Countries with the Most Air Passengers 2023

Source: World Bank

Countries with the Most Air Passengers 2023

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Key Findings

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United States leads in Air Passengers Carried with 941,557,000 in 2023.

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Average Air Passengers Carried in 2023: 167,178,750 · median: 94,750,003.

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Gap in 2023: United States is 17.1× larger than Vietnam.

About This Dataset

Countries with the Most Air Passengers 2023

Countries ranked by air passengers carried in 2023, using World Bank figures for the 149 countries that reported that year. United States leads on 941,557,000, ahead of China (619,215,886) and Ireland (192,528,432). Passengers carried on flights by carriers registered in the country, counting domestic and international journeys. Large domestic markets therefore rank far above their share of world travel.

Analysis

United States (941,557,000), China (619,215,886) and Ireland (192,528,432) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 941,557,000 down to 55,114,832, a spread of 886,442,168. United States is 1.52 times China, the country in second place. 2 of the 20 reach half the leading figure, 470,778,500 or more. The chart shows the twenty highest of 149 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points

20 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

941,557,000

United States

Air Passengers Carried · 2023

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Air Passengers Carried

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2023

Single year snapshot

Methodology & source

Data source: World Bank
Coverage: 20 entities · 2023 · 20 observations
Measure: Air Passengers Carried
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2023.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Air Passengers Carried · ranked by 2023

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#	Category	2023
🥇	United States	941,557,000
🥈	China	619,215,886
🥉	Ireland	192,528,432
4	India	180,415,784
5	Turkey	125,940,241
6	Japan	120,305,972
7	United Kingdom	118,945,920
8	Russia	98,872,628
9	Indonesia	97,045,785
10	Brazil	95,398,485
11	Spain	94,101,520
12	United Arab Emirates	91,062,293
13	Canada	88,618,000
14	Germany	80,199,572
15	Mexico	78,763,320
16	South Korea	76,272,454
17	Australia	68,958,577
18	France	64,644,716
19	Hungary	55,613,579
20	Vietnam	55,114,832

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IS.AIR.PSGR Visit ↗

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