What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Hong Kong, China and IDA total?

55.37 million, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and IDA total?

27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as Air transport, passengers carried. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong, China vs IDA total: Air transport, passengers carried

Hong Kong, China

25.70 million

in 2023

IDA total

81.07 million

in 2023

Hong Kong, China rank

31st

IDA total rank

29th

Air transport, passengers carried over time

Hong Kong, China
IDA total

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 81.07 million against 25.70 million in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 55.37 million.

That makes IDA total's figure about 3.2 times Hong Kong, China's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 31st and IDA total ranks 29th of 183 countries.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	IDA total	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.27 million	23.32 million	13.05 million	IDA total
2000s	19.05 million	27.34 million	8.29 million	IDA total
2010s	38.82 million	61.39 million	22.58 million	IDA total
2020s	8.94 million	55.80 million	46.86 million	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Hong Kong, China or IDA total?: IDA total, at 81.07 million against 25.70 million in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Hong Kong, China and IDA total?: 55.37 million, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and IDA total?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and IDA total rank globally for air transport, passengers carried?: Hong Kong, China ranks 31st and IDA total ranks 29th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as Air transport, passengers carried. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Air transport, passengers carried
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 230 places, 10,242 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.