Commercial aircraft deliveries vs Air passengers carried
In 2024, commercial aircraft deliveries worldwide stood at 1,114, against 4.7 billion for air passengers carried.
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Commercial aircraft deliveries and Air passengers carried
Unit: billion · 5 observations
Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band Estimates are listed as such in the table below
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| Indicator | Period | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial aircraft deliveries | 2025 | Forecast | 0.0000017 billion |
| Commercial aircraft deliveries | 2024 | Actual | 0.0000011 billion |
| Air passengers carried | 2026 | Forecast | 5.2 billion |
| Air passengers carried | 2025 | Forecast | 4.99 billion |
| Air passengers carried | 2024 | Estimate | 4.7 billion |
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| Period | Commercial aircraft deliveries | Air passengers carried |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,114 ICAO | 4.7 billion ICAO |
| 2025 both forecasts | 1,692 IATA | 4.99 billion IATA |
Provenance
Where these numbers come from
Commercial aircraft deliveries
Number of new commercial aircraft delivered to airlines by the world's major manufacturers during the calendar year.
2 observations charted in Global · source organisations: ICAO, 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.
3 observations charted in Global · source organisations: ICAO, IATA
Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON
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