Passport Use Has Exploded in the Last 30 years

In 1989, there were 7.2 million passports in circulation, whereas the U.S. population was 246.8 million, or 2.9%. In 2019, there are 146 million passports in circulation with a population of 327 million, or 44.6%. So, what happened?

Passports to go to Canada/Mexico

In 2007, the United States required passports to travel to Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean, thus causing a dramatic increase in