengers |
| 2023 | 5.1 m passengers |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, Air passengers carried, Kenya, 2023; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 18 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/energy/air-passengers/kenya
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Domestic and international passengers carried by air carriers registered in the country. Unit: m passengers; the World Bank reports passengers and the hub shows millions.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series IS.AIR.PSGR), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.