China vs Ireland: Number airline passengers

China
619.22 million
in 2023
Ireland
192.53 million
in 2023
China rank
2nd
Ireland rank
3rd

Number airline passengers over time

  • China
  • Ireland
0200.0M400.0M600.0M197019962023

How they compare

China currently reports 619.22 million against 192.53 million in Ireland, a difference of 426.69 million.

That makes China's figure about 3.2 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Ireland ahead.

China ranks 2nd and Ireland ranks 3rd of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 1.32 million 1.67 million 346,467 Ireland
1980s 7.65 million 2.35 million 5.30 million China
1990s 39.31 million 6.96 million 32.34 million China
2000s 132.25 million 41.37 million 90.88 million China
2010s 436.70 million 120.09 million 316.61 million China
2020s 431.88 million 122.64 million 309.24 million China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number airline passengers, China or Ireland?
China, at 619.22 million against 192.53 million in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number airline passengers between China and Ireland?
426.69 million, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ireland?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do China and Ireland rank globally for number airline passengers?
China ranks 2nd and Ireland ranks 3rd of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number airline passengers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

China vs Ireland: Number airline passengers. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/number-airline-passengers/china/ireland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/number-airline-passengers/china/ireland/">China vs Ireland: Number airline passengers</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number airline passengers
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
183 places, 7,925 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed