What is air transport, passengers carried in Middle income?

Air transport, passengers carried in Middle income was 1.66 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 Middle income?

The highest recorded value was 1.72 billion in 2019.

What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Middle income?

The lowest recorded value was 53.46 million in 1974.

Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Middle income?

Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Middle 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.

Air transport, passengers carried in Middle income

Name: Air transport, passengers carried in Middle income
Creator: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Middle income: Air transport, passengers carried was 1.66 billion in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

1.66 billion

Change on year

up 54.9%

All-time high

1.72 billion

in 2019

All-time low

53.46 million

in 1974

Years of data

1974–2023

Air transport, passengers carried in Middle income, 1974–2023

Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Analysis

Middle income recorded 1.66 billion for air transport, passengers carried in 2023.

The figure is up 54.9% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Middle income peaked at 1.72 billion in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.46 million, in 1974.

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	74.01 million	53.46 million	96.43 million	6
1980s	130.05 million	103.04 million	159.75 million	10
1990s	223.64 million	165.89 million	266.62 million	10
2000s	425.89 million	286.43 million	614.58 million	10
2010s	1.24 billion	807.84 million	1.72 billion	10
2020s	1.12 billion	833.85 million	1.66 billion	4

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Fixed telephone subscriptions 415.79 million (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.26 per 100 people (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.20 billion (2022)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 13.02 million (2023)
Air transport, freight 51,933 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 25,616 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 4,360 cubic meters (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 12.1% (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 8.0% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, passengers carried in Middle income?: Air transport, passengers carried in Middle income was 1.66 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 Middle income?: The highest recorded value was 1.72 billion in 2019.
What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 53.46 million in 1974.
Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Middle income?: Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Middle 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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Indicator: Air transport, passengers carried
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 230 places, 10,242 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.