Australia vs Germany: Number of airline passengers per year

Australia
68.96 million
in 2023
Germany
80.20 million
in 2023
Australia rank
17th
Germany rank
14th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

  • Australia
  • Germany
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M197019962023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 80.20 million against 68.96 million in Australia, a difference of 11.24 million.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 17th and Germany ranks 14th of 183 countries.

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About this data

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

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