Air passengers carried in the United Kingdom in 2023 — 118,945,920 people. Ranked 7 in the world out of 149. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 664%.
1970–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 119M | +23.04M | +24.02% |
| 2022 | 95.91M | +69.28M | +260.13% |
| 2021 | 26.63M | −3.61M | −11.93% |
| 2020 | 30.24M | −112M | −78.76% |
| 2019 | 142M | −23M | −13.9% |
| 2018 | 165M | +14.23M | +9.41% |
| 2017 | 151M | +7.38M | +5.13% |
| 2016 | 144M | +12.27M | +9.33% |
| 2015 | 132M | +6.61M | +5.29% |
| 2014 | 125M | +6.3M | +5.31% |
| 2013 | 119M | +3.19M | +2.76% |
| 2012 | 115M | +3.82M | +3.42% |
| 2011 | 112M | +10.08M | +9.93% |
| 2010 | 102M | −948,789 | −0.93% |
| 2009 | 102M | −2.25M | −2.15% |
| 2008 | 105M | +3.09M | +3.04% |
| 2007 | 102M | +4.08M | +4.18% |
| 2006 | 97.54M | +3.94M | +4.21% |
| 2005 | 93.6M | +7.55M | +8.77% |
| 2004 | 86.05M | +9.67M | +12.65% |
| 2003 | 76.39M | +4.01M | +5.54% |
| 2002 | 72.38M | +2.05M | +2.91% |
| 2001 | 70.33M | −104,305 | −0.15% |
| 2000 | 70.44M | +4.7M | +7.15% |
| 1999 | 65.74M | +3.8M | +6.13% |
| 1998 | 61.94M | −823,000 | −1.31% |
| 1997 | 62.76M | −1.45M | −2.25% |
| 1996 | 64.21M | +4.52M | +7.57% |
| 1995 | 59.69M | +4.21M | +7.59% |
| 1994 | 55.48M | +5.29M | +10.54% |
| 1993 | 50.19M | +2.37M | +4.95% |
| 1992 | 47.82M | +4.96M | +11.57% |
| 1991 | 42.86M | −4.25M | −9.03% |
| 1990 | 47.11M | +759,200 | +1.64% |
| 1989 | 46.35M | +8.78M | +23.37% |
| 1988 | 37.57M | +3.87M | +11.48% |
| 1987 | 33.71M | +4.33M | +14.75% |
| 1986 | 29.37M | +1.14M | +4.05% |
| 1985 | 28.23M | +2.4M | +9.31% |
| 1984 | 25.83M | +2.45M | +10.48% |
| 1983 | 23.38M | −496,300 | −2.08% |
| 1982 | 23.87M | −706,200 | −2.87% |
| 1981 | 24.58M | −972,500 | −3.81% |
| 1980 | 25.55M | +239,100 | +0.94% |
| 1979 | 25.31M | +2.13M | +9.17% |
| 1978 | 23.19M | +3.7M | +19% |
| 1977 | 19.48M | +11,600 | +0.06% |
| 1976 | 19.47M | +1.4M | +7.73% |
| 1975 | 18.07M | +12,300 | +0.07% |
| 1974 | 18.06M | −897,100 | −4.73% |
| 1973 | 18.96M | +1.65M | +9.54% |
| 1972 | 17.31M | +1.51M | +9.58% |
| 1971 | 15.8M | +227,200 | +1.46% |
| 1970 | 15.57M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
The number of departures by aircraft registered in the country.
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