Airline passenger load factor vs Air passengers carried
In 2024, airline passenger load factor worldwide was 83.5%; air passengers carried was 4.7 billion.
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Airline passenger load factor
Unit: % · 2 observations
Air passengers carried
Unit: billion · 2 observations
Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band Estimates are listed as such in the table below
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| Period | Airline passenger load factor | Air passengers carried |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 83.5% IATA | 4.7 billion ICAO |
Provenance
Where these numbers come from
Airline passenger load factor
Revenue passenger kilometres as a percentage of available seat kilometres for carriers registered in the region, all scheduled services, for the calendar year.
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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