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Air passengers carried

How many passengers are carried by airlines registered in the country.

Unit: people Period: 1970–2023 Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Source: World Bank · About the indicator
Average: 23.2M people Countries: 185

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1991 to 2023.

Air passengers carried, 1991–2023

Top-20 · people

Air passengers carried, 1991–20230250M500M750M1BUnited StatesUnited States: 941,557,000 people942MChinaChina: 619,215,886 people619MIrelandIreland: 192,528,432 people193MIndiaIndia: 180,415,784 people180MTürkiyeTürkiye: 125,940,241 people126MJapanJapan: 120,305,972 people120MUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom: 118,945,920 people119MRussiaRussia: 98,872,628 people98.87MIndonesiaIndonesia: 97,045,785 people97.05MBrazilBrazil: 95,398,485 people95.4MSpainSpain: 94,101,520 people94.1MUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 91,062,293 people91.06MCanadaCanada: 88,618,000 people88.62MGermanyGermany: 80,199,572 people80.2MMexicoMexico: 78,763,320 people78.76MSouth KoreaSouth Korea: 76,272,454 people76.27MAustraliaAustralia: 68,958,577 people68.96MFranceFrance: 64,644,716 people64.64MHungaryHungary: 55,613,579 people55.61MVietnamVietnam: 55,114,832 people55.11M
Air passengers carried — 1991–2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 US United States 942M 2023 1
2 CN China 619M 2023 2
3 IE Ireland 193M 2023 3
4 IN India 180M 2023 4
5 TR Türkiye 126M 2023 5
6 JP Japan 120M 2023 6
7 GB United Kingdom 119M 2023 7
8 RU Russia 98.87M 2023 8
9 ID Indonesia 97.05M 2023 9
10 BR Brazil 95.4M 2023 10
11 ES Spain 94.1M 2023 11
12 AE United Arab Emirates 91.06M 2023 12
13 CA Canada 88.62M 2023 13
14 DE Germany 80.2M 2023 14
15 MX Mexico 78.76M 2023 15
16 KR South Korea 76.27M 2023 16
17 AU Australia 68.96M 2023 17
18 FR France 64.64M 2023 18
19 HU Hungary 55.61M 2023 19
20 VN Vietnam 55.11M 2023 20
21 TH Thailand 51.92M 2023 21
22 SA Saudi Arabia 47.98M 2023 22
23 SG Singapore 47.5M 2023 23
24 MY Malaysia 46.7M 2023 24
25 AT Austria 46.04M 2023 25
26 CO Colombia 42.4M 2023 26
27 PH Philippines 41.5M 2023 27
28 NL Netherlands 41.44M 2023 28
29 QA Qatar 37.71M 2023 29
30 CH Switzerland 27.73M 2023 30
31 HK Hong Kong 25.7M 2023 31
32 CL Chile 21.32M 2023 32
33 AR Argentina 21.06M 2023 33
34 IT Italy 20.26M 2023 34
35 SE Sweden 19.55M 2023 35
36 GR Greece 19.09M 2023 36
37 PT Portugal 18.29M 2023 37
38 IR Iran 18.07M 2023 38
39 PE Peru 17.72M 2023 39
40 EG Egypt 16.67M 2023 40
41 PA Panama 15.75M 2023 41
42 ZA South Africa 15.45M 2023 42
43 ET Ethiopia 15.27M 2023 43
44 NZ New Zealand 15.03M 2023 44
45 NO Norway 12.28M 2004 45
46 KZ Kazakhstan 11.88M 2023 46
47 BE Belgium 11.39M 2023 47
48 FI Finland 10.79M 2023 48
49 KW Kuwait 9.5M 2023 49
50 MA Morocco 9.35M 2023 50
51 PL Poland 8.78M 2023 51
52 OM Oman 8.7M 2023 52
53 IL Israel 7.38M 2023 53
54 DZ Algeria 7.16M 2023 54
55 PK Pakistan 7.15M 2023 55
56 BD Bangladesh 6.63M 2023 56
57 DK Denmark 6.43M 2004 57
58 BH Bahrain 5.73M 2023 58
59 BO Bolivia 5.6M 2023 59
60 NG Nigeria 5.27M 2023 60
61 KE Kenya 5.14M 2023 61
62 UZ Uzbekistan 4.85M 2023 62
63 EC Ecuador 4.57M 2023 63
64 LV Latvia 4.48M 2023 64
65 IS Iceland 4.34M 2023 65
66 NP Nepal 4.29M 2023 66
67 TN Tunisia 4.11M 2023 67
68 RS Serbia 3.87M 2023 68
69 LK Sri Lanka 3.87M 2023 69
70 IQ Iraq 3.76M 2023 70
71 JO Jordan 3.73M 2023 71
72 MM Myanmar 3.54M 2023 72
73 SV El Salvador 3.26M 2023 73
74 RO Romania 2.81M 2023 74
75 LB Lebanon 2.69M 2023 75
76 AZ Azerbaijan 2.58M 2023 76
77 LU Luxembourg 2.46M 2023 77
78 MT Malta 2.39M 2023 78
79 CZ Czechia 2.18M 2023 79
80 TG Togo 2.18M 2023 80
81 FJ Fiji 2.15M 2023 81
82 MO Macao 2.05M 2023 82
83 TT Trinidad and Tobago 2.03M 2023 83
84 CR Costa Rica 1.97M 2023 84
85 TZ Tanzania 1.91M 2023 85
86 VE Venezuela 1.78M 2023 86
87 HR Croatia 1.67M 2023 87
