Japan vs United Kingdom: Air transport, passengers carried
Japan
120.31 million
in 2023
United Kingdom
118.95 million
in 2023
Japan rank
6th
United Kingdom rank
7th
Air transport, passengers carried over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Japan currently reports 120.31 million against 118.95 million in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.36 million.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.62 million | 19.12 million | 9.50 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 52.96 million | 29.84 million | 23.11 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 89.07 million | 55.78 million | 33.29 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 102.06 million | 87.55 million | 14.51 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 112.88 million | 130.63 million | 17.75 million | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 75.83 million | 67.93 million | 7.89 million | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Japan or United Kingdom?
- Japan, at 120.31 million against 118.95 million in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Japan and United Kingdom?
- 1.36 million, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for air transport, passengers carried?
- Japan ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 7th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.