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Air passengers carried2018

Passengers carried by airlines registered in the economy. This differs from passenger traffic at the economy's airports.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2023Latest published year: 2023
Economies with data158 / 217No observation: 59
First-ranked country or territoryUnited States889,024,000 passengers

Top 10

passengers · 2018
01United States
889,024,000
02China
611,439,830
03Ireland
167,598,633
04United Kingdom
165,388,610
05India
164,035,638
06Japan
126,387,527
07Türkiye
115,595,496
08Indonesia
115,154,101
09Germany
109,796,202
10Brazil
102,109,977

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Air passengers carried · 2018 · passengers
RankCountry / territoryValue (passengers)Year
01United States889,024,0002018
02China611,439,8302018
03Ireland167,598,6332018
04United Kingdom165,388,6102018
05India164,035,6382018
06Japan126,387,5272018
07Türkiye115,595,4962018
08Indonesia115,154,1012018
09Germany109,796,2022018
10Brazil102,109,9772018
11Russia99,327,3112018
12United Arab Emirates95,758,3422018
13Canada91,504,0002018
14South Korea88,157,5792018
15Spain80,706,7032018
16Thailand76,053,0432018
17Australia75,667,6452018
18France70,188,0282018
19Mexico64,569,6402018
20Malaysia60,481,7722018
21Sweden51,473,9052018
22Hong Kong SAR China47,101,8222018
23Vietnam47,049,6712018
24Netherlands44,417,5742018
25Philippines43,080,1182018
26Singapore40,401,5152018
27Saudi Arabia39,767,6482018
28Colombia33,704,0372018
29Hungary31,226,8482018
30Qatar29,178,9232018
31Switzerland28,857,9942018
32Italy27,243,7412018
33South Africa24,660,3862018
34Iran23,029,3802018
35Chile19,517,1852018
36Argentina18,084,5532018
37Peru17,758,5272018
38Portugal17,367,9562018
39New Zealand17,249,0502018
40Greece15,125,9342018
41Belgium13,639,4872018
42Finland13,364,8392018
43Austria12,935,5052018
44Panama12,631,7032018
45Egypt12,386,0102018
46Ethiopia11,501,2442018
47Oman10,438,2412018
48Poland9,277,5382018
49Czechia8,851,2912018
50Morocco8,132,9172018
51Ukraine7,854,8422018
52Iceland7,819,7412018
53Nigeria7,786,1442018
54Israel7,404,3732018
55Pakistan6,880,6372018
56Kuwait6,464,8472018
57Algeria6,442,4422018
58Kazakhstan5,920,1102018
59Kenya5,905,3652018
60Sri Lanka5,882,3762018
61Bahrain5,877,0032018
62Bangladesh5,677,3962018
63Ecuador5,365,2612018
64Romania4,908,2352018
65Iraq4,812,6102018
66Nepal4,525,8052018
67Tunisia4,274,1992018
68Bolivia4,122,1132018
69Latvia4,058,7622018
70Myanmar (Burma)3,407,7882018
71Jordan3,383,8052018
72Macao SAR China3,157,7242018
73Uzbekistan3,056,5582018
74Lebanon2,981,9372018
75Belarus2,760,1682018
76Malta2,576,8982018
77El Salvador2,545,1052018
78Trinidad & Tobago2,458,1832018
79Turkmenistan2,457,4742018
80Azerbaijan2,279,5462018
81Serbia2,262,7032018
82Venezuela2,217,4072018
83Luxembourg2,099,1022018
84Croatia2,093,5772018
85Costa Rica1,950,0492018
86Papua New Guinea1,831,9032018
87Bahamas1,830,3952018
88Mauritius1,745,2912018
89Tanzania1,698,3862018
90Fiji1,670,2162018
91Angola1,516,6282018
92Rwanda1,502,4782018
93Libya1,442,5762018
94Moldova1,423,7912018
95Cambodia1,411,0592018
96Belize1,297,5332018
97Brunei1,234,4552018
98Maldives1,191,3832018
99Kyrgyzstan1,175,0012018
100Afghanistan1,125,3672018
101Slovenia1,094,7622018
102Bulgaria1,022,6452018
103Laos1,009,4142018
104Côte d’Ivoire825,2572018
105Paraguay710,4072018
106Mongolia670,3602018
107Namibia602,8932018
108Congo - Kinshasa587,6532018
109Antigua & Barbuda580,1742018
110Togo566,2952018
111Montenegro565,5222018
112Cuba563,5402018
113Cape Verde561,9442018
114Sudan561,5202018
115Madagascar541,2902018
116Mozambique540,1242018
117Georgia516,0342018
118Congo - Brazzaville508,9792018
119Tajikistan492,3202018
120Ghana467,6242018
121Seychelles455,2012018
122Solomon Islands427,8062018
123Honduras411,9892018
124Equatorial Guinea404,3012018
125Cyprus401,4082018
126Mauritania379,2112018
127Vanuatu374,6032018
128Yemen336,3102018
129Albania303,1372018
130Zimbabwe282,5392018
131Senegal278,4382018
132Bhutan275,8492018
133Aruba274,2802018
134Suriname272,3472018
135Cameroon265,1362018
136Botswana253,4172018
137Burkina Faso189,5452018
138Jamaica180,9512018
139Guatemala145,7952018
140Gambia104,8912018
141North Korea94,2452018
142Eritrea89,1372018
143Samoa77,8112018
144Kiribati66,5672018
145Estonia62,8022018
146Armenia53,2592018
147Eswatini51,6332018
148Nauru40,2902018
149São Tomé & Príncipe36,6602018
150Somalia33,7292018
151Guyana26,0692018
152Lithuania26,0312018
153Marshall Islands24,3132018
154Uganda21,2122018
155Syria17,8972018
156Zambia16,6332018
157Malawi10,5452018
158Monaco3162018

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No observation (59)

American Samoa · Andorra · Barbados · Benin · Bermuda · Bosnia & Herzegovina · British Virgin Islands · Burundi · Cayman Islands · Central African Republic · Chad · Channel Islands · Comoros · Curaçao · Denmark · Djibouti · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Faroe Islands · French Polynesia · Gabon · Gibraltar · Greenland · Grenada · Guam · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Haiti · Isle of Man · Kosovo · Lesotho · Liberia · Liechtenstein · Mali · Micronesia · New Caledonia · Nicaragua · Niger · North Macedonia · Northern Mariana Islands · Norway · Palau · Palestinian Territories · Puerto Rico · San Marino · Sierra Leone · Sint Maarten · Slovakia · South Sudan · St. Kitts & Nevis · St. Lucia · St. Martin · St. Vincent & Grenadines · Timor-Leste · Tonga · Turks & Caicos Islands · Tuvalu · U.S. Virgin Islands · Uruguay

Source & definition

Indicator definition
Passengers carried by airlines registered in the economy. This differs from passenger traffic at the economy's airports.
Unit
passengers
Source & definition
World Bank · IS.AIR.PSGR
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Original metadata
Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.

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  "sourceNote": "Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.",
  "sourceOrganization": "Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), uri: https://data.icao.int/newdataplus/#:~:text=ICAO%20data%20is%20comprised%20of,information%20about%20commercial%20air%20carriers;\nICAO Staff estimates, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), uri: https://data.icao.int/newdataplus/#:~:text=ICAO%20data%20is%20comprised%20of,information%20about%20commercial%20air%20carriers",
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