Countries with the Most Air Passengers 2019

Source:  World Bank

Countries with the Most Air Passengers 2019

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Key Findings

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United States leads in Air Passengers Carried with 926,737,000 in 2019.
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Average Air Passengers Carried in 2019: 172,329,022  ·  median: 98,456,377.
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Gap in 2019: United States is 14.6× larger than Malaysia.

About This Dataset

Countries with the Most Air Passengers 2019
Countries ranked by air passengers carried in 2019, using World Bank figures for the 156 countries that reported that year. United States leads on 926,737,000, ahead of China (659,629,070) and Ireland (170,161,848). 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 (926,737,000), China (659,629,070) and Ireland (170,161,848) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 926,737,000 down to 63,623,130, a spread of 863,113,870. United States is 1.40 times China, the country in second place. 2 of the 20 reach half the leading figure, 463,368,500 or more. United States stood at 889,024,000 in 2018, so its figure rose by 37,713,000 over the year. United States also came first in 2018. Of the 20 in this table that also reported in 2018, 15 recorded a higher figure than the year before and 5 a lower one. The largest single move was China, from 611,439,830 to 659,629,070. The chart shows the twenty highest of 156 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.

Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points
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20 categories  ·  1 year
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Top Value
926,737,000
United States
Air Passengers Carried · 2019
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Air Passengers Carried
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Period
2019
Single year snapshot

Methodology & source

Data source
World Bank
Coverage
20 entities · 2019 · 20 observations
Measure
Air Passengers Carried
Last updated
7 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 2019.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Air Passengers Carried · ranked by 2019

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# Category 2019 Source
🥇 United States 926,737,000
🥈 China 659,629,070
🥉 Ireland 170,161,848
4 India 167,499,116
5 United Kingdom 142,392,528
6 Japan 130,233,352
7 Turkey 111,131,475
8 Germany 109,633,751
9 Russia 108,857,906
10 Brazil 102,917,546
11 United Arab Emirates 93,995,208
12 Canada 93,352,000
13 South Korea 92,434,079
14 Indonesia 91,323,153
15 Spain 88,237,165
16 Australia 76,850,597
17 Thailand 76,344,410
18 France 71,289,277
19 Mexico 69,937,838
20 Malaysia 63,623,130

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