# List of countries by airline passengers

The following list sorts countries by the number of passengers transported by airlines that are registered in the respective country according to data from the World Bank. Disclaimer: this data may be skewed due to pandemic, Mexico's Secretary of Tourism noted 108 million passengers in 2023, of which 49.73 million were international.
| Country | Airline passengers carried | Year |
| United States | 666,153,000 | 2021 |
| China | 440,301,216 | 2021 |
| Russia | 96,851,770 | 2021 |
| India | 83,964,797 | 2021 |
| Ireland | 74,065,210 | 2021 |
| Turkey | 69,065,870 | 2021 |
| Brazil | 61,896,520 | 2021 |
| Mexico | 54,217,880 | 2021 |
| Japan | 45,410,150 | 2021 |
| Spain | 43,440,480 | 2021 |
| South Korea | 34,020,090 | 2021 |
| Indonesia | 33,549,830 | 2021 |
| Germany | 33,073,180 | 2021 |
| France | 32,000,530 | 2021 |
| Saudi Arabia | 29,403,730 | 2021 |
| United Arab Emirates | 28,422,620 | 2021 |
| United Kingdom | 26,631,930 | 2021 |
| Colombia | 26,167,360 | 2021 |
| Canada | 24,951,000 | 2021 |
| Australia | 24,572,960 | 2021 |
| Hungary | 20,127,200 | 2021 |
| Sweden | 20,067,140 | 2021 |
| Netherlands | 19,349,170 | 2021 |
| Austria | 18,901,050 | 2021 |
| Qatar | 14,832,940 | 2021 |
| Vietnam | 14,754,850 | 2021 |
| Iran | 13,695,900 | 2021 |
| Thailand | 12,734,580 | 2021 |
| Norway | 12,277,220 | 2004 |
| Switzerland | 10,988,880 | 2021 |
| Chile | 10,302,880 | 2021 |
| South Africa | 9,321,580 | 2021 |
| Peru | 9,053,970 | 2021 |
| Kazakhstan | 8,765,000 | 2021 |
| New Zealand | 8,729,630 | 2021 |
| Greece | 8,726,340 | 2021 |
| Panama | 8,208,380 | 2021 |
| Portugal | 8,056,490 | 2021 |
| Ethiopia | 7,065,950 | 2021 |
| Philippines | 6,886,920 | 2021 |
| Argentina | 6,708,100 | 2021 |
| Denmark | 6,428,700 | 2004 |
| Egypt | 5,563,390 | 2021 |
| Belgium | 5,404,280 | 2021 |
| Malaysia | 4,965,360 | 2021 |
| Pakistan | 4,930,660 | 2021 |
| Morocco | 4,740,710 | 2021 |
| Nigeria | 4,486,310 | 2021 |
| Bolivia | 4,311,880 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | 3,750,750 | 2021 |
| Poland | 3,676,180 | 2021 |
| Ukraine | 3,282,710 | 2021 |
| Finland | 2,805,550 | 2021 |
| Romania | 2,719,210 | 2021 |
| Nepal | 2,550,510 | 2021 |
| Kenya | 2,459,110 | 2021 |
| Italy | 2,449,340 | 2021 |
| Israel | 2,437,210 | 2021 |
| Singapore | 2,311,710 | 2021 |
| Kuwait | 2,182,890 | 2021 |
| Oman | 2,075,390 | 2021 |
| Uzbekistan | 2,010,910 | 2021 |
| Algeria | 1,949,940 | 2021 |
| Bahrain | 1,840,270 | 2021 |
| Jordan | 1,695,300 | 2021 |
| Tunisia | 1,675,780 | 2021 |
| Iraq | 1,620,010 | 2021 |
| Lebanon | 1,603,130 | 2021 |
| Latvia | 1,598,680 | 2021 |
| Ecuador | 1,534,850 | 2021 |
| Iceland | 1,499,030 | 2021 |
| Czech Republic | 1,418,030 | 2021 |
| El Salvador | 1,412,030 | 2021 |
| Sudan | 1,386,970 | 2021 |
| Serbia | 1,276,460 | 2021 |
| Tanzania | 1,146,970 | 2021 |
| Myanmar | 1,132,660 | 2021 |
| Azerbaijan | 1,102,450 | 2021 |
| Luxembourg | 1,081,480 | 2021 |
| Bahamas | 1,065,150 | 2021 |
| Belarus | 1,040,730 | 2021 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,039,010 | 2021 |
