Air transport, passengers carried in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Air transport, passengers carried was 314.68 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 314.68 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 314.68 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.84 million, in 1970.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.84 million | — |
| 1971 | 17.83 million | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 20.09 million | +12.7% |
| 1973 | 22.02 million | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 25.84 million | +17.4% |
| 1975 | 29.71 million | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 33.03 million | +11.2% |
| 1977 | 36.25 million | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 40.01 million | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 46.62 million | +16.5% |
| 1980 | 50.80 million | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 50.92 million | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 52.61 million | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 51.98 million | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 52.94 million | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 54.53 million | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 58.68 million | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 60.01 million | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 59.51 million | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 64.47 million | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 62.94 million | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 62.22 million | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 63.34 million | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 66.72 million | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 72.30 million | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 71.13 million | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 75.35 million | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 83.42 million | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 88.24 million | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 90.65 million | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 93.64 million | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 99.07 million | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 95.81 million | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 92.59 million | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 99.22 million | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 105.70 million | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 108.59 million | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 118.16 million | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 131.73 million | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 138.69 million | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 175.87 million | +26.8% |
| 2011 | 195.64 million | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 214.94 million | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 232.32 million | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 246.69 million | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 262.02 million | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 264.42 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 273.55 million | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 290.66 million | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 302.75 million | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 119.71 million | -60.5% |
| 2021 | 186.62 million | +55.9% |
| 2022 | 279.94 million | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 314.68 million | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.82 million | 16.84 million | 46.62 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.65 million | 50.80 million | 64.47 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.63 million | 62.22 million | 90.65 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.32 million | 92.59 million | 138.69 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 245.89 million | 175.87 million | 302.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 225.24 million | 119.71 million | 314.68 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More infrastructure data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 765.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 77.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.17 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 314.68 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 314.68 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.84 million in 1970.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.