France vs Mexico: Number of airline passengers per year

France

64.64 million

in 2023

Mexico

78.76 million

in 2023

France rank

18th

Mexico rank

15th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Mexico currently reports 78.76 million against 64.64 million in France, a difference of 14.12 million.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.

France ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 15th 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.