| Below are two lists showing the number of U.S. passports issued from 1974 to the present. U.S. Passports Issued Per Calendar Year (1974-1995) | 1974 | - | 2,415,003 | | 1975 | - | 2,334,359 | | 1976 | - | 2,816,678 | | 1977 | - | 3,107,122 | | 1978 | - | 3,234,471 | | 1979 | - | 3,169,999 | | 1980 | - | 3,020,468 | | 1981 | - | 3,222,346 | | 1982 | - | 3,763,995 | | 1983 | - | 4,121,534 | | 1984 | - | 4,718,205 | | 1985 | - | 4,967,895 | | 1986 | - | 4,109,132 | | 1987 | - | 4,872,403 | | 1988 | - | 4,060,803 | | 1989 | - | 3,690,830 | | 1990 | - | 3,688,689 | | 1991 | - | 3,387,245 | | 1992 | - | 3,282,488 | | 1993 | - | 4,207,716 | | 1994 | - | 4,895,151 | | 1995 | - | 5,263,989 |
U.S. Passports Issued per Fiscal Year (1996 - present)
Note: As of 1996, passport statistics are tabulated for the fiscal year.
| 1996 | - | 5,547,693 | | 1997 | - | 6,295,003 | | 1998 | - | 6,539,864 | | 1999 | - | 6,722,198 | | 2000 | - | 7,292,182 | | 2001 | - | 7,119,506 | | 2002 | - | 7,001,482 | | 2003 | - | 7,300,667 | |
