Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — OECD

Air passengers carried in the OECD in 2023 — 2,431,373,977 people. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 779.1%.

2023 2.43B people +16.96% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 2.5B people2019
Period minimum 277M people1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — OECD, 1970–202301B2B3B19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 276,589,892 people1971: 296,537,504 people1972: 327,004,108 people1973: 356,798,200 people1974: 369,035,400 people1975: 371,410,200 people1976: 401,309,296 people1977: 434,540,092 people1978: 487,082,104 people1979: 547,918,000 people1980: 531,814,388 people1981: 524,004,700 people1982: 532,905,608 people1983: 560,323,496 people1984: 598,958,588 people1985: 644,682,604 people1986: 694,577,696 people1987: 746,656,404 people1988: 782,184,012 people1989: 810,093,200 people1990: 846,937,916 people1991: 826,639,404 people1992: 873,450,392 people1993: 893,611,716 people1994: 971,255,004 people1995: 1,021,039,596 people1996: 1,099,596,504 people1997: 1,151,287,192 people1998: 1,159,476,480 people1999: 1,245,629,100 people2000: 1,333,236,717 people2001: 1,283,609,610 people2002: 1,247,264,642 people2003: 1,278,025,311 people2004: 1,413,357,107 people2005: 1,475,137,918 people2006: 1,523,845,112 people2007: 1,594,664,421 people2008: 1,561,688,255 people2009: 1,516,777,735 people2010: 1,714,226,706 people2011: 1,767,775,671 people2012: 1,813,901,530 people2013: 1,880,658,281 people2014: 1,959,633,536 people2015: 2,082,857,593 people2016: 2,190,437,625 people2017: 2,295,787,113 people2018: 2,413,352,568 people2019: 2,504,574,292 people2020: 872,244,225 people2021: 1,302,098,735 people2022: 2,078,770,540 people2023: 2,431,373,977 people
Change over the period: +2.15B (+779.05%) Average annual rate: 4.19 %

Comparison, 2023

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

OECD 2.43B people
World 4.27B people
Air passengers carried — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 2.43B +353M +16.96%
2022 2.08B +777M +59.65%
2021 1.3B +430M +49.28%
2020 872M −1.63B −65.17%
2019 2.5B +91.22M +3.78%
2018 2.41B +118M +5.12%
2017 2.3B +105M +4.81%
2016 2.19B +108M +5.17%
2015 2.08B +123M +6.29%
2014 1.96B +78.98M +4.2%
2013 1.88B +66.76M +3.68%
2012 1.81B +46.13M +2.61%
2011 1.77B +53.55M +3.12%
2010 1.71B +197M +13.02%
2009 1.52B −44.91M −2.88%
2008 1.56B −32.98M −2.07%
2007 1.59B +70.82M +4.65%
2006 1.52B +48.71M +3.3%
2005 1.48B +61.78M +4.37%
2004 1.41B +135M +10.59%
2003 1.28B +30.76M +2.47%
2002 1.25B −36.34M −2.83%
2001 1.28B −49.63M −3.72%
2000 1.33B +87.61M +7.03%
1999 1.25B +86.15M +7.43%
1998 1.16B +8.19M +0.71%
1997 1.15B +51.69M +4.7%
1996 1.1B +78.56M +7.69%
1995 1.02B +49.78M +5.13%
1994 971M +77.64M +8.69%
1993 894M +20.16M +2.31%
1992 873M +46.81M +5.66%
1991 827M −20.3M −2.4%
1990 847M +36.84M +4.55%
1989 810M +27.91M +3.57%
1988 782M +35.53M +4.76%
1987 747M +52.08M +7.5%
1986 695M +49.9M +7.74%
1985 645M +45.72M +7.63%
1984 599M +38.64M +6.9%
1983 560M +27.42M +5.14%
1982 533M +8.9M +1.7%
1981 524M −7.81M −1.47%
1980 532M −16.1M −2.94%
1979 548M +60.84M +12.49%
1978 487M +52.54M +12.09%
1977 435M +33.23M +8.28%
1976 401M +29.9M +8.05%
1975 371M +2.37M +0.64%
1974 369M +12.24M +3.43%
1973 357M +29.79M +9.11%
1972 327M +30.47M +10.27%
1971 297M +19.95M +7.21%
1970 277M

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.