Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — European Union

Air passengers carried in the European Union in 2023 — 700,152,461 people. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 1,365.7%.

2023 700M people +17.19% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 753M people2019
Period minimum 47.77M people1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — European Union, 1970–20230200M400M600M800M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 47,767,900 people1971: 52,648,900 people1972: 58,293,200 people1973: 62,913,900 people1974: 64,977,900 people1975: 67,971,100 people1976: 73,633,200 people1977: 79,541,900 people1978: 86,861,500 people1979: 93,006,700 people1980: 93,554,600 people1981: 96,063,300 people1982: 98,607,500 people1983: 101,810,300 people1984: 106,237,300 people1985: 112,309,600 people1986: 114,465,700 people1987: 125,896,200 people1988: 136,470,700 people1989: 147,372,400 people1990: 157,891,000 people1991: 150,528,000 people1992: 164,292,000 people1993: 169,958,600 people1994: 182,625,300 people1995: 193,536,844 people1996: 213,329,200 people1997: 235,129,900 people1998: 245,065,100 people1999: 266,190,600 people2000: 288,449,342 people2001: 286,388,891 people2002: 287,161,373 people2003: 317,807,082 people2004: 347,767,674 people2005: 359,471,494 people2006: 390,742,949 people2007: 425,646,377 people2008: 427,781,328 people2009: 419,908,189 people2010: 483,874,507 people2011: 515,081,475 people2012: 514,301,801 people2013: 522,944,433 people2014: 548,633,991 people2015: 588,104,162 people2016: 620,961,607 people2017: 657,059,035 people2018: 691,558,405 people2019: 752,764,694 people2020: 224,581,686 people2021: 300,510,413 people2022: 597,439,599 people2023: 700,152,461 people
Change over the period: +652M (+1,365.74%) Average annual rate: 5.2 %

Comparison, 2023

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

European Union 700M people
World 4.27B people
Air passengers carried — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 700M +103M +17.19%
2022 597M +297M +98.81%
2021 301M +75.93M +33.81%
2020 225M −528M −70.17%
2019 753M +61.21M +8.85%
2018 692M +34.5M +5.25%
2017 657M +36.1M +5.81%
2016 621M +32.86M +5.59%
2015 588M +39.47M +7.19%
2014 549M +25.69M +4.91%
2013 523M +8.64M +1.68%
2012 514M −779,674 −0.15%
2011 515M +31.21M +6.45%
2010 484M +63.97M +15.23%
2009 420M −7.87M −1.84%
2008 428M +2.13M +0.5%
2007 426M +34.9M +8.93%
2006 391M +31.27M +8.7%
2005 359M +11.7M +3.37%
2004 348M +29.96M +9.43%
2003 318M +30.65M +10.67%
2002 287M +772,482 +0.27%
2001 286M −2.06M −0.71%
2000 288M +22.26M +8.36%
1999 266M +21.13M +8.62%
1998 245M +9.94M +4.23%
1997 235M +21.8M +10.22%
1996 213M +19.79M +10.23%
1995 194M +10.91M +5.97%
1994 183M +12.67M +7.45%
1993 170M +5.67M +3.45%
1992 164M +13.76M +9.14%
1991 151M −7.36M −4.66%
1990 158M +10.52M +7.14%
1989 147M +10.9M +7.99%
1988 136M +10.57M +8.4%
1987 126M +11.43M +9.99%
1986 114M +2.16M +1.92%
1985 112M +6.07M +5.72%
1984 106M +4.43M +4.35%
1983 102M +3.2M +3.25%
1982 98.61M +2.54M +2.65%
1981 96.06M +2.51M +2.68%
1980 93.55M +547,900 +0.59%
1979 93.01M +6.15M +7.07%
1978 86.86M +7.32M +9.2%
1977 79.54M +5.91M +8.02%
1976 73.63M +5.66M +8.33%
1975 67.97M +2.99M +4.61%
1974 64.98M +2.06M +3.28%
1973 62.91M +4.62M +7.93%
1972 58.29M +5.64M +10.72%
1971 52.65M +4.88M +10.22%
1970 47.77M

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.