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About the passport

Fast facts

Total passports issued (as at end November 2007):

• Adult Passports issued in the last 10 years: 42.85 million
• Child Passports issued in the last 5 years: 9.80 million

Passport production:

• 2006: 6.31m
• 2005: 6.39m
• 2004: 6.05m
• 2003: 5.64m
• 2002: 5.58m
• 2001: 5.71m
• 2000: 5.15m
• 1999: 4.69m

Number of people holding passports (approximation as at end November 2006):

• Adults: 38.42 million
• Children: 9.02 million

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