Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — France

Air passengers carried in France in 2023 — 64,644,716 people. Ranked 18 in the world out of 149. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 609.8%.

2023 64.64M people +8.97% vs 2022
World rank 18of 149
Period maximum 71.29M people2019
Period minimum 9.11M people1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — France, 1970–2023020M40M60M80M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 9,108,000 people1971: 9,569,200 people1972: 11,285,100 people1973: 11,957,500 people1974: 12,159,300 people1975: 13,112,800 people1976: 14,301,900 people1977: 15,431,300 people1978: 16,821,200 people1979: 17,967,000 people1980: 19,521,000 people1981: 21,591,200 people1982: 22,372,400 people1983: 23,278,100 people1984: 23,694,300 people1985: 24,491,900 people1986: 25,211,400 people1987: 27,950,200 people1988: 30,667,300 people1989: 33,975,500 people1990: 35,963,900 people1991: 33,127,800 people1992: 33,963,900 people1993: 35,625,600 people1994: 38,170,400 people1995: 36,020,400 people1996: 41,252,600 people1997: 43,400,700 people1998: 42,232,400 people1999: 49,536,300 people2000: 52,581,312 people2001: 50,476,541 people2002: 49,305,864 people2003: 47,258,820 people2004: 48,543,473 people2005: 52,477,178 people2006: 59,537,872 people2007: 61,551,258 people2008: 61,214,656 people2009: 58,318,312 people2010: 60,864,422 people2011: 64,185,339 people2012: 64,683,769 people2013: 63,925,151 people2014: 63,434,263 people2015: 65,039,503 people2016: 65,362,743 people2017: 68,316,473 people2018: 70,188,028 people2019: 71,289,277 people2020: 24,956,343 people2021: 32,000,528 people2022: 59,323,269 people2023: 64,644,716 people
Change over the period: +55.54M (+609.76%) Average annual rate: 3.77 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: France

France 64.64M people
World 4.27B people
Europe & Central Asia 1.1B people
Western Europe computed 274M people
Air passengers carried — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 64.64M +5.32M +8.97%
2022 59.32M +27.32M +85.38%
2021 32M +7.04M +28.23%
2020 24.96M −46.33M −64.99%
2019 71.29M +1.1M +1.57%
2018 70.19M +1.87M +2.74%
2017 68.32M +2.95M +4.52%
2016 65.36M +323,240 +0.5%
2015 65.04M +1.61M +2.53%
2014 63.43M −490,888 −0.77%
2013 63.93M −758,618 −1.17%
2012 64.68M +498,430 +0.78%
2011 64.19M +3.32M +5.46%
2010 60.86M +2.55M +4.37%
2009 58.32M −2.9M −4.73%
2008 61.21M −336,602 −0.55%
2007 61.55M +2.01M +3.38%
2006 59.54M +7.06M +13.45%
2005 52.48M +3.93M +8.1%
2004 48.54M +1.28M +2.72%
2003 47.26M −2.05M −4.15%
2002 49.31M −1.17M −2.32%
2001 50.48M −2.1M −4%
2000 52.58M +3.05M +6.15%
1999 49.54M +7.3M +17.29%
1998 42.23M −1.17M −2.69%
1997 43.4M +2.15M +5.21%
1996 41.25M +5.23M +14.53%
1995 36.02M −2.15M −5.63%
1994 38.17M +2.54M +7.14%
1993 35.63M +1.66M +4.89%
1992 33.96M +836,100 +2.52%
1991 33.13M −2.84M −7.89%
1990 35.96M +1.99M +5.85%
1989 33.98M +3.31M +10.79%
1988 30.67M +2.72M +9.72%
1987 27.95M +2.74M +10.86%
1986 25.21M +719,500 +2.94%
1985 24.49M +797,600 +3.37%
1984 23.69M +416,200 +1.79%
1983 23.28M +905,700 +4.05%
1982 22.37M +781,200 +3.62%
1981 21.59M +2.07M +10.6%
1980 19.52M +1.55M +8.65%
1979 17.97M +1.15M +6.81%
1978 16.82M +1.39M +9.01%
1977 15.43M +1.13M +7.9%
1976 14.3M +1.19M +9.07%
1975 13.11M +953,500 +7.84%
1974 12.16M +201,800 +1.69%
1973 11.96M +672,400 +5.96%
1972 11.29M +1.72M +17.93%
1971 9.57M +461,200 +5.06%
1970 9.11M

Western Europe, 2023

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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.