Passport programs process millions of applications every year, while the number of valid documents in circulation provides a broader view of travel readiness. Recent official figures show a strong rise in U.S. passport activity through fiscal year 2025, substantial Canadian volumes in the 2025–26 reporting year, and high passport ownership in Australia.
Contents
- U.S. passport issuance
- U.S. applications and valid passports
- U.S. issuance by state
- Canadian passport volumes
- Passport services outside the country of citizenship
- Loss, theft, and emergency documents
U.S. passport issuance
The United States issued 27,348,416 passports in fiscal year 2025, according to the U.S. Department of State’s Reports and Statistics. That total included 4,544,022 passport cards. A passport card is a separate U.S. travel document with more limited use than a passport book, so the source reports the card count within the overall passport issuance figures.
The 2025 total was the highest in the supplied 2016–2025 series. Issuance reached 24,515,786 passports in FY 2024, including 3,737,228 cards, and 24,021,257 in FY 2023, including 3,559,364 cards. Earlier totals were 21,995,760 in FY 2022, including 3,361,037 cards, and 15,496,590 in FY 2021, including 2,497,708 cards.
The lower-volume years in the series were FY 2020, with 11,711,945 passports and 1,741,527 cards, and FY 2019, with 20,690,491 passports and 2,895,514 cards. The series then records 21,103,475 passports in FY 2018, 21,378,994 in FY 2017, and 18,676,547 in FY 2016.
| U.S. fiscal year | Passports issued | Included passport cards |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | 27,348,416 | 4,544,022 |
| FY 2024 | 24,515,786 | 3,737,228 |
| FY 2023 | 24,021,257 | 3,559,364 |
| FY 2022 | 21,995,760 | 3,361,037 |
| FY 2021 | 15,496,590 | 2,497,708 |
| FY 2020 | 11,711,945 | 1,741,527 |
| FY 2019 | 20,690,491 | 2,895,514 |
| FY 2018 | 21,103,475 | 2,812,691 |
| FY 2017 | 21,378,994 | 2,511,778 |
| FY 2016 | 18,676,547 | 2,110,555 |
These are fiscal-year issuance totals, not a count of unique people. One person may receive more than one document over time, and the figures do not by themselves show how many passport holders travelled internationally.
U.S. applications and valid passports
Application volume gives a different view of demand. The United States received 23,308,976 passport applications in FY 2025, compared with 20,437,207 in FY 2024 and 21,577,377 in FY 2023. The Department of State recorded 18,693,257 applications in FY 2022, 14,263,338 in FY 2021, and 11,533,128 in FY 2020.
The earlier application totals were 18,578,593 in FY 2019, 19,108,577 in FY 2018, 19,603,630 in FY 2017, and 16,838,457 in FY 2016. Applications and issuances are related but not interchangeable measures: applications represent requests received during the fiscal year, while issuance counts represent passports issued during that period.
The number of valid documents in circulation was 183,170,240 in 2025. That was followed by 169,915,821 in 2024, 160,668,889 in 2023, and 151,814,305 in 2022. The U.S. source reports 145,028,408 valid passports in circulation in 2021 and 143,116,633 in 2020.
For the earlier years, valid passports in circulation numbered 146,775,089 in 2019, 137,588,631 in 2018, 136,114,038 in 2017, and 131,841,062 in 2016. These figures describe documents considered valid in the stated calendar year; they are not annual issuance totals and should not be added to the fiscal-year series.
U.S. issuance by state
The U.S. Department of State also reports FY 2025 issuance by state. California residents received 3,120,262 U.S. passports, the largest state total among the figures supplied. Texas followed with 1,962,631, while Florida residents received 1,613,834 and New York residents received 1,592,643.
The next reported totals were 944,922 passports for New Jersey residents, 869,928 for Illinois residents, 806,982 for Pennsylvania residents, and 654,190 for Georgia residents. These are counts of passports received by residents during FY 2025, rather than estimates of the share of each state’s population holding a valid passport.
| State | Passports received in FY 2025 |
|---|---|
| California | 3,120,262 |
| Texas | 1,962,631 |
| Florida | 1,613,834 |
| New York | 1,592,643 |
| New Jersey | 944,922 |
| Illinois | 869,928 |
| Pennsylvania | 806,982 |
| Georgia | 654,190 |
Because the supplied state figures are not paired with population denominators, they support comparisons of reported issuance counts but not a ranking by passport ownership rate.
Canadian passport volumes
Canada’s Passport program statistics use a fiscal year running from April through March. During FY 2025–26, Canada received 4,440,071 passport applications and issued 3,890,257 passports.
The monthly figures supplied for April through August 2026 show continuing activity. Canada received 354,189 applications in April, 324,390 in May, 358,495 in June, 387,979 in July, and 379,364 in August. In the same months, it issued 386,990 passports in April, 303,009 in May, 324,961 in June, 352,997 in July, and 339,773 in August.
| Month in 2026 | Applications received | Passports issued |
|---|---|---|
| April | 354,189 | 386,990 |
| May | 324,390 | 303,009 |
| June | 358,495 | 324,961 |
| July | 387,979 | 352,997 |
| August | 379,364 | 339,773 |
The monthly application series reached its highest supplied value in July at 387,979. Issuance was also highest in April among these five months, at 386,990. Monthly receipts and monthly issuances can differ because applications may be processed in a different period from the one in which they are received.
Passport services outside the country of citizenship
Passport demand also appears in overseas service statistics. Canada’s Annual Consular Data Report for 2024 to 2025 records 215,631 passport applications received from outside Canada during FY 2024–25.
The same report states that Canada issued 196,506 new passports to Canadians travelling or living outside Canada in FY 2024–25. This overseas figure is distinct from the broader Canadian program total for FY 2025–26 because it covers a different period and a specific service setting.
Australia’s Passport facts 2023–24 reports that more than 2.5 million passports were issued in FY 2023–24. Nearly 15 million people had a current Australian passport in that fiscal year, equivalent to over 55% of Australia’s population. The percentage is presented by the Australian source as an equivalence, while the passport count is stated as “nearly 15 million.”
The Canadian and Australian figures illustrate why passport statistics need geographic and period labels. A national annual issuance figure, an overseas consular count, and a current-passport ownership measure describe different parts of the travel-document system.
Loss, theft, and emergency documents
Overseas passport incidents form another measurable part of international travel administration. Canada’s FY 2024–25 consular report records 6,989 passports reported lost abroad and 5,085 reported stolen abroad. It also records 1,663 emergency travel documents issued to Canadians abroad and 11,453 temporary passports issued to Canadians abroad.
Australia reported more than 30,000 passports lost or stolen in FY 2023–24 and issued more than 8,000 emergency travel documents during that fiscal year. The Australian source also reports that more than 230,000 people paid to have an Australian passport issued in two days plus delivery.
These figures are service counts, not measures of the probability that an individual traveller will lose a passport. The Canadian totals refer to incidents and documents involving Canadians abroad in FY 2024–25, while the Australian totals refer to FY 2023–24. The terms “more than,” “over,” and “nearly” are retained because the official sources do not provide more precise values in the supplied figures.
For travellers, the practical distinction is important: ordinary issuance, valid documents in circulation, overseas applications, lost or stolen passports, emergency travel documents, and expedited service are separate indicators. Reading each number with its country, measurement period, and definition keeps comparisons meaningful.