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Air passengers carried

Passengers carried on domestic and international flights by air carriers registered in the country.

Unit: Passengers Frequency: Annual Coverage: 185 countries and 11 groups 1970 to 2023 Source: World Bank (original data: International Civil Aviation Organization)
Highest in 2023 941,557,000 passengers United States Lowest in 2023 3,507 passengers Malawi
Euro area, 2023 611,219,551 passengers Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2023 149 Updated by the source on 8 October 2026

149 countries have a value for 2023, the latest period in the data.

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Passengers. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Air passengers carried (passengers), 1999 to 2023
Period WorldUnited StatesChinaIndia
2023 4,268,984,474 passengers 941,557,000 passengers 619,215,886 passengers 180,415,784 passengers
2022 3,230,288,280 passengers 852,828,000 passengers 250,754,113 passengers 139,996,043 passengers
2021 2,279,974,770 passengers 666,153,000 passengers 440,301,216 passengers 83,964,797 passengers
2020 1,771,894,087 passengers 369,501,000 passengers 417,255,845 passengers 68,959,633 passengers
2019 4,455,690,101 passengers 926,737,000 passengers 659,629,070 passengers 167,499,116 passengers
2018 4,293,921,426 passengers 889,024,000 passengers 611,439,830 passengers 164,035,638 passengers
2017 4,025,616,012 passengers 849,403,000 passengers 551,234,509 passengers 139,752,424 passengers
2016 3,760,774,350 passengers 824,039,000 passengers 487,960,477 passengers 119,577,835 passengers
2015 3,525,115,153 passengers 798,222,000 passengers 436,183,969 passengers 98,927,860 passengers
2014 3,285,080,769 passengers 762,710,000 passengers 390,878,784 passengers 82,718,883 passengers
2013 3,100,200,780 passengers 743,171,000 passengers 352,795,296 passengers 75,589,071 passengers
2012 2,943,247,913 passengers 736,699,000 passengers 318,475,924 passengers 72,151,829 passengers
2011 2,833,214,050 passengers 730,796,000 passengers 292,160,158 passengers 73,996,912 passengers
2010 2,669,414,339 passengers 720,497,000 passengers 266,293,020 passengers 64,374,254 passengers
2009 2,249,728,546 passengers 679,423,408 passengers 229,062,099 passengers 54,446,373 passengers
2008 2,208,218,737 passengers 701,779,551 passengers 191,001,220 passengers 49,877,935 passengers
2007 2,209,136,496 passengers 744,302,310 passengers 183,613,132 passengers 51,897,450 passengers
2006 2,072,413,898 passengers 725,530,965 passengers 158,013,351 passengers 40,288,794 passengers
2005 1,969,590,799 passengers 720,547,738 passengers 136,721,623 passengers 27,879,461 passengers
2004 1,888,695,284 passengers 678,110,608 passengers 119,789,024 passengers 23,934,074 passengers
2003 1,665,309,283 passengers 588,997,110 passengers 86,040,642 passengers 19,455,085 passengers
2002 1,627,404,873 passengers 598,410,415 passengers 83,671,798 passengers 17,633,019 passengers
2001 1,655,230,214 passengers 622,187,846 passengers 72,660,653 passengers 16,862,737 passengers
2000 1,674,064,712 passengers 665,327,414 passengers 61,891,807 passengers 17,299,483 passengers
1999 1,562,256,300 passengers 634,364,608 passengers 55,853,100 passengers 16,005,400 passengers

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • Among the 149 countries with a value for 2023, the highest is United States (941,557,000 passengers) and the lowest Malawi (3,507 passengers).
  • Half of the countries are above 2,457,683 passengers and half below.
  • From 2022 to 2023 the value rose in 125 countries and fell in 21.
  • The figure for the world was 4,268,984,474 passengers in 2023, against 4,293,921,426 passengers in 2018 (−0.6%).

