Air transport, passengers carried in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Air transport, passengers carried was 273.74 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 273.74 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 14.3% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 273.74 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.98 million, in 1970.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.98 million | — |
| 1971 | 16.89 million | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 19.23 million | +13.9% |
| 1973 | 21.15 million | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 24.65 million | +16.6% |
| 1975 | 28.19 million | +14.4% |
| 1976 | 31.42 million | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 34.67 million | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 38.73 million | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 44.94 million | +16.0% |
| 1980 | 48.59 million | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 47.71 million | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 48.89 million | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 49.30 million | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 50.05 million | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 51.64 million | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 55.56 million | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 56.80 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 56.03 million | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 60.88 million | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 59.47 million | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 58.14 million | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 58.44 million | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 61.01 million | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 65.52 million | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 63.85 million | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 68.42 million | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 75.43 million | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 79.47 million | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 81.59 million | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 84.08 million | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 89.42 million | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 86.61 million | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 82.81 million | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 89.68 million | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 95.41 million | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 98.07 million | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 105.85 million | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 118.25 million | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 121.77 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 157.29 million | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 173.57 million | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 189.89 million | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 202.67 million | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 216.29 million | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 230.93 million | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 230.89 million | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 239.86 million | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 254.06 million | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 264.34 million | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 107.56 million | -59.3% |
| 2021 | 166.76 million | +55.0% |
| 2022 | 239.42 million | +43.6% |
| 2023 | 273.74 million | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.58 million | 15.98 million | 44.94 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.54 million | 47.71 million | 60.88 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.14 million | 58.14 million | 81.59 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.20 million | 82.81 million | 121.77 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 215.98 million | 157.29 million | 264.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 196.87 million | 107.56 million | 273.74 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 704.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 72.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 72.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 273.74 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 273.74 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.98 million in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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.