Air Transport, Passengers Carried by Country
As of 2023, World leads globally in air transport, passengers carried at 4.27B, followed by United States, China, Ireland. At the lower end, Mali, Monaco, Estonia rank among the lowest. The global median is 1.5M (Rwanda). This indicator falls under the "Infrastructure" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 178 countries.
All Countries Ranked
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| # | Country | Air Transport, Passengers Carried | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World | 4.27B | 2023 |
| 2 |  United States | 941.6M | 2023 |
| 3 |  China | 619.2M | 2023 |
| 4 |  Ireland | 192.5M | 2023 |
| 5 |  India | 180.4M | 2023 |
| 6 |  Türkiye | 125.9M | 2023 |
| 7 |  Japan | 120.3M | 2023 |
| 8 |  United Kingdom | 118.9M | 2023 |
| 9 |  Russia | 98.9M | 2023 |
| 10 |  Indonesia | 97.0M | 2023 |
| 11 |  Brazil | 95.4M | 2023 |
| 12 |  Spain | 94.1M | 2023 |
| 13 |  United Arab Emirates | 91.1M | 2023 |
| 14 |  Canada | 88.6M | 2023 |
| 15 |  Germany | 80.2M | 2023 |
| 16 |  Mexico | 78.8M | 2023 |
| 17 |  South Korea | 76.3M | 2023 |
| 18 |  Australia | 69.0M | 2023 |
| 19 |  France | 64.6M | 2023 |
| 20 |  Hungary | 55.6M | 2023 |
| 21 |  Vietnam | 55.1M | 2023 |
| 22 |  Thailand | 51.9M | 2023 |
| 23 |  Saudi Arabia | 48.0M | 2023 |
| 24 |  Singapore | 47.5M | 2023 |
| 25 |  Malaysia | 46.7M | 2023 |
| 26 |  Austria | 46.0M | 2023 |
| 27 |  Colombia | 42.4M | 2023 |
| 28 |  Philippines | 41.5M | 2023 |
| 29 |  Netherlands | 41.4M | 2023 |
| 30 |  Qatar | 37.7M | 2023 |
| 31 |  Switzerland | 27.7M | 2023 |
| 32 |  Hong Kong | 25.7M | 2023 |
| 33 |  Chile | 21.3M | 2023 |
| 34 |  Argentina | 21.1M | 2023 |
| 35 |  Italy | 20.3M | 2023 |
| 36 |  Sweden | 19.6M | 2023 |
| 37 |  Greece | 19.1M | 2023 |
| 38 |  Portugal | 18.3M | 2023 |
| 39 |  Iran | 18.1M | 2023 |
| 40 |  Peru | 17.7M | 2023 |
| 41 |  Egypt | 16.7M | 2023 |
| 42 |  Panama | 15.8M | 2023 |
| 43 |  South Africa | 15.5M | 2023 |
| 44 |  Ethiopia | 15.3M | 2023 |
| 45 |  New Zealand | 15.0M | 2023 |
| 46 |  Norway | 12.3M | 2004 |
| 47 |  Kazakhstan | 11.9M | 2023 |
| 48 |  Belgium | 11.4M | 2023 |
| 49 |  Finland | 10.8M | 2023 |
| 50 |  Kuwait | 9.5M | 2023 |
| 51 |  Morocco | 9.4M | 2023 |
| 52 |  Poland | 8.8M | 2023 |
| 53 |  Oman | 8.7M | 2023 |
| 54 |  Israel | 7.4M | 2023 |
| 55 |  Algeria | 7.2M | 2023 |
| 56 |  Pakistan | 7.2M | 2023 |
| 57 |  Bangladesh | 6.6M | 2023 |
| 58 |  Denmark | 6.4M | 2004 |
| 59 |  Bahrain | 5.7M | 2023 |
| 60 |  Bolivia | 5.6M | 2023 |
| 61 |  Nigeria | 5.3M | 2023 |
| 62 |  Kenya | 5.1M | 2023 |
| 63 |  Uzbekistan | 4.8M | 2023 |
| 64 |  Ecuador | 4.6M | 2023 |
| 65 |  Latvia | 4.5M | 2023 |
| 66 |  Iceland | 4.3M | 2023 |
| 67 |  Nepal | 4.3M | 2023 |
| 68 |  Tunisia | 4.1M | 2023 |
| 69 |  Serbia | 3.9M | 2023 |
| 70 |  Sri Lanka | 3.9M | 2023 |
| 71 |  Iraq | 3.8M | 2023 |
| 72 |  Jordan | 3.7M | 2023 |
| 73 |  Myanmar | 3.5M | 2023 |
| 74 |  El Salvador | 3.3M | 2023 |
| 75 |  Romania | 2.8M | 2023 |
| 76 |  Lebanon | 2.7M | 2023 |
| 77 |  Azerbaijan | 2.6M | 2023 |
| 78 |  Luxembourg | 2.5M | 2023 |
| 79 |  Malta | 2.4M | 2023 |
| 80 |  Czechia | 2.2M | 2023 |
| 81 |  Togo | 2.2M | 2023 |
| 82 |  Fiji | 2.2M | 2023 |
| 83 |  Macao | 2.1M | 2023 |
| 84 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 2.0M | 2023 |
| 85 |  Costa Rica | 2.0M | 2023 |
| 86 |  Tanzania | 1.9M | 2023 |
| 87 |  Venezuela | 1.8M | 2023 |
| 88 |  Croatia | 1.7M | 2023 |
| 89 |  Papua New Guinea | 1.5M | 2023 |
| 90 |  Rwanda | 1.5M | 2023 |
| 91 |  Mauritius | 1.5M | 2023 |
| 92 |  Bahamas | 1.5M | 2023 |
| 93 |  Maldives | 1.4M | 2023 |
| 94 |  Belarus | 1.3M | 2023 |
| 95 |  Angola | 1.3M | 2023 |
| 96 |  Armenia | 1.3M | 2023 |
| 97 |  Guam | 1.2M | 2009 |
| 98 |  DR Congo | 1.2M | 2023 |
| 99 |  Libya | 1.1M | 2023 |