About this measure

Definition
Passengers carried on domestic and international flights by air carriers registered in the country.
Population covered
Air carriers registered in the country
Unit
Passengers
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Percent change

Before comparing

  • Counts passengers of the country's own airlines, not passengers at its airports.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Civil Aviation Organization
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
IS.AIR.PSGR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2023
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Civil Aviation Organization

All countries in 2023 Every value is for 2023, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 United States 941,557,000 passengers
  2. 2 China 619,215,886 passengers
  3. 3 Ireland 192,528,432 passengers
  4. 4 India 180,415,784 passengers
  5. 5 Türkiye 125,940,241 passengers
  6. 6 Japan 120,305,972 passengers
  7. 7 United Kingdom 118,945,920 passengers
  8. 8 Russia 98,872,628 passengers
  9. 9 Indonesia 97,045,785 passengers
  10. 10 Brazil 95,398,485 passengers
  11. 11 Spain 94,101,520 passengers
  12. 12 United Arab Emirates 91,062,293 passengers
  13. 13 Canada 88,618,000 passengers
  14. 14 Germany 80,199,572 passengers
  15. 15 Mexico 78,763,320 passengers
  16. 16 South Korea 76,272,454 passengers
  17. 17 Australia 68,958,577 passengers
  18. 18 France 64,644,716 passengers
  19. 19 Hungary 55,613,579 passengers
  20. 20 Viet Nam 55,114,832 passengers
  21. 21 Thailand 51,920,692 passengers
  22. 22 Saudi Arabia 47,979,994 passengers
  23. 23 Singapore 47,502,834 passengers
  24. 24 Malaysia 46,698,381 passengers
  25. 25 Austria 46,040,215 passengers
  26. 26 Colombia 42,399,044 passengers
  27. 27 Philippines 41,501,834 passengers
  28. 28 Netherlands 41,436,802 passengers
  29. 29 Qatar 37,714,348 passengers
  30. 30 Switzerland 27,725,233 passengers
  31. 31 Hong Kong SAR, China 25,704,485 passengers
  32. 32 Chile 21,323,388 passengers
  33. 33 Argentina 21,057,811 passengers
  34. 34 Italy 20,264,734 passengers
  35. 35 Sweden 19,554,551 passengers
  36. 36 Greece 19,090,513 passengers
  37. 37 Portugal 18,288,977 passengers
  38. 38 Iran 18,067,403 passengers
  39. 39 Peru 17,717,403 passengers
  40. 40 Egypt 16,672,111 passengers
  41. 41 Panama 15,750,293 passengers
  42. 42 South Africa 15,454,596 passengers
  43. 43 Ethiopia 15,273,254 passengers
  44. 44 New Zealand 15,033,155 passengers
  45. 45 Kazakhstan 11,884,241 passengers
  46. 46 Belgium 11,390,665 passengers
  47. 47 Finland 10,794,518 passengers
  48. 48 Kuwait 9,499,895 passengers
  49. 49 Morocco 9,354,197 passengers
  50. 50 Poland 8,782,362 passengers
  51. 51 Oman 8,697,025 passengers
  52. 52 Israel 7,377,778 passengers
  53. 53 Algeria 7,160,662 passengers
  54. 54 Pakistan 7,153,419 passengers
  55. 55 Bangladesh 6,628,497 passengers
  56. 56 Bahrain 5,734,420 passengers
  57. 57 Bolivia 5,601,302 passengers
  58. 58 Nigeria 5,269,404 passengers
  59. 59 Kenya 5,138,290 passengers
  60. 60 Uzbekistan 4,849,939 passengers
  61. 61 Ecuador 4,567,423 passengers
  62. 62 Latvia 4,475,904 passengers
  63. 63 Iceland 4,342,331 passengers
  64. 64 Nepal 4,289,298 passengers
  65. 65 Tunisia 4,110,265 passengers
  66. 66 Serbia 3,868,570 passengers
  67. 67 Sri Lanka 3,866,001 passengers
  68. 68 Iraq 3,756,178 passengers
  69. 69 Jordan 3,731,345 passengers
  70. 70 Myanmar 3,541,244 passengers
  71. 71 El Salvador 3,263,923 passengers
  72. 72 Romania 2,806,654 passengers
  73. 73 Lebanon 2,693,218 passengers
  74. 74 Azerbaijan 2,581,841 passengers
