Air transport, passengers carried in United States
United States: Air transport, passengers carried was 941.56 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried in United States, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried in United States stood at 941.56 million. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in United States peaked at 941.56 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 163.45 million, in 1970.
That places United States 1st out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 163.45 million | — |
| 1971 | 174.14 million | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 191.32 million | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 202.31 million | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 207.61 million | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 204.90 million | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 223.02 million | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 240.15 million | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 273.03 million | +13.7% |
| 1979 | 313.62 million | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 295.33 million | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 281.09 million | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 290.99 million | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 315.60 million | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 340.19 million | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 372.06 million | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 414.55 million | +11.4% |
| 1987 | 441.83 million | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 454.20 million | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 453.16 million | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 464.57 million | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 452.02 million | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 466.96 million | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 469.93 million | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 514.92 million | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 533.51 million | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 571.07 million | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 590.57 million | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 588.17 million | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 634.37 million | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 665.33 million | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 622.19 million | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 598.41 million | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 589.00 million | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 678.11 million | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 720.55 million | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 725.53 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 744.30 million | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 701.78 million | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 679.42 million | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 720.50 million | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 730.80 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 736.70 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 743.17 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 762.71 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 798.22 million | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 824.04 million | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 849.40 million | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 889.02 million | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 926.74 million | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 369.50 million | -60.1% |
| 2021 | 666.15 million | +80.3% |
| 2022 | 852.83 million | +28.0% |
| 2023 | 941.56 million | +10.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 941.56 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.14 million, 103.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +80.3% | 369.50 million | 666.15 million |
| 2020 | -60.1% | 926.74 million | 369.50 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 219.35 million | 163.45 million | 313.62 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 365.90 million | 281.09 million | 454.20 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 528.61 million | 452.02 million | 634.37 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 672.46 million | 589.00 million | 744.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 798.13 million | 720.50 million | 926.74 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 707.51 million | 369.50 million | 941.56 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More infrastructure data for United States
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 390.99 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81.55 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2398 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 81.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in United States?
- Air transport, passengers carried in United States was 941.56 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 941.56 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 163.45 million in 1970.
- How does United States rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- United States ranks 1st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.