The International Air Transport Association‘s industry performance statistics for 2015 reveal that India has the fastest domestic passenger growth, while airlines in the Asia-Pacific once again carried the largest number of passengers.
Aviation Week reports that the 60th edition of the World Air Transport Statistics yearbook showed:
| Country | Annual Growth | Domestic Passenger Market |
| India | 18.8% | 80 million |
| Russia | 11.9% | 47 million |
| China | 9.7% | 394 million |
| U.S. | 5.4% | 708 million |
| Geographic Area | Market Share of Passenger Traffic |
| Asia Pacific | 34% (1.2 billion) |
| Europe | 26.2% |
| North America | 24.8% |
| Latin America | 7.5% |
| Middle East | 5.3% |
“Last year airlines safely carried 3.6 billion passengers – the equivalent of 48 per cent of the Earth’s population—and transported 52.2 million tons of cargo worth around $6 trillion. In doing so, we supported some $2.7 trillion in economic activity and 63 million jobs,” said Tony Tyler, IATA’s director general and CEO.
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