  75. 75 Luxembourg 2,457,683 passengers
  76. 76 Malta 2,387,400 passengers
  77. 77 Czechia 2,175,763 passengers
  78. 78 Togo 2,175,165 passengers
  79. 79 Fiji 2,154,560 passengers
  80. 80 Macao SAR, China 2,053,176 passengers
  81. 81 Trinidad and Tobago 2,028,649 passengers
  82. 82 Costa Rica 1,971,057 passengers
  83. 83 Tanzania 1,911,063 passengers
  84. 84 Venezuela 1,783,667 passengers
  85. 85 Croatia 1,670,012 passengers
  86. 86 Papua New Guinea 1,547,502 passengers
  87. 87 Rwanda 1,537,008 passengers
  88. 88 Mauritius 1,504,656 passengers
  89. 89 Bahamas 1,465,432 passengers
  90. 90 Maldives 1,414,194 passengers
  91. 91 Belarus 1,322,490 passengers
  92. 92 Angola 1,321,412 passengers
  93. 93 Armenia 1,311,506 passengers
  94. 94 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,150,170 passengers
  95. 95 Libya 1,094,579 passengers
  96. 96 Turkmenistan 1,078,118 passengers
  97. 97 Senegal 1,070,961 passengers
  98. 98 Afghanistan 1,031,379 passengers
  99. 99 Dominican Republic 996,238 passengers
  100. 100 Sudan 911,090 passengers
  101. 101 Laos 842,280 passengers
  102. 102 Moldova 827,604 passengers
  103. 103 Brunei 820,886 passengers
  104. 104 Kyrgyzstan 804,478 passengers
  105. 105 Belize 776,198 passengers
  106. 106 Mongolia 773,702 passengers
  107. 107 Cyprus 724,062 passengers
  108. 108 Bulgaria 723,825 passengers
  109. 109 Côte d'Ivoire 716,233 passengers
  110. 110 Tajikistan 690,677 passengers
  111. 111 Mozambique 680,108 passengers
  112. 112 Cambodia 675,283 passengers
  113. 113 Yemen 618,613 passengers
  114. 114 Syria 610,745 passengers
  115. 115 Ghana 440,680 passengers
  116. 116 Honduras 428,443 passengers
  117. 117 Paraguay 407,865 passengers
  118. 118 Montenegro 379,068 passengers
  119. 119 Albania 374,800 passengers
  120. 120 Vanuatu 359,290 passengers
  121. 121 Cameroon 331,025 passengers
  122. 122 Mauritania 328,992 passengers
  123. 123 Zambia 321,739 passengers
  124. 124 Georgia 320,810 passengers
  125. 125 Madagascar 313,313 passengers
  126. 126 Seychelles 236,917 passengers
  127. 127 Guatemala 221,478 passengers
  128. 128 Bhutan 189,878 passengers
  129. 129 Botswana 172,720 passengers
  130. 130 Solomon Islands 157,418 passengers
  131. 131 Suriname 149,672 passengers
  132. 132 Republic of the Congo 147,084 passengers
  133. 133 Cuba 136,998 passengers
  134. 134 Equatorial Guinea 118,427 passengers
  135. 135 Burkina Faso 103,592 passengers
  136. 136 Zimbabwe 92,494 passengers
  137. 137 Haiti 74,542 passengers
  138. 138 Cabo Verde 71,784 passengers
  139. 139 Namibia 60,304 passengers
  140. 140 Kiribati 58,879 passengers
  141. 141 Samoa 42,120 passengers
  142. 142 Naoero 39,104 passengers
  143. 143 São Tomé and Príncipe 38,767 passengers
  144. 144 Eswatini 34,663 passengers
  145. 145 Marshall Islands 29,502 passengers
  146. 146 Uganda 21,650 passengers
  147. 147 Niger 5,775 passengers
  148. 148 North Korea 3,690 passengers
  149. 149 Malawi 3,507 passengers
  150. East Asia and Pacific 1,278,373,523 passengers
  151. Euro area 611,219,551 passengers
  152. Europe and Central Asia 1,103,885,557 passengers
  153. European Union 700,152,461 passengers
  154. Latin America and Caribbean 316,282,631 passengers
  155. Middle East and North Africa 286,507,269 passengers
  156. North America 1,030,175,000 passengers
  157. OECD members 2,431,373,977 passengers
  158. South Asia 196,803,652 passengers
  159. Sub-Saharan Africa 56,956,843 passengers
  160. World 4,268,984,474 passengers
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Grey: no value for 2023. Colour groups split countries into roughly equal numbers. Boundaries: Natural Earth.