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DEFINITION: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 United StatesUnited States 701.78 million 2008
2 European UnionEuropean Union 450.83 million 2008
3 ChinaChina 191 million 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 165.29 million 2008
4 GermanyGermany 107.94 million 2008
5 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 104.71 million 2008
6 JapanJapan 97.02 million 2008
7 FranceFrance 61.21 million 2008
8 BrazilBrazil 58.76 million 2008
9 SpainSpain 55.21 million 2008
10 CanadaCanada 53.72 million 2008
11 AustraliaAustralia 51.49 million 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 51.18 million 2006
12 IrelandIreland 50.74 million 2006
13 IndiaIndia 49.88 million 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 48.58 million 2008
14 RussiaRussia 37.94 million 2008
15 ItalyItaly 30.67 million 2008
16 IndonesiaIndonesia 29.77 million 2008
17 NetherlandsNetherlands 29.6 million 2008
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 26.82 million 2003
18 TurkeyTurkey 25.51 million 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 23.24 million 2008
19 MalaysiaMalaysia 22.42 million 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 20.79 million 2006
20 ThailandThailand 19.99 million 2008
21 SingaporeSingapore 19.57 million 2006
22 MexicoMexico 18.83 million 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 18.7 million 2006
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 18.11 million 2006
23 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 16.71 million 2008
24 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 14.35 million 2008
25 United Arab EmiratesUAE 14.31 million 2004
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 13.43 million 1991
26 South AfricaSouth Africa 13.14 million 2008
27 New ZealandNew Zealand 12.95 million 2008
28 ColombiaColombia 12.34 million 2008
29 NorwayNorway 12.28 million 2004
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 12.23 million 2004
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 11.95 million 2006
30 SwedenSweden 11.62 million 2004
31 PortugalPortugal 11.17 million 2008
32 VietnamVietnam 9.99 million 2008
33 PhilippinesPhilippines 9.51 million 2008
34 GreeceGreece 9.44 million 2008
35 AustriaAustria 9.14 million 2008
36 ChileChile 8.02 million 2008
37 FinlandFinland 7.92 million 2008
38 QatarQatar 7.07 million 2006
39 PeruPeru 6.18 million 2008
40 ArgentinaArgentina 6.15 million 2008
41 BelgiumBelgium 5.88 million 2008
42 VenezuelaVenezuela 5.77 million 2008
43 PakistanPakistan 5.61 million 2008
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 5.22 million 2000
44 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 4.97 million 2008
45 MoroccoMorocco 4.93 million 2008
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 4.74 million 2006
46 PolandPoland 4.63 million 2008
47 IsraelIsrael 4.56 million 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 3.78 million 1999
48 UkraineUkraine 3.46 million 2008
49 OmanOman 3.27 million 2004
50 RomaniaRomania 3.25 million 2008
51 Sri LankaSri Lanka 3.1 million 2006
52 EcuadorEcuador 2.93 million 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 2.91 million 1991
53 AlgeriaAlgeria 2.88 million 2008
54 KenyaKenya 2.88 million 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 2.81 million 2006
55 EthiopiaEthiopia 2.72 million 2008
56 SlovakiaSlovakia 2.69 million 2008
57 KuwaitKuwait 2.63 million 2006
58 HungaryHungary 2.59 million 2006
59 JordanJordan 2.36 million 2008
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 2.32 million 2003
60 BahrainBahrain 2.28 million 2004
61 El SalvadorEl Salvador 2.28 million 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 2.24 million 1998
62 TunisiaTunisia 2.05 million 2006
63 UzbekistanUzbekistan 2.03 million 2008
64 PanamaPanama 2.03 million 2006
65 CyprusCyprus 1.94 million 2006
66 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 1.82 million 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 1.8 million 1991
67 CroatiaCroatia 1.75 million 2008
68 BoliviaBolivia 1.72 million 2008
69 BurmaBurma 1.64 million 2008
70 IcelandIceland 1.54 million 2006
71 JamaicaJamaica 1.53 million 2006
72 MaltaMalta 1.5 million 2006
73 NigeriaNigeria 1.46 million 2008
74 LatviaLatvia 1.41 million 2006
75 SyriaSyria 1.36 million 2008
76 KazakhstanKazakhstan 1.28 million 2008
77 MauritiusMauritius 1.26 million 2008
78 GuamGuam 1.26 million 2008
79 BangladeshBangladesh 1.22 million 2008
80 LibyaLibya 1.21 million 2008
81 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1.1 million 2008
82 The BahamasThe Bahamas 1.09 million 2008
83 BulgariaBulgaria 1.07 million 2008
84 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 1.04 million 2006
