Air transport, passengers carried in High income
High income: Air transport, passengers carried was 2.59 billion in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in High income, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried in High income is 2.59 billion, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 20.9% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in High income peaked at 2.72 billion in 2019 and was at its lowest, 274.02 million, in 1970.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 384.51 million | 274.02 million | 548.43 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 648.11 million | 527.70 million | 819.23 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 billion | 854.49 million | 1.29 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 billion | 1.31 billion | 1.67 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 billion | 1.85 billion | 2.72 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 billion | 930.34 million | 2.59 billion | 4 |
More infrastructure data for High income
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 398.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 141.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.01 billion (2025)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 21.53 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 157,754 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 14,884 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 10,984 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 94.2% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 17.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in High income?
- Air transport, passengers carried in High income was 2.59 billion in 2023, according to Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 billion in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 274.02 million in 1970.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as part of Air transport, passengers carried. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.