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

United Kingdom, at 118.95 million against 95.40 million in Brazil as of 2023.

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

23.55 million, with United Kingdom ahead.

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

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 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

Brazil
United Kingdom

How they compare

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.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	7.32 million	19.12 million	11.80 million	United Kingdom
1980s	14.84 million	29.84 million	15.00 million	United Kingdom
1990s	21.19 million	55.78 million	34.59 million	United Kingdom
2000s	41.97 million	87.55 million	45.58 million	United Kingdom
2010s	95.08 million	130.63 million	35.54 million	United Kingdom
2020s	71.76 million	67.93 million	3.83 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 United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 118.95 million against 95.40 million in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Brazil and United Kingdom?: 23.55 million, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United Kingdom?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Brazil and United Kingdom rank globally for number of airline passengers per year?: Brazil ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 7th 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.