Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Brazil or Indonesia?

Indonesia, at 97.05 million against 95.40 million in Brazil as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Brazil and Indonesia?

1.65 million, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of airline passengers per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Indonesia: Number of airline passengers per year

Brazil

95.40 million

in 2023

Indonesia

97.05 million

in 2023

Brazil rank

10th

Indonesia rank

9th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Brazil
Indonesia

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 97.05 million against 95.40 million in Brazil, a difference of 1.65 million.

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

Brazil ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 9th of 183 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	7.32 million	2.56 million	4.76 million	Brazil
1980s	14.84 million	6.82 million	8.02 million	Brazil
1990s	21.19 million	12.32 million	8.88 million	Brazil
2000s	41.97 million	21.78 million	20.19 million	Brazil
2010s	95.08 million	88.09 million	7.00 million	Brazil
2020s	71.76 million	56.78 million	14.98 million	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Brazil or Indonesia?: Indonesia, at 97.05 million against 95.40 million in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Brazil and Indonesia?: 1.65 million, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for number of airline passengers per year?: Brazil ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 9th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of airline passengers per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

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