Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, France or South Korea?

South Korea, at 76.27 million against 64.64 million in France as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between France and South Korea?

11.63 million, with South Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and South Korea?

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.

France vs South Korea: Number of airline passengers per year

France

64.64 million

in 2023

South Korea

76.27 million

in 2023

France rank

18th

South Korea rank

16th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

France
South Korea

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 76.27 million against 64.64 million in France, a difference of 11.63 million.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times France's.

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

France ranks 18th and South Korea ranks 16th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and South Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	13.17 million	2.19 million	10.99 million	France
1980s	25.28 million	6.69 million	18.59 million	France
1990s	38.93 million	25.46 million	13.47 million	France
2000s	54.13 million	34.64 million	19.49 million	France
2010s	65.73 million	63.61 million	2.12 million	France
2020s	45.23 million	46.79 million	1.56 million	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, France or South Korea?: South Korea, at 76.27 million against 64.64 million in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between France and South Korea?: 11.63 million, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and South Korea?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do France and South Korea rank globally for number of airline passengers per year?: France ranks 18th and South Korea ranks 16th 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.