Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — NATO

Air passengers carried in NATO in 2023 — 1,738,629,712 people. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 628.5%.

2023 1.74B people +15.13% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 1.81B people2019
Period minimum 239M people1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — NATO, 1970–20230500M1B1.5B2B19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 238,649,892 people1971: 255,209,704 people1972: 281,559,008 people1973: 302,266,900 people1974: 310,200,600 people1975: 310,828,900 people1976: 336,753,496 people1977: 360,893,192 people1978: 405,254,904 people1979: 456,714,900 people1980: 439,530,488 people1981: 427,208,700 people1982: 436,753,008 people1983: 463,209,496 people1984: 496,756,888 people1985: 537,837,904 people1986: 585,143,096 people1987: 628,425,904 people1988: 656,411,412 people1989: 673,076,004 people1990: 695,449,216 people1991: 665,942,904 people1992: 701,612,092 people1993: 715,282,712 people1994: 779,567,600 people1995: 814,661,640 people1996: 879,565,300 people1997: 920,753,592 people1998: 927,394,580 people1999: 997,186,804 people2000: 1,072,132,531 people2001: 1,021,617,190 people2002: 977,261,403 people2003: 1,005,450,666 people2004: 1,135,500,981 people2005: 1,183,892,732 people2006: 1,218,903,269 people2007: 1,275,777,703 people2008: 1,232,954,399 people2009: 1,197,197,049 people2010: 1,316,547,716 people2011: 1,373,576,531 people2012: 1,394,020,346 people2013: 1,423,399,142 people2014: 1,484,103,511 people2015: 1,567,080,253 people2016: 1,630,321,943 people2017: 1,692,493,935 people2018: 1,778,246,467 people2019: 1,812,522,341 people2020: 629,170,290 people2021: 995,339,097 people2022: 1,510,203,192 people2023: 1,738,629,712 people
Change over the period: +1.5B (+628.53%) Average annual rate: 3.82 %

Comparison, 2023

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

NATO 1.74B people
World 4.27B people
Air passengers carried — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 1.74B +228M +15.13%
2022 1.51B +515M +51.73%
2021 995M +366M +58.2%
2020 629M −1.18B −65.29%
2019 1.81B +34.28M +1.93%
2018 1.78B +85.75M +5.07%
2017 1.69B +62.17M +3.81%
2016 1.63B +63.24M +4.04%
2015 1.57B +82.98M +5.59%
2014 1.48B +60.7M +4.26%
2013 1.42B +29.38M +2.11%
2012 1.39B +20.44M +1.49%
2011 1.37B +57.03M +4.33%
2010 1.32B +119M +9.97%
2009 1.2B −35.76M −2.9%
2008 1.23B −42.82M −3.36%
2007 1.28B +56.87M +4.67%
2006 1.22B +35.01M +2.96%
2005 1.18B +48.39M +4.26%
2004 1.14B +130M +12.93%
2003 1.01B +28.19M +2.88%
2002 977M −44.36M −4.34%
2001 1.02B −50.52M −4.71%
2000 1.07B +74.95M +7.52%
1999 997M +69.79M +7.53%
1998 927M +6.64M +0.72%
1997 921M +41.19M +4.68%
1996 880M +64.9M +7.97%
1995 815M +35.09M +4.5%
1994 780M +64.28M +8.99%
1993 715M +13.67M +1.95%
1992 702M +35.67M +5.36%
1991 666M −29.51M −4.24%
1990 695M +22.37M +3.32%
1989 673M +16.66M +2.54%
1988 656M +27.99M +4.45%
1987 628M +43.28M +7.4%
1986 585M +47.31M +8.8%
1985 538M +41.08M +8.27%
1984 497M +33.55M +7.24%
1983 463M +26.46M +6.06%
1982 437M +9.54M +2.23%
1981 427M −12.32M −2.8%
1980 440M −17.18M −3.76%
1979 457M +51.46M +12.7%
1978 405M +44.36M +12.29%
1977 361M +24.14M +7.17%
1976 337M +25.92M +8.34%
1975 311M +628,300 +0.2%
1974 310M +7.93M +2.62%
1973 302M +20.71M +7.35%
1972 282M +26.35M +10.32%
1971 255M +16.56M +6.94%
1970 239M

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.