Air transport, passengers carried in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Air transport, passengers carried was 1.39 billion in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Upper middle income, 1974–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried in Upper middle income stood at 1.39 billion.
That represents a change of up 62.2% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Upper middle income peaked at 1.47 billion in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40.09 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 | 53.77 million | 40.09 million | 68.99 million | 6 |
| 1980s | 93.45 million | 73.70 million | 115.29 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 178.94 million | 125.84 million | 216.73 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 356.89 million | 235.91 million | 518.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 billion | 684.13 million | 1.47 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 940.84 million | 729.59 million | 1.39 billion | 4 |
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 313.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.76 billion (2025)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 10.76 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 48,207 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 18,560 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 6,090 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 88.8% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 14.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Upper middle income?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Upper middle income was 1.39 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 billion in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.09 million in 1974.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper 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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Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.