Brazil vs Russia: Number of airline passengers per year

Brazil

95.40 million

in 2023

Russia

98.87 million

in 2023

Brazil rank

10th

Russia rank

8th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Russia currently reports 98.87 million against 95.40 million in Brazil, a difference of 3.47 million.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Russia ahead.

Brazil ranks 10th and Russia ranks 8th 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.