Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — South America

Air passengers carried in South America in 2023 — 210,406,060 people. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 1,670.8%.

2023 210M people +11.44% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 211M people2019
Period minimum 11.88M people1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — South America, 1970–20230100M200M300M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 11,881,700 people1971: 12,458,100 people1972: 13,785,300 people1973: 15,267,700 people1974: 17,787,000 people1975: 20,171,000 people1976: 22,137,500 people1977: 24,899,200 people1978: 27,486,800 people1979: 31,556,400 people1980: 34,008,100 people1981: 32,541,700 people1982: 35,254,900 people1983: 33,529,600 people1984: 33,495,400 people1985: 33,969,000 people1986: 39,514,300 people1987: 41,248,200 people1988: 42,659,500 people1989: 45,816,500 people1990: 42,681,600 people1991: 41,771,900 people1992: 41,815,000 people1993: 43,397,700 people1994: 46,350,800 people1995: 48,611,000 people1996: 53,497,300 people1997: 58,636,700 people1998: 62,704,600 people1999: 62,256,400 people2000: 64,126,245 people2001: 70,648,134 people2002: 68,095,328 people2003: 63,227,176 people2004: 69,400,671 people2005: 75,149,933 people2006: 78,495,127 people2007: 87,675,738 people2008: 103,275,903 people2009: 110,545,775 people2010: 131,190,293 people2011: 150,737,290 people2012: 165,093,876 people2013: 175,553,319 people2014: 185,838,116 people2015: 193,669,534 people2016: 188,477,324 people2017: 193,532,033 people2018: 203,887,883 people2019: 210,738,560 people2020: 79,513,848 people2021: 120,380,488 people2022: 188,801,247 people2023: 210,406,060 people
Change over the period: +199M (+1,670.84%) Average annual rate: 5.57 %

Comparison, 2023

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

South America 210M people
World 4.27B people
Air passengers carried — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 210M +21.6M +11.44%
2022 189M +68.42M +56.84%
2021 120M +40.87M +51.4%
2020 79.51M −131M −62.27%
2019 211M +6.85M +3.36%
2018 204M +10.36M +5.35%
2017 194M +5.05M +2.68%
2016 188M −5.19M −2.68%
2015 194M +7.83M +4.21%
2014 186M +10.28M +5.86%
2013 176M +10.46M +6.34%
2012 165M +14.36M +9.52%
2011 151M +19.55M +14.9%
2010 131M +20.64M +18.68%
2009 111M +7.27M +7.04%
2008 103M +15.6M +17.79%
2007 87.68M +9.18M +11.7%
2006 78.5M +3.35M +4.45%
2005 75.15M +5.75M +8.28%
2004 69.4M +6.17M +9.76%
2003 63.23M −4.87M −7.15%
2002 68.1M −2.55M −3.61%
2001 70.65M +6.52M +10.17%
2000 64.13M +1.87M +3%
1999 62.26M −448,200 −0.71%
1998 62.7M +4.07M +6.94%
1997 58.64M +5.14M +9.61%
1996 53.5M +4.89M +10.05%
1995 48.61M +2.26M +4.88%
1994 46.35M +2.95M +6.8%
1993 43.4M +1.58M +3.79%
1992 41.82M +43,100 +0.1%
1991 41.77M −909,700 −2.13%
1990 42.68M −3.13M −6.84%
1989 45.82M +3.16M +7.4%
1988 42.66M +1.41M +3.42%
1987 41.25M +1.73M +4.39%
1986 39.51M +5.55M +16.32%
1985 33.97M +473,600 +1.41%
1984 33.5M −34,200 −0.1%
1983 33.53M −1.73M −4.89%
1982 35.25M +2.71M +8.34%
1981 32.54M −1.47M −4.31%
1980 34.01M +2.45M +7.77%
1979 31.56M +4.07M +14.81%
1978 27.49M +2.59M +10.39%
1977 24.9M +2.76M +12.48%
1976 22.14M +1.97M +9.75%
1975 20.17M +2.38M +13.4%
1974 17.79M +2.52M +16.5%
1973 15.27M +1.48M +10.75%
1972 13.79M +1.33M +10.65%
1971 12.46M +576,400 +4.85%
1970 11.88M

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.