Air passengers carried in the world in 2023 — 4,268,984,474 people. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 1,275.1%.
1970–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: World
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.27B | +1.04B | +32.15% |
| 2022 | 3.23B | +950M | +41.68% |
| 2021 | 2.28B | +508M | +28.67% |
| 2020 | 1.77B | −2.68B | −60.23% |
| 2019 | 4.46B | +162M | +3.77% |
| 2018 | 4.29B | +268M | +6.66% |
| 2017 | 4.03B | +265M | +7.04% |
| 2016 | 3.76B | +236M | +6.69% |
| 2015 | 3.53B | +240M | +7.31% |
| 2014 | 3.29B | +185M | +5.96% |
| 2013 | 3.1B | +157M | +5.33% |
| 2012 | 2.94B | +110M | +3.88% |
| 2011 | 2.83B | +164M | +6.14% |
| 2010 | 2.67B | +420M | +18.65% |
| 2009 | 2.25B | +41.51M | +1.88% |
| 2008 | 2.21B | −917,759 | −0.04% |
| 2007 | 2.21B | +137M | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 2.07B | +103M | +5.22% |
| 2005 | 1.97B | +80.9M | +4.28% |
| 2004 | 1.89B | +223M | +13.41% |
| 2003 | 1.67B | +37.9M | +2.33% |
| 2002 | 1.63B | −27.83M | −1.68% |
| 2001 | 1.66B | −18.83M | −1.13% |
| 2000 | 1.67B | +112M | +7.16% |
| 1999 | 1.56B | +95.29M | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 1.47B | +11.86M | +0.81% |
| 1997 | 1.46B | +64.14M | +4.61% |
| 1996 | 1.39B | +88.07M | +6.76% |
| 1995 | 1.3B | +69.66M | +5.65% |
| 1994 | 1.23B | +90.97M | +7.96% |
| 1993 | 1.14B | −3.17M | −0.28% |
| 1992 | 1.15B | +12.21M | +1.08% |
| 1991 | 1.13B | +108M | +10.56% |
| 1990 | 1.02B | +41.77M | +4.25% |
| 1989 | 983M | +29.31M | +3.07% |
| 1988 | 954M | +49.06M | +5.42% |
| 1987 | 905M | +62.24M | +7.39% |
| 1986 | 843M | +59.4M | +7.58% |
| 1985 | 783M | +50.79M | +6.93% |
| 1984 | 732M | +47.31M | +6.91% |
| 1983 | 685M | +30.62M | +4.68% |
| 1982 | 654M | +13.86M | +2.16% |
| 1981 | 641M | −1.25M | −0.2% |
| 1980 | 642M | −6.53M | −1.01% |
| 1979 | 648M | +72.31M | +12.55% |
| 1978 | 576M | +62.82M | +12.24% |
| 1977 | 513M | +41.5M | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 472M | +39.5M | +9.14% |
| 1975 | 432M | +11.13M | +2.64% |
| 1974 | 421M | +19.57M | +4.87% |
| 1973 | 402M | — | — |
| 1971 | 332M | +21.16M | +6.82% |
| 1970 | 310M | — | — |
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.
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