85 BruneiBrunei 1.04 million 2006
86 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1.02 million 2008
87 LebanonLebanon 968,820 2006
88 FijiFiji 946,138 2008
89 LuxembourgLuxembourg 927,738 2006
90 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 904,885 2008
91 CubaCuba 861,352 2008
92 SloveniaSlovenia 860,735 2006
93 Cape VerdeCape Verde 807,957 2008
94 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 756,338 2008
95 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 754,912 2006
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 694,831.82 1999
96 EstoniaEstonia 685,582 2008
97 TajikistanTajikistan 683,248 2008
98 SudanSudan 617,785 2008
99 LithuaniaLithuania 609,847 2008
100 ArmeniaArmenia 605,817 2006
101 HondurasHonduras 602,200 1993
102 SeychellesSeychelles 586,106 2008
103 DenmarkDenmark 582,011 2006
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 579,407.14 1991
104 UruguayUruguay 568,864 2006
105 SenegalSenegal 567,101 2008
106 MadagascarMadagascar 558,981 2008
107 GabonGabon 545,640 2008
108 NepalNepal 520,303 2008
109 GuatemalaGuatemala 506,400 1998
110 CameroonCameroon 470,598 2008
111 ParaguayParaguay 465,911 2008
112 MozambiqueMozambique 461,125 2008
113 NamibiaNamibia 452,167 2008
114 MongoliaMongolia 364,470 2008
115 BelarusBelarus 351,165 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 346,141.46 1994
116 SurinameSuriname 329,788 2008
117 LaosLaos 323,401 2008
118 SamoaSamoa 290,503 2008
119 MoldovaMoldova 273,810 2006
120 GeorgiaGeorgia 271,553 2006
121 ZimbabweZimbabwe 264,404 2008
122 BotswanaBotswana 236,182 2008
123 AlbaniaAlbania 213,315 2006
124 CambodiaCambodia 211,281 2008
125 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 204,525 2008
126 TanzaniaTanzania 202,704 2008
127 MalawiMalawi 159,917 2008
128 MauritaniaMauritania 153,895 2008
129 AfghanistanAfghanistan 149,705 2000
130 DjiboutiDjibouti 130,500 1991
131 VanuatuVanuatu 116,744 2006
132 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 100,558 2008
133 GhanaGhana 96,444 2004
134 MonacoMonaco 95,721 2006
135 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 95,200 2001
136 MaldivesMaldives 93,417 2006
137 SwazilandSwaziland 89,791 2000
138 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 80,543 2008
139 TongaTonga 75,416 2004
140 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 72,864 2003
141 ZambiaZambia 62,467 2008
142 NicaraguaNicaragua 61,031 2000
143 GuineaGuinea 58,500 1999
144 UgandaUganda 55,292 2006
145 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 52,268 2003
146 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 51,921 2008
147 BhutanBhutan 51,056 2006
148 GuyanaGuyana 47,800 2001
=149 NigerNiger 46,364 2001
=149 ChadChad 46,364 2001
=149 MaliMali 46,364 2001
=149 TogoTogo 46,364 2001
=149 BeninBenin 46,364 2001
=149 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 46,364 2001
=149 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 46,364 2001
156 SomaliaSomalia 46,100 1991
157 LiberiaLiberia 32,000 1992
158 IraqIraq 31,500 1994
159 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 29,530 2008
160 KiribatiKiribati 28,300 1998
161 ComorosComoros 27,300 1996
162 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 20,800 1998
163 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 20,400 1998
164 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 18,752 2006
165 BurundiBurundi 12,000 1998
166 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 10,400 1999
167 RwandaRwanda 9,100 1994
168 LesothoLesotho 1,300 1999
=169 HaitiHaiti 0.0 1991
=169 BarbadosBarbados 0.0 1991

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Interesting observations about Transport > Air transport > Passengers carried

  • United States has had the highest air transport > passengers carried since 1970.
  • Haiti has ranked last for air transport > passengers carried since 1974.
  • China ranked first for air transport > passengers carried amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
  • Brazil ranked first for air transport > passengers carried amongst Hot countries in 2008.
  • Germany ranked first for air transport > passengers carried amongst European Union in 2008.
  • France ranked first for air transport > passengers carried amongst Catholic countries in 2008.
  • Indonesia ranked first for air transport > passengers carried amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
  • Italy ranked last for air transport > passengers carried amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2008.
  • European Union has ranked #2 in air transport > passengers carried since 1970.
  • Russia ranked first for air transport > passengers carried amongst Former Soviet republics in 2008.
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