Domestic airline RPK growth vs Air passengers carried

In 2024, domestic airline RPK growth worldwide was 5.7%; air passengers carried was 4.7 billion.

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Domestic airline RPK growth

Unit: % · 2 observations

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Domestic airline RPK growthDomestic airline RPK growth. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 2.4% to 5.7%. Latest value 2.4% (2025). % 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 2024 2025 5.7% 2.4%
Domestic airline RPK growthDomestic airline RPK growth. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 2.4% to 5.7%. Latest value 2.4% (2025). % 0 2 4 6 2024 2025 5.7% 2.4%
Domestic airline RPK growthDomestic airline RPK growth. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 2.4% to 5.7%. Latest value 2.4% (2025). % 0 2 4 6 2024 2025 5.7% 2.4%
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Domestic airline RPK growth
Period Type Value
2024 Actual 5.7%
2025 Actual 2.4%
Source: IATA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Air passengers carried

Unit: billion · 2 observations

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Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band Estimates are listed as such in the table below

Air passengers carriedAir passengers carried. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 4.7 billion to 4.99 billion, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 4.99 billion (2025). billion 0 1 2 3 4 5 2024 2025 FORECAST 4.7 4.99
Air passengers carriedAir passengers carried. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 4.7 billion to 4.99 billion, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 4.99 billion (2025). billion 0 2 4 6 2024 2025 FORECAST 4.7 4.99
Air passengers carriedAir passengers carried. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 4.7 billion to 4.99 billion, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 4.99 billion (2025). billion 0 2 4 6 2024 2025 FORECAST 4.7 4.99
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Air passengers carried
Period Type Value
2024 Estimate 4.7 billion
2025 Forecast 4.99 billion
Source: ICAO, IATA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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Period Domestic airline RPK growth Air passengers carried
2024 5.7% IATA 4.7 billion ICAO

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Domestic airline RPK growth

Year-on-year percentage change in revenue passenger kilometres flown on domestic scheduled services within the region.

2 observations charted in Global · source organisations: IATA

Air passengers carried

Number of passengers carried by air in the region during the calendar year. Sources count either travellers (IATA) or passengers per flight stage (ICAO, Eurostat, CAAC); see each record's source quote.

2 observations charted in Global (of 3 annual records) · source organisations: ICAO, IATA

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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