88 PG Papua New Guinea 1.55M 2023 88
89 RW Rwanda 1.54M 2023 89
90 MU Mauritius 1.5M 2023 90
91 BS Bahamas 1.47M 2023 91
92 MV Maldives 1.41M 2023 92
93 BY Belarus 1.32M 2023 93
94 AO Angola 1.32M 2023 94
95 AM Armenia 1.31M 2023 95
96 GU Guam 1.17M 2009 96
97 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.15M 2023 97
98 LY Libya 1.09M 2023 98
99 TM Turkmenistan 1.08M 2023 99
100 SN Senegal 1.07M 2023 100
101 AF Afghanistan 1.03M 2023 101
102 DO Dominican Republic 996,238 2023 102
103 SD Sudan 911,090 2023 103
104 LA Laos 842,280 2023 104
105 MD Moldova 827,604 2023 105
106 BN Brunei Darussalam 820,886 2023 106
107 KG Kyrgyzstan 804,478 2023 107
108 BZ Belize 776,198 2023 108
109 MN Mongolia 773,702 2023 109
110 CY Cyprus 724,062 2023 110
111 BG Bulgaria 723,825 2023 111
112 CI Côte d'Ivoire 716,233 2023 112
113 TJ Tajikistan 690,677 2023 113
114 MZ Mozambique 680,108 2023 114
115 KH Cambodia 675,283 2023 115
116 YE Yemen 618,613 2023 116
117 SY Syria 610,745 2023 117
118 UY Uruguay 563,632 2009 118
119 UA Ukraine 452,344 2022 119
120 GH Ghana 440,680 2023 120
121 HN Honduras 428,443 2023 121
122 PY Paraguay 407,865 2023 122
123 ME Montenegro 379,068 2023 123
124 AL Albania 374,800 2023 124
125 VU Vanuatu 359,290 2023 125
126 CM Cameroon 331,025 2023 126
127 MR Mauritania 328,992 2023 127
128 ZM Zambia 321,739 2023 128
129 GE Georgia 320,810 2023 129
130 MG Madagascar 313,313 2023 130
131 AW Aruba 274,280 2018 131
132 SC Seychelles 236,917 2023 132
133 GT Guatemala 221,478 2023 133
134 BT Bhutan 189,878 2023 134
135 JM Jamaica 180,951 2018 135
136 BW Botswana 172,720 2023 136
137 SB Solomon Islands 157,418 2023 137
138 SR Suriname 149,672 2023 138
139 CG Republic of the Congo 147,084 2023 139
140 CU Cuba 136,998 2023 140
141 DJ Djibouti 130,500 1991 141
142 GQ Equatorial Guinea 118,427 2023 142
143 GM Gambia 109,542 2019 143
144 BF Burkina Faso 103,592 2023 144
145 ZW Zimbabwe 92,494 2023 145
146 MK North Macedonia 86,868 2009 146
147 GA Gabon 77,320 2016 147
148 AS American Samoa 76,944 2014 148
149 TO Tonga 75,416 2004 149
150 HT Haiti 74,542 2023 150
151 CV Cabo Verde 71,784 2023 151
152 NI Nicaragua 61,031 2000 152
153 NA Namibia 60,304 2023 153
154 KI Kiribati 58,879 2023 154
155 GN Guinea 58,500 1999 155
156 SL Sierra Leone 50,193 2012 156
157 CF Central African Republic 46,364 2001 157
158 ER Eritrea 45,104 2020 158
159 WS Samoa 42,120 2023 159
160 NR Nauru 39,104 2023 160
161 ST Sao Tome and Principe 38,767 2023 161
162 AG Antigua and Barbuda 35,515 2022 162
163 SZ Eswatini 34,663 2023 163
164 SO Somalia 34,066 2019 164
165 LR Liberia 32,000 1992 165
166 MH Marshall Islands 29,502 2023 166
167 LT Lithuania 29,256 2022 167
168 TD Chad 28,332 2014 168
169 KM Comoros 27,300 1996 169
170 UG Uganda 21,650 2023 170
171 GW Guinea-Bissau 20,400 1998 171
172 BI Burundi 12,000 1998 172
173 GY Guyana 7,512 2021 173
174 NE Niger 5,775 2023 174
175 KP North Korea 3,690 2023 175
176 MW Malawi 3,507 2023 176
177 SK Slovakia 1,925 2022 177
178 SI Slovenia 1,866 2022 178
179 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,593 2020 179
180 LS Lesotho 1,300 1999 180
181 BJ Benin 899 2016 181
182 EE Estonia 857 2019 182
183 MC Monaco 316 2019 183
184 BB Barbados 0 1991 184
185 ML Mali 0 2014 184
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Maximum 942M people
Median 1.32M people
Minimum 0 people
World 4.27B people

About the indicator

The number of passengers carried by airlines registered in the country on domestic and international flights over the year. The indicator refers to the carrier, not to airports: a country with a large transit hub but a small national carrier looks more modest here than it does by airport traffic.

Updates
quarterly
Unit of measurement
people
Observation period
1970–2023
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
World Development Indicators

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