How much do they fly?
Air passengers per resident, 165 countries & territories. Air passengers carried by carriers registered in the country (domestic and international), per resident (ICAO via World Bank). Measures the airline industry, not how often residents themselves fly.
lowest≥ 0.01≥ 0.06≥ 0.15≥ 0.37≥ 0.94≥ 2.22 no data
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World… via World Bank· 2016 / 2023
The ranking
- 1
Ireland 35.11 2023 - 2
Qatar 12.69 2023 - 3
Iceland 11.07 2023 - 4
United Arab Emirates 7.91 2023 - 5
Singapore 7.77 2023 - 6
Hungary 5.85 2023 - 7
Austria 5 2023 - 8
Malta 4.12 2023 - 9
Bahamas 3.64 2023 - 10
Bahrain 3.58 2023 - 11
Luxembourg 3.58 2023 - 12
Panama 3.45 2023 - 13
Hong Kong (China) 3.43 2023 - 14
Nauru 3.25 2023 - 15
Switzerland 3.05 2023 - 16
Macau (China) 2.99 2023 - 17
New Zealand 2.82 2023 - 18
United States 2.75 2023 - 19
Maldives 2.67 2023 - 20
Aruba (Netherlands) 2.52 2018 - 21
Australia 2.5 2023 - 22
Latvia 2.42 2023 - 23
Fiji 2.31 2023 - 24
Netherlands 2.29 2023 - 25
Canada 2.13 2023 - 26
Kuwait 1.95 2023 - 27
Seychelles 1.93 2023 - 28
Finland 1.91 2023 - 29
Spain 1.91 2023 - 30
Sweden 1.85 2023 - 31
Belize 1.84 2023 - 32
Greece 1.83 2023 - 33
Brunei 1.76 2023 - 34
United Kingdom 1.71 2023 - 35
Portugal 1.69 2023 - 36
Oman 1.58 2023 - 37
Trinidad and Tobago 1.48 2023 - 38
South Korea 1.48 2023 - 39
Türkiye 1.47 2023 - 40
Malaysia 1.3 2023 - 41
Saudi Arabia 1.3 2023 - 42
Mauritius 1.21 2023 - 43
Chile 1.07 2023 - 44
Vanuatu 1.07 2023 - 45
Japan 0.98 2023 - 46
Germany 0.96 2023 - 47
Belgium 0.95 2023 - 48
France 0.94 2023 - 49
Marshall Islands 0.81 2023 - 50
Colombia 0.79 2023
Reference years differ by country (2016–2023); each row shows its own year.