Air transport, passengers carried in Australia
Australia: Air transport, passengers carried was 68.96 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Australia, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
Australia recorded 68.96 million for air transport, passengers carried in 2023.
The figure is up 23.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Australia peaked at 76.85 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.32 million, in 1970.
Australia ranks 17th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.09 million | 7.32 million | 13.02 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.66 million | 12.60 million | 18.82 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.87 million | 17.55 million | 31.58 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.99 million | 32.58 million | 51.49 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.57 million | 60.64 million | 76.85 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.15 million | 23.35 million | 68.96 million | 4 |
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.28 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.07 million (2024)
- Air transport, freight 1,188 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 678,852 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 492 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 18,910 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 96.1% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 14.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Australia?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Australia was 68.96 million in 2023, according to Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.85 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.32 million in 1970.
- How does Australia rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Australia ranks 17th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as part of Air transport, passengers carried. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.