Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — East Asia & Pacific

Air passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific in 2023 — 1,278,373,523 people. Since 1974, the indicator has risen by 2,224.2%.

2023 1.28B people +87.32% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 1.42B people2019
Period minimum 55M people1974

Trend over time

1974–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — East Asia & Pacific, 1974–20230500M1B1.5B197419791984198919941999200420092014201920231974: 55,002,800 people1975: 57,020,100 people1976: 60,206,300 people1977: 69,217,300 people1978: 77,737,300 people1979: 87,068,700 people1980: 89,147,600 people1981: 95,951,900 people1982: 95,443,200 people1983: 95,932,600 people1984: 104,993,100 people1985: 111,257,200 people1986: 119,684,900 people1987: 133,303,700 people1988: 149,927,400 people1989: 154,389,196 people1990: 174,905,500 people1991: 188,860,300 people1992: 208,797,800 people1993: 221,775,804 people1994: 243,006,604 people1995: 273,666,300 people1996: 292,148,204 people1997: 298,428,300 people1998: 300,493,300 people1999: 312,218,196 people2000: 337,766,614 people2001: 351,529,526 people2002: 374,787,907 people2003: 366,358,229 people2004: 429,868,117 people2005: 454,655,578 people2006: 486,160,240 people2007: 523,755,806 people2008: 535,907,588 people2009: 555,699,740 people2010: 726,070,353 people2011: 769,209,921 people2012: 809,282,605 people2013: 893,899,316 people2014: 965,572,758 people2015: 1,052,102,292 people2016: 1,155,866,926 people2017: 1,266,613,885 people2018: 1,363,722,227 people2019: 1,415,410,517 people2020: 673,223,023 people2021: 632,631,259 people2022: 682,453,993 people2023: 1,278,373,523 people
Change over the period: +1.22B (+2,224.2%) Average annual rate: 6.63 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 1.28B people
World 4.27B people
Air passengers carried — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 1.28B +596M +87.32%
2022 682M +49.82M +7.88%
2021 633M −40.59M −6.03%
2020 673M −742M −52.44%
2019 1.42B +51.69M +3.79%
2018 1.36B +97.11M +7.67%
2017 1.27B +111M +9.58%
2016 1.16B +104M +9.86%
2015 1.05B +86.53M +8.96%
2014 966M +71.67M +8.02%
2013 894M +84.62M +10.46%
2012 809M +40.07M +5.21%
2011 769M +43.14M +5.94%
2010 726M +170M +30.66%
2009 556M +19.79M +3.69%
2008 536M +12.15M +2.32%
2007 524M +37.6M +7.73%
2006 486M +31.5M +6.93%
2005 455M +24.79M +5.77%
2004 430M +63.51M +17.34%
2003 366M −8.43M −2.25%
2002 375M +23.26M +6.62%
2001 352M +13.76M +4.07%
2000 338M +25.55M +8.18%
1999 312M +11.72M +3.9%
1998 300M +2.07M +0.69%
1997 298M +6.28M +2.15%
1996 292M +18.48M +6.75%
1995 274M +30.66M +12.62%
1994 243M +21.23M +9.57%
1993 222M +12.98M +6.22%
1992 209M +19.94M +10.56%
1991 189M +13.95M +7.98%
1990 175M +20.52M +13.29%
1989 154M +4.46M +2.98%
1988 150M +16.62M +12.47%
1987 133M +13.62M +11.38%
1986 120M +8.43M +7.57%
1985 111M +6.26M +5.97%
1984 105M +9.06M +9.44%
1983 95.93M +489,400 +0.51%
1982 95.44M −508,700 −0.53%
1981 95.95M +6.8M +7.63%
1980 89.15M +2.08M +2.39%
1979 87.07M +9.33M +12%
1978 77.74M +8.52M +12.31%
1977 69.22M +9.01M +14.97%
1976 60.21M +3.19M +5.59%
1975 57.02M +2.02M +3.67%
1974 55M

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.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.