| Libya | 968,480 | 2021 |
| Sri Lanka | 871,680 | 2021 |
| Hong Kong | 777,200 | 2021 |
| Croatia | 767,760 | 2021 |
| Rwanda | 715,760 | 2021 |
| Macao | 698,050 | 2021 |
| Syria | 672,220 | 2021 |
| Togo | 672,180 | 2021 |
| Belize | 670,360 | 2021 |
| Costa Rica | 669,300 | 2021 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 652,150 | 2021 |
| Turkmenistan | 648,370 | 2021 |
| Malta | 597,720 | 2021 |
| Ivory Coast | 569,310 | 2021 |
| Uruguay | 563,630 | 2009 |
| Ghana | 559,390 | 2021 |
| Moldova | 528,580 | 2021 |
| Mozambique | 411,740 | 2021 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 392,100 | 2021 |
| Senegal | 359,710 | 2021 |
| Angola | 311,490 | 2021 |
| Afghanistan | 293,210 | 2021 |
| Maldives | 277,880 | 2021 |
| Aruba | 274,280 | 2018 |
| Honduras | 271,310 | 2021 |
| Venezuela | 265,280 | 2021 |
| Mauritania | 207,220 | 2021 |
| Albania | 193,260 | 2021 |
| Jamaica | 180,950 | 2018 |
| Armenia | 179,200 | 2021 |
| Cameroon | 177,990 | 2021 |
| Botswana | 172,020 | 2021 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 171,350 | 2021 |
| Republic of the Congo | 157,780 | 2021 |
| Laos | 157,290 | 2021 |
| Mauritius | 153,240 | 2021 |
| Seychelles | 137,560 | 2021 |
| Zambia | 136,610 | 2021 |
| Fiji | 133,710 | 2021 |
| Vanuatu | 128,160 | 2021 |
| Tajikistan | 125,160 | 2021 |
| Burkina Faso | 112,940 | 2021 |
| Paraguay | 111,960 | 2021 |
| Gambia | 109,540 | 2019 |
| Madagascar | 109,460 | 2021 |
| Cyprus | 103,020 | 2021 |
| Solomon Islands | 100,590 | 2021 |
| North Macedonia | 86,870 | 2009 |
| Georgia | 84,590 | 2021 |
| Gabon | 77,320 | 2016 |
| Cape Verde | 76,350 | 2021 |
| Zimbabwe | 75,640 | 2021 |
| Dominican Republic | 69,450 | 2021 |
| Mongolia | 61,610 | 2021 |
| Nicaragua | 61,030 | 2000 |
| Guinea | 58,500 | 1999 |
| Yemen | 52,030 | 2021 |
| Cambodia | 50,220 | 2021 |
| Sierra Leone | 50,190 | 2012 |
| Kiribati | 46,390 | 2021 |
| Central African Republic | 46,360 | 2001 |
| Eritrea | 45,100 | 2021 |
| Bulgaria | 41,130 | 2021 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 40,630 | 2021 |
| Somalia | 34,070 | 2021 |
| Mali | 33,440 | 2013 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 31,270 | 2021 |
| Marshall Islands | 30,110 | 2021 |
| Chad | 28,300 | 2014 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 28,020 | 2021 |
| Brunei | 27,880 | 2021 |
| Haiti | 23,120 | 2021 |
| Bhutan | 22,380 | 2021 |
| Cuba | 22,360 | 2021 |
| Slovenia | 21,040 | 2021 |
| Suriname | 20,180 | 2021 |
| Uganda | 16,490 | 2021 |
| Niger | 15,020 | 2021 |
| Eswatini | 13,340 | 2021 |
| Burundi | 12,000 | 2021 |
| Lithuania | 11,290 | 2021 |
| Slovakia | 8,900 | 2021 |
| Guyana | 7,510 | 2021 |
| Samoa | 7,210 | 2021 |
| Nauru | 3,340 | 2021 |
| Namibia | 2,250 | 2021 |
| Guatemala | 1,770 | 2021 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,590 | 2020 |
| Montenegro | 1,590 | 2021 |
| Lesotho | 1,300 | 1999 |
| Malawi | 1,290 | 2021 |
| Benin | 900 | 2016 |
| Estonia | 860 | 2019 |
| North Korea | 520 | 2021 |
| Monaco | 320 | 2017 |