Number of licensed pilots in China 2019-2020, by status
In 2020, the number of licensed pilots employed in China reached 55,272, an increase of 1.8 percent compared to 2019. The number of unemployed pilots holding aviation licenses in 2020 was 5,341, an increase of 56 percent from the previous year. From 2019 to 2020, the number of private and sport pilots decreased by 37 percent to 1,512.