Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — High-income countries

Air passengers carried in high-income countries in 2019 — 2,714,570,481 people. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 188.1%.

2019 2.71B people +4.23% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 2.71B people2019
Period minimum 937M people1993

Trend over time

1992–2019 · people

Air passengers carried — High-income countries, 1992–201901B2B3B19921995199820012004200720102013201620191992: 942,268,692 people1993: 936,820,916 people1994: 1,006,927,504 people1995: 1,057,293,040 people1996: 1,132,534,404 people1997: 1,186,000,692 people1998: 1,195,658,680 people1999: 1,289,329,300 people2000: 1,381,521,406 people2001: 1,336,375,037 people2002: 1,307,582,131 people2003: 1,336,774,976 people2004: 1,485,474,449 people2009: 1,626,094,567 people2010: 1,829,144,094 people2011: 1,896,071,784 people2012: 1,955,438,085 people2013: 2,027,623,593 people2014: 2,119,785,360 people2015: 2,245,418,090 people2016: 2,364,236,717 people2017: 2,480,458,801 people2018: 2,604,517,906 people2019: 2,714,570,481 people
Change over the period: +1.77B (+188.09%) Average annual rate: 4 %

Comparison, 2019

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 2.71B people
World 4.46B people
Air passengers carried — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2019 2.71B +110M +4.23%
2018 2.6B +124M +5%
2017 2.48B +116M +4.92%
2016 2.36B +119M +5.29%
2015 2.25B +126M +5.93%
2014 2.12B +92.16M +4.55%
2013 2.03B +72.19M +3.69%
2012 1.96B +59.37M +3.13%
2011 1.9B +66.93M +3.66%
2010 1.83B +203M +12.49%
2009 1.63B
2004 1.49B +149M +11.12%
2003 1.34B +29.19M +2.23%
2002 1.31B −28.79M −2.15%
2001 1.34B −45.15M −3.27%
2000 1.38B +92.19M +7.15%
1999 1.29B +93.67M +7.83%
1998 1.2B +9.66M +0.81%
1997 1.19B +53.47M +4.72%
1996 1.13B +75.24M +7.12%
1995 1.06B +50.37M +5%
1994 1.01B +70.11M +7.48%
1993 937M −5.45M −0.58%
1992 942M

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.