Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Japan

Air passengers carried in Japan in 2023 — 120,305,972 people. Ranked 6 in the world out of 149. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 637.4%.

2023 120M people +39.15% vs 2022
World rank 6of 149
Period maximum 130M people2019
Period minimum 16.32M people1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Japan, 1970–2023050M100M150M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 16,315,100 people1971: 17,880,500 people1972: 20,169,500 people1973: 25,393,100 people1974: 27,485,700 people1975: 27,281,400 people1976: 29,566,000 people1977: 36,177,400 people1978: 40,554,700 people1979: 45,367,800 people1980: 45,144,500 people1981: 48,061,200 people1982: 46,394,200 people1983: 46,554,000 people1984: 50,452,800 people1985: 51,294,700 people1986: 52,489,800 people1987: 57,757,700 people1988: 62,087,500 people1989: 69,321,696 people1990: 76,223,800 people1991: 78,719,800 people1992: 81,378,400 people1993: 80,063,904 people1994: 83,913,504 people1995: 91,797,000 people1996: 95,913,504 people1997: 94,997,600 people1998: 101,701,200 people1999: 105,994,496 people2000: 109,123,312 people2001: 107,823,469 people2002: 109,037,841 people2003: 103,988,547 people2004: 101,740,600 people2005: 102,279,015 people2006: 102,845,319 people2007: 99,842,338 people2008: 97,022,471 people2009: 86,896,527 people2010: 109,617,021 people2011: 89,788,818 people2012: 98,907,859 people2013: 107,573,000 people2014: 110,547,000 people2015: 114,128,000 people2016: 117,708,000 people2017: 123,898,000 people2018: 126,387,527 people2019: 130,233,352 people2020: 51,131,122 people2021: 45,410,146 people2022: 86,456,115 people2023: 120,305,972 people
Change over the period: +104M (+637.39%) Average annual rate: 3.84 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Japan 120M people
World 4.27B people
East Asia & Pacific 1.28B people
Eastern Asia computed 844M people
Air passengers carried — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 120M +33.85M +39.15%
2022 86.46M +41.05M +90.39%
2021 45.41M −5.72M −11.19%
2020 51.13M −79.1M −60.74%
2019 130M +3.85M +3.04%
2018 126M +2.49M +2.01%
2017 124M +6.19M +5.26%
2016 118M +3.58M +3.14%
2015 114M +3.58M +3.24%
2014 111M +2.97M +2.76%
2013 108M +8.67M +8.76%
2012 98.91M +9.12M +10.16%
2011 89.79M −19.83M −18.09%
2010 110M +22.72M +26.15%
2009 86.9M −10.13M −10.44%
2008 97.02M −2.82M −2.82%
2007 99.84M −3M −2.92%
2006 103M +566,304 +0.55%
2005 102M +538,415 +0.53%
2004 102M −2.25M −2.16%
2003 104M −5.05M −4.63%
2002 109M +1.21M +1.13%
2001 108M −1.3M −1.19%
2000 109M +3.13M +2.95%
1999 106M +4.29M +4.22%
1998 102M +6.7M +7.06%
1997 95M −915,904 −0.95%
1996 95.91M +4.12M +4.48%
1995 91.8M +7.88M +9.39%
1994 83.91M +3.85M +4.81%
1993 80.06M −1.31M −1.62%
1992 81.38M +2.66M +3.38%
1991 78.72M +2.5M +3.27%
1990 76.22M +6.9M +9.96%
1989 69.32M +7.23M +11.65%
1988 62.09M +4.33M +7.5%
1987 57.76M +5.27M +10.04%
1986 52.49M +1.2M +2.33%
1985 51.29M +841,900 +1.67%
1984 50.45M +3.9M +8.37%
1983 46.55M +159,800 +0.34%
1982 46.39M −1.67M −3.47%
1981 48.06M +2.92M +6.46%
1980 45.14M −223,300 −0.49%
1979 45.37M +4.81M +11.87%
1978 40.55M +4.38M +12.1%
1977 36.18M +6.61M +22.36%
1976 29.57M +2.28M +8.37%
1975 27.28M −204,300 −0.74%
1974 27.49M +2.09M +8.24%
1973 25.39M +5.22M +25.9%
1972 20.17M +2.29M +12.8%
1971 17.88M +1.57M +9.59%
1970 16.32M

Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.