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WORLD STATISTICS

Rankings

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers. Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank.

163 countries. Each uses its most recent reported year (2018–2023); countries without a report in the last five years of coverage are excluded. Regional aggregates are not ranked.

  1. 1United States941.56 million2023
  2. 2China619.22 million2023
  3. 3Ireland192.53 million2023
  4. 4India180.42 million2023
  5. 5Turkiye125.94 million2023
  6. 6Japan120.31 million2023
  7. 7United Kingdom118.95 million2023
  8. 8Russian Federation98.87 million2023
  9. 9Indonesia97.05 million2023
  10. 10Brazil95.4 million2023
  11. 11Spain94.1 million2023
  12. 12United Arab Emirates91.06 million2023
  13. 13Canada88.62 million2023
  14. 14Germany80.2 million2023
  15. 15Mexico78.76 million2023
  16. 16Korea, Rep.76.27 million2023
  17. 17Australia68.96 million2023
  18. 18France64.64 million2023
  19. 19Hungary55.61 million2023
  20. 20Viet Nam55.11 million2023
  21. 21Thailand51.92 million2023
  22. 22Saudi Arabia47.98 million2023
  23. 23Singapore47.5 million2023
  24. 24Malaysia46.7 million2023
  25. 25Austria46.04 million2023
  26. 26Colombia42.4 million2023
  27. 27Philippines41.5 million2023
  28. 28Netherlands41.44 million2023
  29. 29Qatar37.71 million2023
  30. 30Switzerland27.73 million2023
  31. 31Hong Kong SAR, China25.7 million2023
  32. 32Chile21.32 million2023
  33. 33Argentina21.06 million2023
  34. 34Italy20.26 million2023
  35. 35Sweden19.55 million2023
  36. 36Greece19.09 million2023
  37. 37Portugal18.29 million2023
  38. 38Iran, Islamic Rep.18.07 million2023
  39. 39Peru17.72 million2023
  40. 40Egypt, Arab Rep.16.67 million2023
  41. 41Panama15.75 million2023
  42. 42South Africa15.45 million2023
  43. 43Ethiopia15.27 million2023
  44. 44New Zealand15.03 million2023
  45. 45Kazakhstan11.88 million2023
  46. 46Belgium11.39 million2023
  47. 47Finland10.79 million2023
  48. 48Kuwait9.5 million2023
  49. 49Morocco9.35 million2023
  50. 50Poland8.78 million2023
  51. 51Oman8.7 million2023
  52. 52Israel7.38 million2023
  53. 53Algeria7.16 million2023
  54. 54Pakistan7.15 million2023
  55. 55Bangladesh6.63 million2023
  56. 56Bahrain5.73 million2023
  57. 57Bolivia5.6 million2023
  58. 58Nigeria5.27 million2023
  59. 59Kenya5.14 million2023
  60. 60Uzbekistan4.85 million2023
  61. 61Ecuador4.57 million2023
  62. 62Latvia4.48 million2023
  63. 63Iceland4.34 million2023
  64. 64Nepal4.29 million2023
  65. 65Tunisia4.11 million2023
  66. 66Serbia3.87 million2023
  67. 67Sri Lanka3.87 million2023
  68. 68Iraq3.76 million2023
  69. 69Jordan3.73 million2023
  70. 70Myanmar3.54 million2023
  71. 71El Salvador3.26 million2023
  72. 72Romania2.81 million2023
  73. 73Lebanon2.69 million2023
  74. 74Azerbaijan2.58 million2023
  75. 75Luxembourg2.46 million2023
  76. 76Malta2.39 million2023
  77. 77Czechia2.18 million2023
  78. 78Togo2.18 million2023
  79. 79Fiji2.15 million2023
  80. 80Macao SAR, China2.05 million2023
  81. 81Trinidad and Tobago2.03 million2023
  82. 82Costa Rica1.97 million2023
  83. 83Tanzania1.91 million2023
  84. 84Venezuela, RB1.78 million2023
  85. 85Croatia1.67 million2023
  86. 86Papua New Guinea1.55 million2023
  87. 87Rwanda1.54 million2023
  88. 88Mauritius1.5 million2023
  89. 89Bahamas, The1.47 million2023
  90. 90Maldives1.41 million2023
  91. 91Belarus1.32 million2023
  92. 92Angola1.32 million2023
  93. 93Armenia1.31 million2023
  94. 94Congo, Dem. Rep.1.15 million2023
  95. 95Libya1.09 million2023
  96. 96Turkmenistan1.08 million2023
  97. 97Senegal1.07 million2023
  98. 98Afghanistan1.03 million2023
  99. 99Dominican Republic996,2382023
  100. 100Sudan911,0902023
  101. 101Lao PDR842,2802023
  102. 102Moldova827,6042023
  103. 103Brunei Darussalam820,8862023
  104. 104Kyrgyz Republic804,4782023
  105. 105Belize776,1982023
  106. 106Mongolia773,7022023
  107. 107Cyprus724,0622023
  108. 108Bulgaria723,8252023
  109. 109Cote d'Ivoire716,2332023
  110. 110Tajikistan690,6772023
  111. 111Mozambique680,1082023
  112. 112Cambodia675,2832023
  113. 113Yemen, Rep.618,6132023
  114. 114Syrian Arab Republic610,7452023
  115. 115Ukraine452,3442022
  116. 116Ghana440,6802023
  117. 117Honduras428,4432023
  118. 118Paraguay407,8652023
  119. 119Montenegro379,0682023
  120. 120Albania374,8002023
  121. 121Vanuatu359,2902023
  122. 122Cameroon331,0252023
  123. 123Mauritania328,9922023
  124. 124Zambia321,7392023
  125. 125Georgia320,8102023
  126. 126Madagascar313,3132023
  127. 127Aruba274,2802018
  128. 128Seychelles236,9172023
  129. 129Guatemala221,4782023
  130. 130Bhutan189,8782023
  131. 131Jamaica180,9512018
  132. 132Botswana172,7202023
  133. 133Solomon Islands157,4182023
  134. 134Suriname149,6722023
  135. 135Congo, Rep.147,0842023
  136. 136Cuba136,9982023
  137. 137Equatorial Guinea118,4272023
  138. 138Gambia, The109,5422019
  139. 139Burkina Faso103,5922023
  140. 140Zimbabwe92,4942023
  141. 141Haiti74,5422023
  142. 142Cabo Verde71,7842023
  143. 143Namibia60,3042023
  144. 144Kiribati58,8792023
  145. 145Eritrea45,1042020
  146. 146Samoa42,1202023
  147. 147Naoero39,1042023
  148. 148Sao Tome and Principe38,7672023
  149. 149Antigua and Barbuda35,5152022
  150. 150Eswatini34,6632023
  151. 151Somalia, Fed. Rep.34,0662019
  152. 152Marshall Islands29,5022023
  153. 153Lithuania29,2562022
  154. 154Uganda21,6502023
  155. 155Guyana7,5122021
  156. 156Niger5,7752023
  157. 157Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3,6902023
  158. 158Malawi3,5072023
  159. 159Slovak Republic1,9252022
  160. 160Slovenia1,8662022
  161. 161Bosnia and Herzegovina1,5932020
  162. 162Estonia8572019
  163. 163Monaco3162019