Air transport, passengers carried in United States
United States: Air transport, passengers carried was 941.56 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried in United States, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried in United States stood at 941.56 million. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in United States peaked at 941.56 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 163.45 million, in 1970.
That places United States 1st out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 219.35 million | 163.45 million | 313.62 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 365.90 million | 281.09 million | 454.20 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 528.61 million | 452.02 million | 634.37 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 672.46 million | 589.00 million | 744.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 798.13 million | 720.50 million | 926.74 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 707.51 million | 369.50 million | 941.56 million | 4 |
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More infrastructure data for United States
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 390.99 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 9.27 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 42,763 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2,818 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 8,437 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 94.7% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 13.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in United States?
- Air transport, passengers carried in United States was 941.56 million 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 941.56 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 163.45 million in 1970.
- How does United States rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- United States ranks 1st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.