Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Ireland or United States?

United States, at 941.56 million against 192.53 million in Ireland as of 2023.

What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Ireland and United States?

749.03 million, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

Ireland vs United States: Air transport, passengers carried

Ireland

192.53 million

in 2023

United States

941.56 million

in 2023

Ireland rank

3rd

United States rank

1st

Air transport, passengers carried over time

Ireland
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 941.56 million against 192.53 million in Ireland, a difference of 749.03 million.

That makes United States's figure about 4.9 times Ireland's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 183 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	United States	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.59 million	219.35 million	217.76 million	United States
1980s	2.35 million	365.90 million	363.55 million	United States
1990s	6.96 million	528.61 million	521.65 million	United States
2000s	41.37 million	672.46 million	631.09 million	United States
2010s	120.09 million	798.13 million	678.04 million	United States
2020s	122.64 million	707.51 million	584.87 million	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Ireland or United States?: United States, at 941.56 million against 192.53 million in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Ireland and United States?: 749.03 million, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Ireland and United States rank globally for air transport, passengers carried?: Ireland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st 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: 01 October 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.