Air transport, passengers carried in IDA total
IDA total: Air transport, passengers carried was 81.07 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in IDA total, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
IDA total recorded 81.07 million for air transport, passengers carried in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.8% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in IDA total peaked at 81.07 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.69 million, in 1970.
That places IDA total 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried in IDA total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.69 million | — |
| 1971 | 5.88 million | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 5.69 million | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 7.02 million | +23.2% |
| 1974 | 7.45 million | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 8.64 million | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 10.50 million | +21.6% |
| 1977 | 11.00 million | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 12.35 million | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 13.55 million | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 15.20 million | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 16.49 million | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 16.92 million | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 17.43 million | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 18.05 million | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 18.58 million | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 18.47 million | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 18.41 million | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 19.65 million | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 19.30 million | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 20.21 million | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 19.31 million | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 23.79 million | +23.2% |
| 1993 | 22.71 million | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 23.10 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 22.45 million | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 22.12 million | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 23.02 million | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 23.24 million | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 23.70 million | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 23.85 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 23.90 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 21.89 million | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 22.48 million | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 26.19 million | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 28.36 million | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 30.65 million | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 31.82 million | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 32.29 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 31.98 million | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 44.83 million | +40.2% |
| 2011 | 52.88 million | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 54.91 million | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 56.29 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 58.89 million | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 60.30 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 63.02 million | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 67.84 million | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 78.26 million | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 76.72 million | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 32.98 million | -57.0% |
| 2021 | 40.90 million | +24.0% |
| 2022 | 68.26 million | +66.9% |
| 2023 | 81.07 million | +18.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in IDA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +66.9% | 40.90 million | 68.26 million |
| 2020 | -57.0% | 76.72 million | 32.98 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.78 million | 5.69 million | 13.55 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.85 million | 15.20 million | 19.65 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.37 million | 19.31 million | 23.79 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.34 million | 21.89 million | 32.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.39 million | 44.83 million | 78.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.80 million | 32.98 million | 81.07 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 26 Colombia 42.40 million compare
- 27 Philippines 41.50 million compare
- 28 Netherlands 41.44 million compare
- 29 Qatar 37.71 million compare
- 30 Switzerland 27.73 million compare
- 31 Hong Kong 25.70 million compare
- 32 Chile 21.32 million compare
More infrastructure data for IDA total
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.73 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 87.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0111 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 22.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8712 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in IDA total?
- Air transport, passengers carried in IDA total was 81.07 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 81.07 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.69 million in 1970.
- How does IDA total rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- IDA total ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA 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.