Air transport, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Air transport, passengers carried was 1.28 billion in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific, 1974–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific is 1.28 billion, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 87.3% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 1.42 billion in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55.00 million, in 1974.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 55.00 million | — |
| 1975 | 57.02 million | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 60.21 million | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 69.22 million | +15.0% |
| 1978 | 77.74 million | +12.3% |
| 1979 | 87.07 million | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 89.15 million | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 95.95 million | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 95.44 million | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 95.93 million | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 104.99 million | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 111.26 million | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 119.69 million | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 133.30 million | +11.4% |
| 1988 | 149.93 million | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 154.39 million | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 174.91 million | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 188.86 million | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 208.80 million | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 221.78 million | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 243.01 million | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 273.67 million | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 292.15 million | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 298.43 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 300.49 million | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 312.22 million | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 337.77 million | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 351.53 million | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 374.79 million | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 366.36 million | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 429.87 million | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 454.66 million | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 486.16 million | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 523.76 million | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 535.91 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 555.70 million | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 726.07 million | +30.7% |
| 2011 | 769.21 million | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 809.28 million | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 893.90 million | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 965.57 million | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 billion | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 1.16 billion | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 1.27 billion | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 1.36 billion | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 1.42 billion | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 673.22 million | -52.4% |
| 2021 | 632.63 million | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 682.45 million | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 1.28 billion | +87.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.71 million | 55.00 million | 87.07 million | 6 |
| 1980s | 115.00 million | 89.15 million | 154.39 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 251.43 million | 174.91 million | 312.22 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 441.65 million | 337.77 million | 555.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 billion | 726.07 million | 1.42 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 816.67 million | 632.63 million | 1.28 billion | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.24 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 135.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 288.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1205 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 288.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.36 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?
- Air transport, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific was 1.28 billion 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 billion in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.00 million in 1974.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.