Air transport, passengers carried in Japan
Japan: Air transport, passengers carried was 120.31 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried in Japan, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried in Japan stood at 120.31 million.
That represents a change of up 39.2% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Japan peaked at 130.23 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.32 million, in 1970.
Japan ranks 6th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.62 million | 16.32 million | 45.37 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.96 million | 45.14 million | 69.32 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.07 million | 76.22 million | 105.99 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.06 million | 86.90 million | 109.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 112.88 million | 89.79 million | 130.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.83 million | 45.41 million | 120.31 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More infrastructure data for Japan
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.7 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 59.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 178.43 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 221.92 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 8,474 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 975,616 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 430 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,437 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 85.5% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 17.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Japan?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Japan was 120.31 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 130.23 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.32 million in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Japan ranks 6th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.