Air transport, passengers carried in IDA only
IDA only: Air transport, passengers carried was 52.64 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in IDA only, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
IDA only recorded 52.64 million for air transport, passengers carried in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.5% on the previous year and up 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in IDA only peaked at 52.64 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.51 million, in 1970.
IDA only ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried in IDA only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.51 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.87 million | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 4.02 million | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 4.62 million | +15.1% |
| 1974 | 4.93 million | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 5.17 million | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 5.98 million | +15.8% |
| 1977 | 5.95 million | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 6.25 million | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 7.04 million | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 7.54 million | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 7.98 million | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 8.31 million | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 8.52 million | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 8.93 million | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 8.71 million | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 8.77 million | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 8.85 million | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 9.90 million | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 9.46 million | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 10.22 million | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 9.29 million | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 9.58 million | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 10.64 million | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 10.54 million | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 10.39 million | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 10.90 million | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 10.76 million | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 11.16 million | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 10.83 million | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 11.37 million | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 10.68 million | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 11.26 million | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 11.55 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 13.93 million | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 14.86 million | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 15.70 million | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 16.51 million | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 16.58 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.71 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 23.18 million | +38.7% |
| 2011 | 28.54 million | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 29.52 million | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 31.19 million | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 33.34 million | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 33.46 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 35.13 million | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 41.10 million | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 47.06 million | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 45.31 million | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 19.49 million | -57.0% |
| 2021 | 24.08 million | +23.5% |
| 2022 | 43.32 million | +79.9% |
| 2023 | 52.64 million | +21.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in IDA only 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 | +79.9% | 24.08 million | 43.32 million |
| 2020 | -57.0% | 45.31 million | 19.49 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.13 million | 3.51 million | 7.04 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.70 million | 7.54 million | 9.90 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.43 million | 9.29 million | 11.16 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.91 million | 10.68 million | 16.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.78 million | 23.18 million | 47.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.88 million | 19.49 million | 52.64 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More infrastructure data for IDA only
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 88.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 12.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8866 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in IDA only?
- Air transport, passengers carried in IDA only was 52.64 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 52.64 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.51 million in 1970.
- How does IDA only rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- IDA only ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA only 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.