Australia vs France: Number of airline passengers per year

Australia

68.96 million

in 2023

France

64.64 million

in 2023

Australia rank

17th

France rank

18th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Australia currently reports 68.96 million against 64.64 million in France, a difference of 4.31 million.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.

Australia ranks 17th and France ranks 18th of 183 countries.

Indicator: Number of airline passengers per year
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 7,925 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This represents the total rather than unique passenger activity: this means a person who makes multiple trips is counted multiple times.