China: Airline passengers

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 China

Airline passengers of domestically owned airlines

 Latest value 619.22
 Year 2023
 Measure million passengers
 Data availability 1974 - 2023
 Average 157.89
 Min - Max 0.71 - 659.63
 Source The International Civil Aviation Organization
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The latest value from 2023 is 619.22 million passengers, an increase from 250.75 million passengers in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 29.24 million passengers, based on data from 146 countries. Historically, the average for China from 1974 to 2023 is 157.89 million passengers. The minimum value, 0.71 million passengers, was reached in 1974 while the maximum of 659.63 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 values China: Airline passengers
 2023 619.22
 2022 250.75
 2021 440.30
 2020 417.26
 2019 659.63
 2018 611.44
 2017 551.23
 2016 487.96





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