From the US. Department of State:
Passport processing times have returned to our pre-pandemic norm. As of December 18, 2023, passport applications will be processed within 6-8 weeks for routine service and 2-3 weeks for expedited service, which costs an additional $60. With this update, we have fulfilled our commitment to return to benchmarks from March 2020. This reflects the work of dedicated employees working for the American people.
In 1990, only five percent of Americans had a passport. Today, that number is 48%. More Americans can travel abroad now than at any time in our history. There are now over 160 million valid U.S. passports in circulation (nearly double the amount from 2007).
| Year | Valid U.S. Passports |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 160,668,889 |
| 2022 | 151,814,305 |
| 2021 | 145,028,408 |
| 2020 | 143,116,633 |
| 2019 | 146,775,089 |
| 2018 | 137,588,631 |
| 2017 | 136,114,038 |
| 2016 | 131,841,062 |
| 2015 | 125,907,176 |
| 2014 | 121,512,341 |
| 2013 | 117,443,735 |
| 2012 | 113,431,943 |
| 2011 | 109,780,364 |
| 2010 | 101,797,872 |
| 2009 | 97,597,368 |
| 2008 | 92,038,623 |
| 2007 | 82,100,668 |
| 2006 | 70,598,794 |
| 2005 | 64,772,634 |
| 2004 | 60,890,770 |
| 2003 | 57,642,868 |
| 2002 | 55,169,571 |
| 2001 | 52,155,057 |
| 2000 | 48,614,417 |
| 1999 | 45,337,044 |
| 1998 | 42,576,973 |
| 1997 | 39,729,749 |
| 1996 | 34,365,046 |
| 1995 | 29,559,666 |
| 1994 | 25,156,620 |
| 1993 | 21,245,840 |
| 1992 | 17,950,578 |
| 1991 | 14,344,241 |
| 1990 | 11,116,489 |
| 1989 | 7,261,711 |
