Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Euro area

Air passengers carried in the Euro area in 2023 — 611,219,551 people. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 1,404.3%.

2023 611M people +15.46% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 641M people2019
Period minimum 40.63M people1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Euro area, 1970–20230200M400M600M800M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 40,631,900 people1971: 44,857,000 people1972: 49,607,800 people1973: 53,479,200 people1974: 55,493,300 people1975: 57,885,600 people1976: 62,459,600 people1977: 67,929,900 people1978: 74,257,200 people1979: 78,698,200 people1980: 79,857,800 people1981: 82,721,800 people1982: 85,431,300 people1983: 87,120,500 people1984: 90,964,400 people1985: 96,306,800 people1986: 96,962,300 people1987: 107,167,500 people1988: 116,629,200 people1989: 126,132,700 people1990: 136,366,400 people1991: 132,171,000 people1992: 145,517,800 people1993: 150,670,600 people1994: 161,345,100 people1995: 172,851,844 people1996: 191,882,000 people1997: 211,490,900 people1998: 220,770,700 people1999: 240,588,200 people2000: 261,186,647 people2001: 258,486,592 people2002: 259,704,762 people2003: 290,175,162 people2004: 318,118,461 people2005: 346,768,660 people2006: 377,556,235 people2007: 410,369,690 people2008: 411,806,781 people2009: 404,359,850 people2010: 417,266,841 people2011: 442,080,950 people2012: 440,722,011 people2013: 443,815,391 people2014: 461,246,083 people2015: 497,962,198 people2016: 530,656,432 people2017: 561,916,760 people2018: 585,820,588 people2019: 640,701,484 people2020: 190,475,999 people2021: 252,502,646 people2022: 529,393,332 people2023: 611,219,551 people
Change over the period: +571M (+1,404.28%) Average annual rate: 5.25 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Euro area 611M people
World 4.27B people
Air passengers carried — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 611M +81.83M +15.46%
2022 529M +277M +109.66%
2021 253M +62.03M +32.56%
2020 190M −450M −70.27%
2019 641M +54.88M +9.37%
2018 586M +23.9M +4.25%
2017 562M +31.26M +5.89%
2016 531M +32.69M +6.57%
2015 498M +36.72M +7.96%
2014 461M +17.43M +3.93%
2013 444M +3.09M +0.7%
2012 441M −1.36M −0.31%
2011 442M +24.81M +5.95%
2010 417M +12.91M +3.19%
2009 404M −7.45M −1.81%
2008 412M +1.44M +0.35%
2007 410M +32.81M +8.69%
2006 378M +30.79M +8.88%
2005 347M +28.65M +9.01%
2004 318M +27.94M +9.63%
2003 290M +30.47M +11.73%
2002 260M +1.22M +0.47%
2001 258M −2.7M −1.03%
2000 261M +20.6M +8.56%
1999 241M +19.82M +8.98%
1998 221M +9.28M +4.39%
1997 211M +19.61M +10.22%
1996 192M +19.03M +11.01%
1995 173M +11.51M +7.13%
1994 161M +10.67M +7.08%
1993 151M +5.15M +3.54%
1992 146M +13.35M +10.1%
1991 132M −4.2M −3.08%
1990 136M +10.23M +8.11%
1989 126M +9.5M +8.15%
1988 117M +9.46M +8.83%
1987 107M +10.21M +10.52%
1986 96.96M +655,500 +0.68%
1985 96.31M +5.34M +5.87%
1984 90.96M +3.84M +4.41%
1983 87.12M +1.69M +1.98%
1982 85.43M +2.71M +3.28%
1981 82.72M +2.86M +3.59%
1980 79.86M +1.16M +1.47%
1979 78.7M +4.44M +5.98%
1978 74.26M +6.33M +9.31%
1977 67.93M +5.47M +8.76%
1976 62.46M +4.57M +7.9%
1975 57.89M +2.39M +4.31%
1974 55.49M +2.01M +3.77%
1973 53.48M +3.87M +7.8%
1972 49.61M +4.75M +10.59%
1971 44.86M +4.23M +10.4%
1970 40.63M

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.