Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — OPEC

Air passengers carried in OPEC in 2023 — 185,674,076 people. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 4,581.4%.

2023 186M people +34.06% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 191M people2019
Period minimum 3.97M people1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — OPEC, 1970–2023050M100M150M200M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 3,966,200 people1971: 4,355,700 people1972: 5,202,600 people1973: 6,257,900 people1974: 7,652,600 people1975: 10,092,100 people1976: 13,172,900 people1977: 16,888,500 people1978: 20,104,200 people1979: 21,897,500 people1980: 24,647,500 people1981: 24,907,100 people1982: 27,304,100 people1983: 28,943,500 people1984: 29,942,200 people1985: 30,010,500 people1986: 30,533,600 people1987: 31,394,900 people1988: 32,981,200 people1989: 35,580,700 people1990: 32,659,800 people1991: 30,850,100 people1992: 32,717,900 people1993: 33,236,000 people1994: 32,915,600 people1995: 32,410,000 people1996: 34,354,100 people1997: 36,803,400 people1998: 36,523,500 people1999: 37,208,100 people2000: 38,694,855 people2001: 53,055,328 people2002: 45,873,414 people2003: 52,248,336 people2004: 53,202,002 people2005: 39,902,586 people2006: 43,666,367 people2007: 44,592,564 people2008: 42,587,639 people2009: 76,924,126 people2010: 106,163,324 people2011: 115,427,005 people2012: 126,375,267 people2013: 135,019,762 people2014: 148,474,113 people2015: 156,074,700 people2016: 167,542,917 people2017: 183,406,229 people2018: 187,721,396 people2019: 190,813,083 people2020: 68,313,124 people2021: 82,995,148 people2022: 138,497,552 people2023: 185,674,076 people
Change over the period: +182M (+4,581.41%) Average annual rate: 7.53 %

Comparison, 2023

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

OPEC 186M people
World 4.27B people
Air passengers carried — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 186M +47.18M +34.06%
2022 138M +55.5M +66.87%
2021 83M +14.68M +21.49%
2020 68.31M −122M −64.2%
2019 191M +3.09M +1.65%
2018 188M +4.32M +2.35%
2017 183M +15.86M +9.47%
2016 168M +11.47M +7.35%
2015 156M +7.6M +5.12%
2014 148M +13.45M +9.96%
2013 135M +8.64M +6.84%
2012 126M +10.95M +9.49%
2011 115M +9.26M +8.73%
2010 106M +29.24M +38.01%
2009 76.92M +34.34M +80.63%
2008 42.59M −2M −4.5%
2007 44.59M +926,197 +2.12%
2006 43.67M +3.76M +9.43%
2005 39.9M −13.3M −25%
2004 53.2M +953,666 +1.83%
2003 52.25M +6.37M +13.9%
2002 45.87M −7.18M −13.54%
2001 53.06M +14.36M +37.11%
2000 38.69M +1.49M +4%
1999 37.21M +684,600 +1.87%
1998 36.52M −279,900 −0.76%
1997 36.8M +2.45M +7.13%
1996 34.35M +1.94M +6%
1995 32.41M −505,600 −1.54%
1994 32.92M −320,400 −0.96%
1993 33.24M +518,100 +1.58%
1992 32.72M +1.87M +6.05%
1991 30.85M −1.81M −5.54%
1990 32.66M −2.92M −8.21%
1989 35.58M +2.6M +7.88%
1988 32.98M +1.59M +5.05%
1987 31.39M +861,300 +2.82%
1986 30.53M +523,100 +1.74%
1985 30.01M +68,300 +0.23%
1984 29.94M +998,700 +3.45%
1983 28.94M +1.64M +6%
1982 27.3M +2.4M +9.62%
1981 24.91M +259,600 +1.05%
1980 24.65M +2.75M +12.56%
1979 21.9M +1.79M +8.92%
1978 20.1M +3.22M +19.04%
1977 16.89M +3.72M +28.21%
1976 13.17M +3.08M +30.53%
1975 10.09M +2.44M +31.88%
1974 7.65M +1.39M +22.29%
1973 6.26M +1.06M +20.28%
1972 5.2M +846,900 +19.44%
1971 4.36M +389,500 +9.82%
1970 3.97M

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.