Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Ireland

Air passengers carried in Ireland in 2023 — 192,528,432 people. Ranked 3 in the world out of 149. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 12,941.3%.

2023 193M people +13.67% vs 2022
World rank 3of 149
Period maximum 193M people2023
Period minimum 1.41M people1972

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Ireland, 1970–2023050M100M150M200M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 1,476,300 people1971: 1,544,200 people1972: 1,408,800 people1973: 1,496,300 people1974: 1,474,600 people1975: 1,475,700 people1976: 1,578,100 people1977: 1,675,600 people1978: 1,781,300 people1979: 2,022,500 people1980: 1,830,200 people1981: 1,978,600 people1982: 1,949,100 people1983: 1,780,800 people1984: 1,838,500 people1985: 1,828,800 people1986: 1,972,000 people1987: 2,279,000 people1988: 3,675,600 people1989: 4,376,300 people1990: 4,812,300 people1991: 4,764,600 people1992: 5,006,000 people1993: 4,650,400 people1994: 4,825,700 people1995: 6,586,500 people1996: 7,676,800 people1997: 8,963,700 people1998: 10,401,200 people1999: 11,948,800 people2000: 13,983,022 people2001: 15,450,847 people2002: 19,728,801 people2003: 28,863,657 people2004: 34,748,853 people2005: 42,872,544 people2006: 50,737,809 people2007: 60,099,058 people2008: 69,447,262 people2009: 77,747,207 people2010: 84,784,226 people2011: 89,956,334 people2012: 92,637,189 people2013: 93,408,036 people2014: 98,449,140 people2015: 115,928,738 people2016: 134,065,078 people2017: 153,944,513 people2018: 167,598,633 people2019: 170,161,848 people2020: 54,582,262 people2021: 74,065,210 people2022: 169,377,735 people2023: 192,528,432 people
Change over the period: +191M (+12,941.28%) Average annual rate: 9.63 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ireland 193M people
World 4.27B people
Europe & Central Asia 1.1B people
Air passengers carried — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 193M +23.15M +13.67%
2022 169M +95.31M +128.69%
2021 74.07M +19.48M +35.69%
2020 54.58M −116M −67.92%
2019 170M +2.56M +1.53%
2018 168M +13.65M +8.87%
2017 154M +19.88M +14.83%
2016 134M +18.14M +15.64%
2015 116M +17.48M +17.75%
2014 98.45M +5.04M +5.4%
2013 93.41M +770,847 +0.83%
2012 92.64M +2.68M +2.98%
2011 89.96M +5.17M +6.1%
2010 84.78M +7.04M +9.05%
2009 77.75M +8.3M +11.95%
2008 69.45M +9.35M +15.55%
2007 60.1M +9.36M +18.45%
2006 50.74M +7.87M +18.35%
2005 42.87M +8.12M +23.38%
2004 34.75M +5.89M +20.39%
2003 28.86M +9.13M +46.3%
2002 19.73M +4.28M +27.69%
2001 15.45M +1.47M +10.5%
2000 13.98M +2.03M +17.02%
1999 11.95M +1.55M +14.88%
1998 10.4M +1.44M +16.04%
1997 8.96M +1.29M +16.76%
1996 7.68M +1.09M +16.55%
1995 6.59M +1.76M +36.49%
1994 4.83M +175,300 +3.77%
1993 4.65M −355,600 −7.1%
1992 5.01M +241,400 +5.07%
1991 4.76M −47,700 −0.99%
1990 4.81M +436,000 +9.96%
1989 4.38M +700,700 +19.06%
1988 3.68M +1.4M +61.28%
1987 2.28M +307,000 +15.57%
1986 1.97M +143,200 +7.83%
1985 1.83M −9,700 −0.53%
1984 1.84M +57,700 +3.24%
1983 1.78M −168,300 −8.63%
1982 1.95M −29,500 −1.49%
1981 1.98M +148,400 +8.11%
1980 1.83M −192,300 −9.51%
1979 2.02M +241,200 +13.54%
1978 1.78M +105,700 +6.31%
1977 1.68M +97,500 +6.18%
1976 1.58M +102,400 +6.94%
1975 1.48M +1,100 +0.07%
1974 1.47M −21,700 −1.45%
1973 1.5M +87,500 +6.21%
1972 1.41M −135,400 −8.77%
1971 1.54M +67,900 +4.6%
1970 1.48M

Northern 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.