Japan: Airline passengers

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
 Japan

Airline passengers of domestically owned airlines

 Latest value 45.41
 Year 2021
 Measure million passengers
 Data availability 1970 - 2021
 Average 76.01
 Min - Max 16.32 - 130.23
 Source The International Civil Aviation Organization
The latest value from 2021 is 45.41 million passengers, a decline from 51.13 million passengers in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 15.00 million passengers, based on data from 152 countries. Historically, the average for Japan from 1970 to 2021 is 76.01 million passengers. The minimum value, 16.32 million passengers, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 130.23 million passengers was recorded in 2019. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Japan - Airline passengers - Recent values chart

Historical series
Japan - Airline passengers - historical chart - 1970-2021




Definition: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.

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