Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — India

Air passengers carried in India in 2023 — 180,415,784 people. Ranked 4 in the world out of 149. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 6,653.1%.

2023 180M people +28.87% vs 2022
World rank 4of 149
Period maximum 180M people2023
Period minimum 2.55M people1971

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — India, 1970–2023050M100M150M200M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 2,671,600 people1971: 2,554,000 people1972: 3,285,800 people1973: 3,391,600 people1974: 3,037,300 people1975: 3,839,900 people1976: 4,534,000 people1977: 5,147,500 people1978: 6,099,600 people1979: 6,546,800 people1980: 6,603,100 people1981: 7,574,500 people1982: 8,391,700 people1983: 9,164,800 people1984: 10,125,700 people1985: 10,993,800 people1986: 11,785,200 people1987: 12,668,600 people1988: 12,863,100 people1989: 12,740,100 people1990: 10,862,200 people1991: 10,717,400 people1992: 11,127,100 people1993: 9,441,600 people1994: 11,518,400 people1995: 14,260,600 people1996: 13,394,600 people1997: 16,039,800 people1998: 16,521,000 people1999: 16,005,400 people2000: 17,299,483 people2001: 16,862,737 people2002: 17,633,019 people2003: 19,455,085 people2004: 23,934,074 people2005: 27,879,461 people2006: 40,288,794 people2007: 51,897,450 people2008: 49,877,935 people2009: 54,446,373 people2010: 64,374,254 people2011: 73,996,912 people2012: 72,151,829 people2013: 75,589,071 people2014: 82,718,883 people2015: 98,927,860 people2016: 119,577,835 people2017: 139,752,424 people2018: 164,035,638 people2019: 167,499,116 people2020: 68,959,633 people2021: 83,964,797 people2022: 139,996,043 people2023: 180,415,784 people
Change over the period: +178M (+6,653.1%) Average annual rate: 8.27 %

Comparison, 2023

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

India 180M people
World 4.27B people
South Asia 197M people
Southern Asia computed 223M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 395M people
Air passengers carried — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 180M +40.42M +28.87%
2022 140M +56.03M +66.73%
2021 83.96M +15.01M +21.76%
2020 68.96M −98.54M −58.83%
2019 167M +3.46M +2.11%
2018 164M +24.28M +17.38%
2017 140M +20.17M +16.87%
2016 120M +20.65M +20.87%
2015 98.93M +16.21M +19.6%
2014 82.72M +7.13M +9.43%
2013 75.59M +3.44M +4.76%
2012 72.15M −1.85M −2.49%
2011 74M +9.62M +14.95%
2010 64.37M +9.93M +18.23%
2009 54.45M +4.57M +9.16%
2008 49.88M −2.02M −3.89%
2007 51.9M +11.61M +28.81%
2006 40.29M +12.41M +44.51%
2005 27.88M +3.95M +16.48%
2004 23.93M +4.48M +23.02%
2003 19.46M +1.82M +10.33%
2002 17.63M +770,282 +4.57%
2001 16.86M −436,746 −2.52%
2000 17.3M +1.29M +8.09%
1999 16.01M −515,600 −3.12%
1998 16.52M +481,200 +3%
1997 16.04M +2.65M +19.75%
1996 13.39M −866,000 −6.07%
1995 14.26M +2.74M +23.81%
1994 11.52M +2.08M +22%
1993 9.44M −1.69M −15.15%
1992 11.13M +409,700 +3.82%
1991 10.72M −144,800 −1.33%
1990 10.86M −1.88M −14.74%
1989 12.74M −123,000 −0.96%
1988 12.86M +194,500 +1.54%
1987 12.67M +883,400 +7.5%
1986 11.79M +791,400 +7.2%
1985 10.99M +868,100 +8.57%
1984 10.13M +960,900 +10.48%
1983 9.16M +773,100 +9.21%
1982 8.39M +817,200 +10.79%
1981 7.57M +971,400 +14.71%
1980 6.6M +56,300 +0.86%
1979 6.55M +447,200 +7.33%
1978 6.1M +952,100 +18.5%
1977 5.15M +613,500 +13.53%
1976 4.53M +694,100 +18.08%
1975 3.84M +802,600 +26.42%
1974 3.04M −354,300 −10.45%
1973 3.39M +105,800 +3.22%
1972 3.29M +731,800 +28.65%
1971 2.55M −117,600 −4.4%
1970 2.67M

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.