World development data, made comparable

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Air transport passengers

Passengers carried by nationally registered air carriers. How to read this indicator

passengers carried
Recent observations. Years with no reported value remain blank.
YearNetherlandsUnited States
202341.44M941.56M
202235.58M852.83M
202119.35M666.15M
202014.75M369.50M
201946.36M926.74M
201844.42M889.02M
201742.76M849.40M
201640.08M824.04M
201535.69M798.22M
201433.96M762.71M

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-08-26. Values can be revised by the source.

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Why the year matters

A country can look stronger simply because one series is newer. We display each observation year instead of pretending every value is current.

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Change needs a baseline

The latest number alone says little about direction. Every card compares it with an available observation roughly five years earlier.

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National data has limits

These indicators describe whole economies. They do not capture city-level costs, sector regulation or the experience of an individual company.

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