Air transport, passengers carried in OECD members
OECD members: Air transport, passengers carried was 2.43 billion in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in OECD members, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
OECD members recorded 2.43 billion for air transport, passengers carried in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in OECD members peaked at 2.50 billion in 2019 and was at its lowest, 276.59 million, in 1970.
OECD members ranks 3rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried in OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 276.59 million | — |
| 1971 | 296.54 million | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 327.00 million | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 356.80 million | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 369.04 million | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 371.41 million | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 401.31 million | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 434.54 million | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 487.08 million | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 547.92 million | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 531.81 million | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 524.00 million | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 532.91 million | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 560.32 million | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 598.96 million | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 644.68 million | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 694.58 million | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 746.66 million | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 782.18 million | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 810.09 million | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 846.94 million | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 826.64 million | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 873.45 million | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 893.61 million | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 971.25 million | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 1.02 billion | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 1.10 billion | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 1.15 billion | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 1.16 billion | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.25 billion | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 1.33 billion | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 1.28 billion | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.25 billion | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.28 billion | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.41 billion | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 1.48 billion | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.52 billion | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.59 billion | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.56 billion | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.52 billion | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.71 billion | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 1.77 billion | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.81 billion | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.88 billion | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.96 billion | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.08 billion | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 2.19 billion | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 2.30 billion | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 2.41 billion | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 2.50 billion | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 872.24 million | -65.2% |
| 2021 | 1.30 billion | +49.3% |
| 2022 | 2.08 billion | +59.6% |
| 2023 | 2.43 billion | +17.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in OECD members 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -65.2% | 2.50 billion | 872.24 million |
| 2022 | +59.6% | 1.30 billion | 2.08 billion |
| 2021 | +49.3% | 872.24 million | 1.30 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 386.82 million | 276.59 million | 547.92 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 642.62 million | 524.00 million | 810.09 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 billion | 826.64 million | 1.25 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.42 billion | 1.25 billion | 1.59 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 billion | 1.71 billion | 2.50 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 billion | 872.24 million | 2.43 billion | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions 429.13 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 31.35 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3113 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in OECD members?
- Air transport, passengers carried in OECD members was 2.43 billion 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 2.50 billion in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 276.59 million in 1970.
- How does OECD members rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- OECD members ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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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About this data
Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.