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 | |