Air transport, passengers carried in France
France: Air transport, passengers carried was 64.64 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried in France, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
France recorded 64.64 million for air transport, passengers carried in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in France peaked at 71.29 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.11 million, in 1970.
France ranks 18th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.11 million | — |
| 1971 | 9.57 million | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 11.29 million | +17.9% |
| 1973 | 11.96 million | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 12.16 million | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 13.11 million | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 14.30 million | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 15.43 million | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 16.82 million | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 17.97 million | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 19.52 million | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 21.59 million | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 22.37 million | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 23.28 million | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 23.69 million | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 24.49 million | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 25.21 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 27.95 million | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 30.67 million | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 33.98 million | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 35.96 million | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 33.13 million | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 33.96 million | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 35.63 million | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 38.17 million | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 36.02 million | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 41.25 million | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 43.40 million | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 42.23 million | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 49.54 million | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 52.58 million | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 50.48 million | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 49.31 million | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 47.26 million | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 48.54 million | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 52.48 million | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 59.54 million | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 61.55 million | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 61.21 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 58.32 million | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 60.86 million | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 64.19 million | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 64.68 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 63.93 million | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 63.43 million | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 65.04 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 65.36 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 68.32 million | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 70.19 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 71.29 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 24.96 million | -65.0% |
| 2021 | 32.00 million | +28.2% |
| 2022 | 59.32 million | +85.4% |
| 2023 | 64.64 million | +9.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 64.64 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.14 million, 7.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- France's 64.64 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.87 million, 16.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +85.4% | 32.00 million | 59.32 million |
| 2020 | -65.0% | 71.29 million | 24.96 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.17 million | 9.11 million | 17.97 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.28 million | 19.52 million | 33.98 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.93 million | 33.13 million | 49.54 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.13 million | 47.26 million | 61.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.73 million | 60.86 million | 71.29 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.23 million | 24.96 million | 64.64 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More infrastructure data for France
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 77.53 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.69 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 37.28 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 56.11 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.5453 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 37.28 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in France?
- Air transport, passengers carried in France was 64.64 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 71.29 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.11 million in 1970.
- How does France rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- France ranks 18th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.