Passport Percentage

In 1992, three million U.S. passports were issued, and 18 million Americans, 7% of the population, had one. In 2006, 12 million were issued, and 70 million persons had a passport, 23% of the population. In 2019, 21 million passports were issued, but in 2020 just 12 million were. In 2022, however, a record 22 million were issued, 152 million were in existence, and 46% of the population had one.