Top 20 countries by air passengers carried a year
Passengers flown by airlines registered in the country, domestic and international
Updated · air passengers (a year)
Why these 20
World Bank indicator IS.AIR.PSGR (from ICAO): passengers carried on domestic and international flights by air carriers registered in the country. It counts the country's airlines, not its airports, so a hub served mostly by foreign airlines ranks lower than its airport traffic suggests. That is why Ireland, home of Ryanair, is near the top.
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China
中华人民共和国
619,215,886 year 2023
Also in: #1 countries by CO2 emissions a year#1 countries by labour force#1 countries by patent applications a year#2 countries by population
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India
भारत
180,415,784 year 2023
Also in: #3 countries by CO2 emissions a year#2 countries by labour force#5 countries by patent applications a year#1 countries by population
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United Arab Emirates
الإمارات العربية المتحدة
91,062,293 year 2023
Also in: #14 countries by income per person (GDP per person, PPP)#4 countries by share of people online#17 countries by life expectancy
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How it is measured
World Bank API, most recent value per country (year shown on each row); regional and income-group aggregates are left out.
References
- World Bank: air transport, passengers carried, World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Checked 2026-10-20 05:31 UTC.
- World Bank indicator IS.AIR.PSGR, World Bank, last updated 2026-10-08.



