Between 1997 and 2011 passenger traffic increased over 140% to the current figure of 579,329.
The current figure is more than double the level a year ago and could rise further if rates stay low or continue to decline.
When China carried out its first census in 1953 it had a population of 594 million, less than half the current figure.
By the mid-1980s, the population was 2,000, half the current figure.
By Western estimates, the current figure is 10,000 to 11,000.
The current figure is 86 and as of this morning police were still searching for several people.
The show is known to be able to go further in challenging current popular figures and thought than many other forms of media.
The group's current figure, based chiefly on media reports, is between 493 and 652.
The current figures date back to a time when there were only 15 of them.
The current figure for transactions during a year is now reaching 20 million.