Air transport, passengers carried in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Air transport, passengers carried was 1.84 billion in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total is 1.84 billion, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 50.0% on the previous year and up 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 1.90 billion in 2019 and was at its lowest, 59.70 million, in 1974.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 5th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 59.70 million | — |
| 1975 | 68.63 million | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 78.14 million | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 85.61 million | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 94.61 million | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 106.21 million | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 113.49 million | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 120.43 million | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 124.76 million | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 128.06 million | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 135.57 million | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 141.59 million | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 150.47 million | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 159.91 million | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 170.50 million | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 172.71 million | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 178.70 million | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 306.45 million | +71.5% |
| 1992 | 271.85 million | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 249.32 million | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 264.62 million | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 281.50 million | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 290.12 million | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 300.38 million | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 298.48 million | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 303.85 million | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 323.85 million | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 353.46 million | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 354.84 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 366.71 million | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 444.74 million | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 482.97 million | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 533.67 million | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 599.63 million | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 631.33 million | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 683.93 million | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 891.96 million | +30.4% |
| 2011 | 997.81 million | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 1.08 billion | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 1.17 billion | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 1.28 billion | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 1.40 billion | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 1.52 billion | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 1.68 billion | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 1.84 billion | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 1.90 billion | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 921.83 million | -51.6% |
| 2021 | 1.06 billion | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 1.22 billion | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 1.84 billion | +50.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in IDA & IBRD total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +71.5% | 178.70 million | 306.45 million |
| 2020 | -51.6% | 1.90 billion | 921.83 million |
| 2023 | +50.0% | 1.22 billion | 1.84 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.15 million | 59.70 million | 106.21 million | 6 |
| 1980s | 141.75 million | 113.49 million | 172.71 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 274.53 million | 178.70 million | 306.45 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 477.51 million | 323.85 million | 683.93 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 billion | 891.96 million | 1.90 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 billion | 921.83 million | 1.84 billion | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
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Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in IDA & IBRD total?
- Air transport, passengers carried in IDA & IBRD total was 1.84 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 1.90 billion in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.70 million in 1974.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.