India vs Ireland: Number of airline passengers per year

India

180.42 million

in 2023

Ireland

192.53 million

in 2023

India rank

4th

Ireland rank

3rd

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Ireland currently reports 192.53 million against 180.42 million in India, a difference of 12.11 million.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times India's.

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

India ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 3rd 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.