Brazil vs United Kingdom: Number of airline passengers per year

Brazil

95.40 million

in 2023

United Kingdom

118.95 million

in 2023

Brazil rank

10th

United Kingdom rank

7th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

United Kingdom currently reports 118.95 million against 95.40 million in Brazil, a difference of 23.55 million.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Brazil ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 7th 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.