Air transport, passengers carried in High income
High income: Air transport, passengers carried was 2.59 billion in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in High income, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried in High income is 2.59 billion, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 20.9% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in High income peaked at 2.72 billion in 2019 and was at its lowest, 274.02 million, in 1970.
High income ranks 2nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried in High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 274.02 million | — |
| 1971 | 293.63 million | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 323.38 million | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 352.65 million | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 365.53 million | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 368.38 million | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 399.00 million | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 433.21 million | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 486.90 million | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 548.43 million | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 535.02 million | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 527.70 million | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 536.68 million | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 563.66 million | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 604.36 million | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 649.38 million | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 700.02 million | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 753.10 million | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 791.98 million | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 819.23 million | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 854.49 million | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 962.59 million | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 943.71 million | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 938.43 million | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.01 billion | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 1.06 billion | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 1.13 billion | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 1.19 billion | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 1.20 billion | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.29 billion | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 1.38 billion | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 1.34 billion | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.31 billion | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.34 billion | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.49 billion | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 1.53 billion | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.59 billion | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.67 billion | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.64 billion | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.63 billion | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.85 billion | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 1.92 billion | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.96 billion | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.03 billion | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.12 billion | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 2.25 billion | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 2.37 billion | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.48 billion | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 2.61 billion | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.72 billion | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 930.34 million | -65.8% |
| 2021 | 1.35 billion | +44.7% |
| 2022 | 2.14 billion | +59.0% |
| 2023 | 2.59 billion | +20.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in High income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -65.8% | 2.72 billion | 930.34 million |
| 2022 | +59.0% | 1.35 billion | 2.14 billion |
| 2021 | +44.7% | 930.34 million | 1.35 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 384.51 million | 274.02 million | 548.43 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 648.11 million | 527.70 million | 819.23 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 billion | 854.49 million | 1.29 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 billion | 1.31 billion | 1.67 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 billion | 1.85 billion | 2.72 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 billion | 930.34 million | 2.59 billion | 4 |
Countries ranked near High income
More infrastructure data for High income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.01 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 141.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 398.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2795 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 398.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.41 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in High income?
- Air transport, passengers carried in High income was 2.59 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 billion in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 274.02 million in 1970.
- How does High income rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- High income ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this High income 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.