Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Belgium

Air passengers carried in Belgium in 2023 — 11,390,665 people. Ranked 46 in the world out of 149. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 733.7%.

2023 11.39M people +12.05% vs 2022
World rank 46of 149
Period maximum 14.28M people2019
Period minimum 1.37M people1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Belgium, 1970–202305M10M15M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 1,366,200 people1971: 1,402,000 people1972: 1,457,700 people1973: 1,562,900 people1974: 1,606,700 people1975: 1,585,200 people1976: 1,682,000 people1977: 1,839,400 people1978: 1,976,500 people1979: 2,042,900 people1980: 1,974,200 people1981: 2,053,000 people1982: 2,000,800 people1983: 1,956,600 people1984: 2,031,600 people1985: 2,188,400 people1986: 2,233,200 people1987: 2,362,100 people1988: 2,604,600 people1989: 2,812,100 people1990: 3,132,700 people1991: 3,018,200 people1992: 3,146,300 people1993: 3,650,600 people1994: 4,192,900 people1995: 5,000,900 people1996: 5,173,600 people1997: 6,872,100 people1998: 8,748,400 people1999: 9,965,200 people2000: 10,738,119 people2001: 8,489,007 people2002: 2,341,816 people2003: 2,904,114 people2004: 3,264,582 people2005: 3,340,509 people2006: 3,641,155 people2007: 4,078,094 people2008: 5,878,585 people2009: 4,858,700 people2010: 7,528,586 people2011: 8,638,553 people2012: 9,508,165 people2013: 9,521,421 people2014: 10,535,219 people2015: 11,473,055 people2016: 12,545,322 people2017: 13,676,844 people2018: 13,639,487 people2019: 14,279,187 people2020: 3,520,850 people2021: 5,404,284 people2022: 10,165,433 people2023: 11,390,665 people
Change over the period: +10.02M (+733.75%) Average annual rate: 4.08 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium

Belgium 11.39M people
World 4.27B people
Europe & Central Asia 1.1B people
Western Europe computed 274M people
Air passengers carried — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 11.39M +1.23M +12.05%
2022 10.17M +4.76M +88.1%
2021 5.4M +1.88M +53.49%
2020 3.52M −10.76M −75.34%
2019 14.28M +639,700 +4.69%
2018 13.64M −37,357 −0.27%
2017 13.68M +1.13M +9.02%
2016 12.55M +1.07M +9.35%
2015 11.47M +937,836 +8.9%
2014 10.54M +1.01M +10.65%
2013 9.52M +13,256 +0.14%
2012 9.51M +869,612 +10.07%
2011 8.64M +1.11M +14.74%
2010 7.53M +2.67M +54.95%
2009 4.86M −1.02M −17.35%
2008 5.88M +1.8M +44.15%
2007 4.08M +436,939 +12%
2006 3.64M +300,646 +9%
2005 3.34M +75,927 +2.33%
2004 3.26M +360,468 +12.41%
2003 2.9M +562,298 +24.01%
2002 2.34M −6.15M −72.41%
2001 8.49M −2.25M −20.95%
2000 10.74M +772,919 +7.76%
1999 9.97M +1.22M +13.91%
1998 8.75M +1.88M +27.3%
1997 6.87M +1.7M +32.83%
1996 5.17M +172,700 +3.45%
1995 5M +808,000 +19.27%
1994 4.19M +542,300 +14.86%
1993 3.65M +504,300 +16.03%
1992 3.15M +128,100 +4.24%
1991 3.02M −114,500 −3.65%
1990 3.13M +320,600 +11.4%
1989 2.81M +207,500 +7.97%
1988 2.6M +242,500 +10.27%
1987 2.36M +128,900 +5.77%
1986 2.23M +44,800 +2.05%
1985 2.19M +156,800 +7.72%
1984 2.03M +75,000 +3.83%
1983 1.96M −44,200 −2.21%
1982 2M −52,200 −2.54%
1981 2.05M +78,800 +3.99%
1980 1.97M −68,700 −3.36%
1979 2.04M +66,400 +3.36%
1978 1.98M +137,100 +7.45%
1977 1.84M +157,400 +9.36%
1976 1.68M +96,800 +6.11%
1975 1.59M −21,500 −1.34%
1974 1.61M +43,800 +2.8%
1973 1.56M +105,200 +7.22%
1972 1.46M +55,700 +3.97%
1971 1.4M +35,800 +2.62%
1970 1.37M

Western Europe, 2023

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About the indicator

The number of passengers carried by airlines registered in the country on domestic and international flights over the year. The indicator refers to the carrier, not to airports: a country with a large transit hub but a small national carrier looks more modest here than it does by airport traffic.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.