Japan vs Turkey: Number of airline passengers per year
Japan
120.31 million
in 2023
Turkey
125.94 million
in 2023
Japan rank
6th
Turkey rank
5th
Number of airline passengers per year over time
- Japan
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 125.94 million against 120.31 million in Japan, a difference of 5.63 million.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 6th and Turkey ranks 5th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.62 million | 1.99 million | 26.63 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 52.96 million | 2.60 million | 50.35 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 89.07 million | 7.10 million | 81.97 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 102.06 million | 17.45 million | 84.61 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 112.88 million | 85.31 million | 27.57 million | Japan |
| 2020s | 75.83 million | 86.10 million | 10.27 million | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Japan or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 125.94 million against 120.31 million in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Japan and Turkey?
- 5.63 million, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for number of airline passengers per year?
- Japan ranks 6th and Turkey ranks 5th 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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About this data
This represents the total rather than unique passenger activity: this means a person who makes multiple trips is counted multiple times.