Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Latin America & Caribbean

Air passengers carried in Latin America & Caribbean in 2023 — 316,282,631 people. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 1,685.1%.

2023 316M people +12.4% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 316M people2023
Period minimum 17.72M people1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–20230100M200M300M400M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 17,717,500 people1971: 18,809,300 people1972: 21,078,700 people1973: 22,821,000 people1974: 26,532,900 people1975: 30,649,500 people1976: 33,989,400 people1977: 37,141,200 people1978: 41,000,200 people1979: 47,754,900 people1980: 51,822,900 people1981: 52,315,700 people1982: 53,473,200 people1983: 53,517,600 people1984: 54,487,400 people1985: 56,286,100 people1986: 60,548,200 people1987: 61,892,400 people1988: 61,535,800 people1989: 66,610,700 people1990: 65,165,400 people1991: 64,136,600 people1992: 64,903,900 people1993: 68,207,800 people1994: 73,894,400 people1995: 72,889,000 people1996: 77,252,200 people1997: 85,239,100 people1998: 90,079,300 people1999: 93,629,700 people2000: 96,507,566 people2001: 101,576,743 people2002: 97,945,064 people2003: 94,799,825 people2004: 100,859,199 people2005: 107,537,262 people2006: 110,439,889 people2007: 120,106,257 people2008: 133,677,728 people2009: 140,453,020 people2010: 178,418,791 people2011: 198,178,802 people2012: 217,297,988 people2013: 234,290,843 people2014: 248,819,233 people2015: 264,217,989 people2016: 266,690,030 people2017: 275,641,368 people2018: 293,327,221 people2019: 305,061,357 people2020: 121,084,047 people2021: 187,704,363 people2022: 281,385,885 people2023: 316,282,631 people
Change over the period: +299M (+1,685.14%) Average annual rate: 5.59 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 316M people
World 4.27B people
Air passengers carried — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 316M +34.9M +12.4%
2022 281M +93.68M +49.91%
2021 188M +66.62M +55.02%
2020 121M −184M −60.31%
2019 305M +11.73M +4%
2018 293M +17.69M +6.42%
2017 276M +8.95M +3.36%
2016 267M +2.47M +0.94%
2015 264M +15.4M +6.19%
2014 249M +14.53M +6.2%
2013 234M +16.99M +7.82%
2012 217M +19.12M +9.65%
2011 198M +19.76M +11.08%
2010 178M +37.97M +27.03%
2009 140M +6.78M +5.07%
2008 134M +13.57M +11.3%
2007 120M +9.67M +8.75%
2006 110M +2.9M +2.7%
2005 108M +6.68M +6.62%
2004 101M +6.06M +6.39%
2003 94.8M −3.15M −3.21%
2002 97.95M −3.63M −3.58%
2001 102M +5.07M +5.25%
2000 96.51M +2.88M +3.07%
1999 93.63M +3.55M +3.94%
1998 90.08M +4.84M +5.68%
1997 85.24M +7.99M +10.34%
1996 77.25M +4.36M +5.99%
1995 72.89M −1.01M −1.36%
1994 73.89M +5.69M +8.34%
1993 68.21M +3.3M +5.09%
1992 64.9M +767,300 +1.2%
1991 64.14M −1.03M −1.58%
1990 65.17M −1.45M −2.17%
1989 66.61M +5.07M +8.25%
1988 61.54M −356,600 −0.58%
1987 61.89M +1.34M +2.22%
1986 60.55M +4.26M +7.57%
1985 56.29M +1.8M +3.3%
1984 54.49M +969,800 +1.81%
1983 53.52M +44,400 +0.08%
1982 53.47M +1.16M +2.21%
1981 52.32M +492,800 +0.95%
1980 51.82M +4.07M +8.52%
1979 47.75M +6.75M +16.47%
1978 41M +3.86M +10.39%
1977 37.14M +3.15M +9.27%
1976 33.99M +3.34M +10.9%
1975 30.65M +4.12M +15.52%
1974 26.53M +3.71M +16.27%
1973 22.82M +1.74M +8.27%
1972 21.08M +2.27M +12.07%
1971 18.81M +1.09M +6.16%
1970 17.72M

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.