Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — United States

Air passengers carried in the United States in 2023 — 941,557,000 people. Ranked 1 in the world out of 149. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 476.1%.

2023 942M people +10.4% vs 2022
World rank 1of 149
Period maximum 942M people2023
Period minimum 163M people1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — United States, 1970–20230250M500M750M1B19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 163,448,992 people1971: 174,143,104 people1972: 191,325,408 people1973: 202,309,200 people1974: 207,612,400 people1975: 204,900,400 people1976: 223,017,296 people1977: 240,144,992 people1978: 273,025,504 people1979: 313,624,000 people1980: 295,329,088 people1981: 281,086,400 people1982: 290,992,608 people1983: 315,600,096 people1984: 340,191,488 people1985: 372,059,104 people1986: 414,554,496 people1987: 441,832,704 people1988: 454,202,912 people1989: 453,161,504 people1990: 464,574,016 people1991: 452,015,904 people1992: 466,964,992 people1993: 469,926,112 people1994: 514,924,000 people1995: 533,512,096 people1996: 571,072,000 people1997: 590,571,392 people1998: 588,170,880 people1999: 634,364,608 people2000: 665,327,414 people2001: 622,187,846 people2002: 598,410,415 people2003: 588,997,110 people2004: 678,110,608 people2005: 720,547,738 people2006: 725,530,965 people2007: 744,302,310 people2008: 701,779,551 people2009: 679,423,408 people2010: 720,497,000 people2011: 730,796,000 people2012: 736,699,000 people2013: 743,171,000 people2014: 762,710,000 people2015: 798,222,000 people2016: 824,039,000 people2017: 849,403,000 people2018: 889,024,000 people2019: 926,737,000 people2020: 369,501,000 people2021: 666,153,000 people2022: 852,828,000 people2023: 941,557,000 people
Change over the period: +778M (+476.06%) Average annual rate: 3.36 %

Comparison, 2023

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

United States 942M people
World 4.27B people
North America 1.03B people
Air passengers carried — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 942M +88.73M +10.4%
2022 853M +187M +28.02%
2021 666M +297M +80.28%
2020 370M −557M −60.13%
2019 927M +37.71M +4.24%
2018 889M +39.62M +4.66%
2017 849M +25.36M +3.08%
2016 824M +25.82M +3.23%
2015 798M +35.51M +4.66%
2014 763M +19.54M +2.63%
2013 743M +6.47M +0.88%
2012 737M +5.9M +0.81%
2011 731M +10.3M +1.43%
2010 720M +41.07M +6.05%
2009 679M −22.36M −3.19%
2008 702M −42.52M −5.71%
2007 744M +18.77M +2.59%
2006 726M +4.98M +0.69%
2005 721M +42.44M +6.26%
2004 678M +89.11M +15.13%
2003 589M −9.41M −1.57%
2002 598M −23.78M −3.82%
2001 622M −43.14M −6.48%
2000 665M +30.96M +4.88%
1999 634M +46.19M +7.85%
1998 588M −2.4M −0.41%
1997 591M +19.5M +3.41%
1996 571M +37.56M +7.04%
1995 534M +18.59M +3.61%
1994 515M +45M +9.58%
1993 470M +2.96M +0.63%
1992 467M +14.95M +3.31%
1991 452M −12.56M −2.7%
1990 465M +11.41M +2.52%
1989 453M −1.04M −0.23%
1988 454M +12.37M +2.8%
1987 442M +27.28M +6.58%
1986 415M +42.5M +11.42%
1985 372M +31.87M +9.37%
1984 340M +24.59M +7.79%
1983 316M +24.61M +8.46%
1982 291M +9.91M +3.52%
1981 281M −14.24M −4.82%
1980 295M −18.29M −5.83%
1979 314M +40.6M +14.87%
1978 273M +32.88M +13.69%
1977 240M +17.13M +7.68%
1976 223M +18.12M +8.84%
1975 205M −2.71M −1.31%
1974 208M +5.3M +2.62%
1973 202M +10.98M +5.74%
1972 191M +17.18M +9.87%
1971 174M +10.69M +6.54%
1970 163M

Northern America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

US United States 942M CA Canada 88.62M

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.