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Offers a directional view of aviation activity linked to business travel, tourism and the scale of nationally registered carriers.
Indicator guide · IS.AIR.PSGR
Air transport passengers
by country
Passengers carried by nationally registered air carriers. The table keeps each country's reported year visible so stale and current observations are not treated as equivalent.
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Important limits
It is based on carrier nationality rather than airport traffic, so hub activity and foreign airlines may be missed. Pandemic-era disruption also breaks long-run trends.
Measurement
passengers carried
World Bank indicator IS.AIR.PSGR. Values can be revised as national statistical agencies and international datasets update.
Source definition
Air transport, passengers carried
Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.
Original source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), uri: https://data.icao.int/newdataplus/#:~:text=ICAO%20data%20is%20comprised%20of,information%20about%20commercial%20air%20carriers; ICAO Staff estimates, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), uri: https://data.icao.int/newdataplus/#:~:text=ICAO%20data%20is%20comprised%20of,information%20about%20commercial%20air%20carriers
60-market reference table
Latest reported values
Sorted by value, not by a common year. Check the year column before drawing a direct comparison.
| Position | Country | Region | Value | Year | Explore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | North America | 941.56M | 2023 | Compare |
| 2 | China | East Asia | 619.22M | 2023 | Compare |
| 3 | Ireland | Europe | 192.53M | 2023 | Compare |
| 4 | India | South Asia | 180.42M | 2023 | Compare |
| 5 | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 125.94M | 2023 | Compare |
| 6 | Japan | East Asia | 120.31M | 2023 | Compare |
| 7 | United Kingdom | Europe | 118.95M | 2023 | Compare |
| 8 | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | 97.05M | 2023 | Compare |
| 9 | Brazil | Latin America | 95.40M | 2023 | Compare |
| 10 | Spain | Europe | 94.10M | 2023 | Compare |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East | 91.06M | 2023 | Compare |
| 12 | Canada | North America | 88.62M | 2023 | Compare |
| 13 | Germany | Europe | 80.20M | 2023 | Compare |
| 14 | Mexico | Latin America | 78.76M | 2023 | Compare |
| 15 | South Korea | East Asia | 76.27M | 2023 | Compare |
| 16 | Australia | Oceania | 68.96M | 2023 | Compare |
| 17 | France | Europe | 64.64M | 2023 | Compare |
| 18 | Hungary | Europe | 55.61M | 2023 | Compare |
| 19 | Vietnam | Southeast Asia | 55.11M | 2023 | Compare |
| 20 | Thailand | Southeast Asia | 51.92M | 2023 | Compare |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East | 47.98M | 2023 | Compare |
| 22 | Singapore | Southeast Asia | 47.50M | 2023 | Compare |
| 23 | Malaysia | Southeast Asia | 46.70M | 2023 | Compare |
| 24 | Austria | Europe | 46.04M | 2023 | Compare |
| 25 | Colombia | Latin America | 42.40M | 2023 | Compare |
| 26 | Philippines | Southeast Asia | 41.50M | 2023 | Compare |
| 27 | Netherlands | Europe | 41.44M | 2023 | Compare |
| 28 | Qatar | Middle East | 37.71M | 2023 | Compare |
| 29 | Switzerland | Europe | 27.73M | 2023 | Compare |
| 30 | Chile | Latin America | 21.32M | 2023 | Compare |
| 31 | Argentina | Latin America | 21.06M | 2023 | Compare |
| 32 | Italy | Europe | 20.26M | 2023 | Compare |
| 33 | Sweden | Europe | 19.55M | 2023 | Compare |
| 34 | Greece | Europe | 19.09M | 2023 | Compare |
| 35 | Portugal | Europe | 18.29M | 2023 | Compare |
| 36 | Peru | Latin America | 17.72M | 2023 | Compare |
| 37 | Egypt | Middle East & North Africa | 16.67M | 2023 | Compare |
| 38 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.45M | 2023 | Compare |
| 39 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.27M | 2023 | Compare |
| 40 | New Zealand | Oceania | 15.03M | 2023 | Compare |
| 41 | Belgium | Europe | 11.39M | 2023 | Compare |
| 42 | Finland | Europe | 10.79M | 2023 | Compare |
| 43 | Kuwait | Middle East | 9.50M | 2023 | Compare |
| 44 | Morocco | Middle East & North Africa | 9.35M | 2023 | Compare |
| 45 | Poland | Europe | 8.78M | 2023 | Compare |
| 46 | Israel | Middle East | 7.38M | 2023 | Compare |
| 47 | Algeria | Middle East & North Africa | 7.16M | 2023 | Compare |
| 48 | Pakistan | South Asia | 7.15M | 2023 | Compare |
| 49 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 6.63M | 2023 | Compare |
| 50 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.27M | 2023 | Compare |
| 51 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.14M | 2023 | Compare |
| 52 | Ecuador | Latin America | 4.57M | 2023 | Compare |
| 53 | Romania | Europe | 2.81M | 2023 | Compare |
| 54 | Czechia | Europe | 2.18M | 2023 | Compare |
| 55 | Costa Rica | Latin America | 1.97M | 2023 | Compare |
| 56 | Ukraine | Europe | 452.34K | 2022 | Compare |
| 57 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 440.68K | 2023 | Compare |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-08-26. Open the source indicator · Download 15-year CSV.
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