Most Air Passengers Carried
Most Air Passengers Carried: the dated top ten, the source and what this passengers carried by airlines registered in each country comparison tells us.
In this 2023 source snapshot, United States has the highest reported value among eligible entries: 941,557,000.00. China follows at 619,215,886.00. The unit is passengers carried by airlines registered in each country.
About the data
Snapshot retrieved 14 October 2026. 149 eligible observations. Among supported countries and separately reported territories with data. Missing observations are excluded, not treated as zero. Rankings use unrounded values; displayed values are rounded to two decimals.
| Country | Value |
|---|---|
| United States | 941,557,000 |
| China | 619,215,886 |
| Ireland | 192,528,432 |
| India | 180,415,784.23 |
| Turkiye | 125,940,241 |
| Japan | 120,305,972 |
| United Kingdom | 118,945,920 |
| Russian Federation | 98,872,628 |
| Indonesia | 97,045,784.75 |
| Brazil | 95,398,485 |
What the numbers mean
Air passengers are attributed to carriers registered in a country. They are not all passengers passing through that country's airports, and they are not the number of foreign tourists. This explains why an airline registration hub such as Ireland can rank very highly. A passenger taking multiple flights can appear more than once.
Where the top ten ends
The tenth entry is Brazil at 95,398,485.00. This is a cutoff within the published comparison, not evidence that countries outside the table have no activity. The date and coverage are part of the answer: updating the source or changing the eligible territories can change who appears.
Source and method
Snapshot retrieved 14 October 2026. 149 eligible observations. Among supported countries and separately reported territories with data. Missing observations are excluded, not treated as zero. Rankings use unrounded values; displayed values are rounded to two decimals.
Source: World Bank