Air transport, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Air transport, passengers carried was 921.72 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1974–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 921.72 million for air transport, passengers carried in 2023.
That represents a change of up 102.4% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.00 billion in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.46 million, in 1974.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 10.46 million | — |
| 1975 | 11.77 million | +12.6% |
| 1976 | 12.55 million | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 13.41 million | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 15.50 million | +15.6% |
| 1979 | 17.58 million | +13.4% |
| 1980 | 19.27 million | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 22.58 million | +17.2% |
| 1982 | 23.81 million | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 23.97 million | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 27.01 million | +12.7% |
| 1985 | 29.88 million | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 34.56 million | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 39.82 million | +15.2% |
| 1988 | 47.56 million | +19.4% |
| 1989 | 43.89 million | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 52.00 million | +18.5% |
| 1991 | 57.73 million | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 68.86 million | +19.3% |
| 1993 | 76.95 million | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 88.62 million | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 104.07 million | +17.4% |
| 1996 | 110.61 million | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 107.44 million | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 106.32 million | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 105.45 million | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 117.39 million | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 131.82 million | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 144.87 million | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 145.91 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 202.85 million | +39.0% |
| 2005 | 220.79 million | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 244.34 million | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 277.66 million | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 287.61 million | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 326.40 million | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 430.77 million | +32.0% |
| 2011 | 482.43 million | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 525.97 million | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 579.44 million | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 640.11 million | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 708.75 million | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 790.45 million | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 881.64 million | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 964.27 million | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 1.00 billion | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 545.60 million | -45.6% |
| 2021 | 516.08 million | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 455.36 million | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 921.72 million | +102.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.55 million | 10.46 million | 17.58 million | 6 |
| 1980s | 31.23 million | 19.27 million | 47.56 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.80 million | 52.00 million | 110.61 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 209.96 million | 117.39 million | 326.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 700.72 million | 430.77 million | 1.00 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 609.69 million | 455.36 million | 921.72 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.79 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 185.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0874 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 185.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.32 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Air transport, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 921.72 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.00 billion in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.46 million in 1974.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.