Airline passengers - Country rankings
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Airline passengers of domestically owned airlines, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 46 countries was 17.57 million passengers. The highest value was in China: 440.3 million passengers and the lowest value was in North Korea: 0 million passengers. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: million passengers; Source: The International Civil Aviation Organization
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| Countries | Airline passengers, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 440.3 | 1 | 1974 - 2021 |
| India | 83.96 | 2 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Japan | 45.41 | 3 | 1970 - 2021 |
| South Korea | 34.02 | 4 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Indonesia | 33.55 | 5 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Saudi Arabia | 29.4 | 6 | 1970 - 2021 |
| UA Emirates | 28.42 | 7 | 1974 - 2021 |
| Qatar | 14.83 | 8 | 1974 - 2021 |
| Vietnam | 14.75 | 9 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Iran | 13.7 | 10 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Thailand | 12.73 | 11 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Kazakhstan | 8.77 | 12 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Philippines | 6.89 | 13 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Malaysia | 4.97 | 14 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Pakistan | 4.93 | 15 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Bangladesh | 3.75 | 16 | 1973 - 2021 |
| Nepal | 2.55 | 17 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Israel | 2.44 | 18 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Singapore | 2.31 | 19 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Kuwait | 2.18 | 20 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Oman | 2.08 | 21 | 1974 - 2021 |
| Uzbekistan | 2.01 | 22 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Bahrain | 1.84 | 23 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Jordan | 1.7 | 24 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Iraq | 1.62 | 25 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Lebanon | 1.6 | 26 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Burma | 1.13 | 27 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Azerbaijan | 1.1 | 28 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.87 | 29 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Hong Kong | 0.78 | 30 | 1997 - 2021 |
| Macao | 0.7 | 31 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Syria | 0.67 | 32 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Turkmenistan | 0.65 | 33 | 1993 - 2021 |
| Afghanistan | 0.29 | 34 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Maldives | 0.28 | 35 | 1975 - 2021 |
| Armenia | 0.18 | 36 | 1996 - 2021 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0.17 | 37 | 1993 - 2021 |
| Laos | 0.16 | 38 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Tajikistan | 0.13 | 39 | 1993 - 2021 |
| Georgia | 0.08 | 40 | 1994 - 2021 |
| Mongolia | 0.06 | 41 | 1991 - 2021 |
| Cambodia | 0.05 | 42 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Yemen | 0.05 | 43 | 1970 - 2021 |
| Brunei | 0.03 | 44 | 1984 - 2021 |
| Bhutan | 0.02 | 45 | 1988 - 2021 |
| North Korea | 0 | 46 | 1970 - 2021 |
Definition: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.
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