Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Bulgaria

Air passengers carried in Bulgaria in 2023 — 723,825 people. Ranked 108 in the world out of 149. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 26.8%.

2023 723,825 people +12.44% vs 2022
World rank 108of 149
Period maximum 2.16M people1988
Period minimum 41,126 people2021

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Bulgaria, 1970–202301M2M3M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 988,900 people1971: 985,200 people1972: 1,025,000 people1973: 1,085,000 people1974: 1,130,000 people1975: 1,150,000 people1976: 1,370,000 people1977: 1,400,000 people1978: 1,500,000 people1979: 1,755,000 people1980: 1,787,500 people1981: 1,787,000 people1982: 1,675,000 people1983: 1,790,000 people1984: 1,950,000 people1985: 2,090,000 people1986: 1,965,300 people1987: 2,095,000 people1988: 2,163,600 people1989: 1,997,700 people1990: 1,907,000 people1991: 645,700 people1992: 814,000 people1993: 915,800 people1994: 789,200 people1995: 862,700 people1996: 718,200 people1997: 721,700 people1998: 827,700 people1999: 734,700 people2000: 535,246 people2001: 233,963 people2002: 62,798 people2003: 310,952 people2004: 476,277 people2005: 653,703 people2006: 808,451 people2007: 855,229 people2008: 1,073,496 people2009: 798,165 people2010: 801,840 people2011: 932,868 people2012: 973,062 people2013: 1,013,220 people2014: 1,060,147 people2015: 1,063,498 people2016: 1,092,333 people2017: 1,133,069 people2018: 1,022,645 people2019: 832,828 people2020: 443,067 people2021: 41,126 people2022: 643,765 people2023: 723,825 people
Change over the period: −265,075 (−26.81%) Average annual rate: -0.59 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Bulgaria 723,825 people
World 4.27B people
Europe & Central Asia 1.1B people
Eastern Europe computed 171M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.26B people
Air passengers carried — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 723,825 +80,060 +12.44%
2022 643,765 +602,639 +1,465.35%
2021 41,126 −401,941 −90.72%
2020 443,067 −389,761 −46.8%
2019 832,828 −189,817 −18.56%
2018 1.02M −110,424 −9.75%
2017 1.13M +40,736 +3.73%
2016 1.09M +28,835 +2.71%
2015 1.06M +3,351 +0.32%
2014 1.06M +46,927 +4.63%
2013 1.01M +40,158 +4.13%
2012 973,062 +40,194 +4.31%
2011 932,868 +131,028 +16.34%
2010 801,840 +3,675 +0.46%
2009 798,165 −275,331 −25.65%
2008 1.07M +218,267 +25.52%
2007 855,229 +46,778 +5.79%
2006 808,451 +154,748 +23.67%
2005 653,703 +177,426 +37.25%
2004 476,277 +165,325 +53.17%
2003 310,952 +248,154 +395.16%
2002 62,798 −171,165 −73.16%
2001 233,963 −301,283 −56.29%
2000 535,246 −199,454 −27.15%
1999 734,700 −93,000 −11.24%
1998 827,700 +106,000 +14.69%
1997 721,700 +3,500 +0.49%
1996 718,200 −144,500 −16.75%
1995 862,700 +73,500 +9.31%
1994 789,200 −126,600 −13.82%
1993 915,800 +101,800 +12.51%
1992 814,000 +168,300 +26.06%
1991 645,700 −1.26M −66.14%
1990 1.91M −90,700 −4.54%
1989 2M −165,900 −7.67%
1988 2.16M +68,600 +3.27%
1987 2.1M +129,700 +6.6%
1986 1.97M −124,700 −5.97%
1985 2.09M +140,000 +7.18%
1984 1.95M +160,000 +8.94%
1983 1.79M +115,000 +6.87%
1982 1.68M −112,000 −6.27%
1981 1.79M −500 −0.03%
1980 1.79M +32,500 +1.85%
1979 1.76M +255,000 +17%
1978 1.5M +100,000 +7.14%
1977 1.4M +30,000 +2.19%
1976 1.37M +220,000 +19.13%
1975 1.15M +20,000 +1.77%
1974 1.13M +45,000 +4.15%
1973 1.09M +60,000 +5.85%
1972 1.03M +39,800 +4.04%
1971 985,200 −3,700 −0.37%
1970 988,900

Eastern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.