| 100 |  Turkmenistan | 1.1M | 2023 |
| 101 |  Senegal | 1.1M | 2023 |
| 102 |  Afghanistan | 1.0M | 2023 |
| 103 |  Dominican Republic | 996,238 | 2023 |
| 104 |  Sudan | 911,090 | 2023 |
| 105 |  Laos | 842,280 | 2023 |
| 106 |  Moldova | 827,604 | 2023 |
| 107 |  Brunei | 820,886 | 2023 |
| 108 |  Kyrgyzstan | 804,478 | 2023 |
| 109 |  Belize | 776,198 | 2023 |
| 110 |  Mongolia | 773,702 | 2023 |
| 111 |  Cyprus | 724,062 | 2023 |
| 112 |  Bulgaria | 723,825 | 2023 |
| 113 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 716,233 | 2023 |
| 114 |  Tajikistan | 690,677 | 2023 |
| 115 |  Mozambique | 680,108 | 2023 |
| 116 |  Cambodia | 675,283 | 2023 |
| 117 |  Yemen | 618,613 | 2023 |
| 118 |  Syria | 610,745 | 2023 |
| 119 |  Uruguay | 563,632 | 2009 |
| 120 |  Ukraine | 452,344 | 2022 |
| 121 |  Ghana | 440,680 | 2023 |
| 122 |  Honduras | 428,443 | 2023 |
| 123 |  Paraguay | 407,865 | 2023 |
| 124 |  Montenegro | 379,068 | 2023 |
| 125 |  Albania | 374,800 | 2023 |
| 126 |  Vanuatu | 359,290 | 2023 |
| 127 |  Cameroon | 331,025 | 2023 |
| 128 |  Mauritania | 328,992 | 2023 |
| 129 |  Zambia | 321,739 | 2023 |
| 130 |  Georgia | 320,810 | 2023 |
| 131 |  Madagascar | 313,313 | 2023 |
| 132 |  Aruba | 274,280 | 2018 |
| 133 |  Seychelles | 236,917 | 2023 |
| 134 |  Guatemala | 221,478 | 2023 |
| 135 |  Bhutan | 189,878 | 2023 |
| 136 |  Jamaica | 180,951 | 2018 |
| 137 |  Botswana | 172,720 | 2023 |
| 138 |  Solomon Islands | 157,418 | 2023 |
| 139 |  Suriname | 149,672 | 2023 |
| 140 |  Republic of the Congo | 147,084 | 2023 |
| 141 |  Cuba | 136,998 | 2023 |
| 142 |  Equatorial Guinea | 118,427 | 2023 |
| 143 |  The Gambia | 109,542 | 2019 |
| 144 |  Burkina Faso | 103,592 | 2023 |
| 145 |  Zimbabwe | 92,494 | 2023 |
| 146 |  North Macedonia | 86,868 | 2009 |
| 147 |  Gabon | 77,320 | 2016 |
| 148 |  American Samoa | 76,944 | 2014 |
| 149 |  Tonga | 75,416 | 2004 |
| 150 |  Haiti | 74,542 | 2023 |
| 151 |  Cabo Verde | 71,784 | 2023 |
| 152 |  Nicaragua | 61,031 | 2000 |
| 153 |  Namibia | 60,304 | 2023 |
| 154 |  Kiribati | 58,879 | 2023 |
| 155 |  Sierra Leone | 50,193 | 2012 |
| 156 |  Central African Republic | 46,364 | 2001 |
| 157 |  Eritrea | 45,104 | 2020 |
| 158 |  Samoa | 42,120 | 2023 |
| 159 |  Nauru | 39,104 | 2023 |
| 160 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 38,767 | 2023 |
| 161 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 35,515 | 2022 |
| 162 |  Eswatini | 34,663 | 2023 |
| 163 |  Somalia | 34,066 | 2019 |
| 164 |  Marshall Islands | 29,502 | 2023 |
| 165 |  Lithuania | 29,256 | 2022 |
| 166 |  Chad | 28,332 | 2014 |
| 167 |  Uganda | 21,650 | 2023 |
| 168 |  Guyana | 7,512 | 2021 |
| 169 |  Niger | 5,775 | 2023 |
| 170 |  North Korea | 3,690 | 2023 |
| 171 |  Malawi | 3,507 | 2023 |
| 172 |  Slovakia | 1,925 | 2022 |
| 173 |  Slovenia | 1,866 | 2022 |
| 174 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,593 | 2020 |
| 175 |  Benin | 899 | 2016 |
| 176 |  Estonia | 857 | 2019 |
| 177 |  Monaco | 316 | 2019 |
| 178 |  Mali | 0 | 2014 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest air transport, passengers carried in 2023?
World ranks #1 with air transport, passengers carried of 4.27B as of 2023, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Which country has the lowest air transport, passengers carried?
Mali ranks last (#178) with 0 as of 2023.
What is the global median for air transport, passengers carried?
The median value is 1.5M (Rwanda, ranked #90 out of 178 countries).
How many countries report data for air transport, passengers carried?
178 countries have available data for air transport, passengers carried. Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does air transport, passengers carried belong to?
Air Transport, Passengers Carried is classified under the "Infrastructure" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.