H51 · Airlines and Air Transport · 3 regions
Airline passenger load factor
Global: 83.6% in 2025, +0.1 pp on 2024.
- 83.6% Latest · Global · 2025
- +0.1 pp vs 2024
- Annual Release cadence
- 7 Records · 3 regions · 2024–2025
Verified 15 Sep 2026 · 2 publishers · Next period 2026
Across regions
2 regions on one axis, spaced by time. Below it, selected latest values by region. Forecasts are dashed with hollow markers; the underlying values are one click away under the chart.
Airline passenger load factor by region
2 of 3 regions drawn, 2024 to 2025; latest values are ranked below
Airline passenger load factor by region
Latest value per region, periods differ
Latest available period per row; periods differ
View the underlying data
| Category | Period | Source | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global | 2025 | IATA | Actual | 83.6% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 2024 | IATA | Actual | 84.8% |
| Africa | 2025 | IATA | Actual | 74.9% |
Latest available period per row; years differ.
Every record
7 records · 3 regions · 2024–2025. Each period links to its record: the value, its source evidence and original document.
| Period | Value | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global 4 records | |||
| 2025 | 83.6% | IATA · 29 Jan 2026 | |
| 2025 | 84% | IATA · 2 Jun 2025 | forecast |
| 2024 | 83.5% | IATA · 30 Jan 2025 | |
| 2024 | 83.2% | ICAO · 1 Sep 2025 | estimate |
| Latin America and the Caribbean 1 record | |||
| 2024 | 84.8% | IATA · 30 Jan 2025 | |
| Africa 2 records | |||
| 2025 | 74.9% | IATA · 29 Jan 2026 | |
| 2024 | 74.5% | IATA · 30 Jan 2025 | |
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How this measure is built
- Definition
- Revenue passenger kilometres as a percentage of available seat kilometres for carriers registered in the region, all scheduled services, for the calendar year.
- Measure
- One slice of Passenger load factor ( form: share ) . Revenue passenger kilometres as a percentage of available seat kilometres. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
- Limitations
- Publishers release on different schedules, so the latest period differs by region; compare regions on the same period. 1 figure is a projection, drawn dashed and labelled in the table. Values are shown as published; StatOrigin does not revise, fill gaps or convert currencies.
- Verification
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Sources · 4 documents
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Report 2024 - The World of Air Transport in 2024 | ICAO | 1 Sep 2025 | 1 |
| Strong 2025 Passenger Demand Masks Ongoing Capacity Constraints | IATA | 29 Jan 2026 | 2 |
| Airline Profitability to Strengthen Slightly in 2025 Despite Headwinds | IATA | 2 Jun 2025 | 1 |
| Global Air Passenger Demand Reaches Record High in 2024 | IATA | 30 Jan 2025 | 3 |
Other slices of passenger load factor
- Domestic airline passenger load factor 1 domestic
- Global Passenger Load Factor 1 monthly average · total market
- International airline passenger load factor 1 international
- Lufthansa Group Passenger Airlines load factor 1 company reported
- SIA Group Passenger Load Factor 1 monthly average · group passenger
Frequently asked questions
What is the latest airline passenger load factor?
Global: 83.6% in 2025, +0.1 pp on 2024.
Where does this data come from?
From 4 documents published by IATA and ICAO. Every figure on this page links to its record, which preserves the original source evidence.
How often is it updated?
Annual. The newest published period is 2025; the next release should cover 2026. A new figure appears here once the publisher releases it and it passes verification.
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"Airline passenger load factor." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/indicators/global-airline-passenger-load-factor. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.
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