Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Spain

Air passengers carried in Spain in 2023 — 94,101,520 people. Ranked 11 in the world out of 149. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 1,382.5%.

2023 94.1M people +16.31% vs 2022
World rank 11of 149
Period maximum 94.1M people2023
Period minimum 6.35M people1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Spain, 1970–2023025M50M75M100M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 6,347,400 people1971: 7,505,400 people1972: 8,654,900 people1973: 9,964,000 people1974: 10,198,100 people1975: 10,959,100 people1976: 11,801,100 people1977: 13,328,200 people1978: 15,369,000 people1979: 15,683,000 people1980: 15,089,000 people1981: 14,601,800 people1982: 14,637,600 people1983: 14,538,000 people1984: 14,283,900 people1985: 14,850,700 people1986: 15,403,500 people1987: 16,553,300 people1988: 18,983,200 people1989: 20,270,300 people1990: 21,652,000 people1991: 20,944,600 people1992: 23,385,800 people1993: 22,279,400 people1994: 22,361,300 people1995: 25,765,700 people1996: 27,759,200 people1997: 30,315,700 people1998: 31,594,100 people1999: 33,559,400 people2000: 39,711,776 people2001: 41,469,789 people2002: 40,380,629 people2003: 42,506,835 people2004: 45,539,952 people2005: 49,855,007 people2006: 53,122,464 people2007: 60,664,991 people2008: 55,213,716 people2009: 49,289,158 people2010: 52,847,713 people2011: 52,736,141 people2012: 48,089,178 people2013: 48,056,736 people2014: 53,069,339 people2015: 60,564,041 people2016: 66,674,868 people2017: 71,598,374 people2018: 80,706,703 people2019: 88,237,165 people2020: 26,557,078 people2021: 43,440,480 people2022: 80,908,169 people2023: 94,101,520 people
Change over the period: +87.75M (+1,382.52%) Average annual rate: 5.22 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Spain 94.1M people
World 4.27B people
Europe & Central Asia 1.1B people
Air passengers carried — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 94.1M +13.19M +16.31%
2022 80.91M +37.47M +86.25%
2021 43.44M +16.88M +63.57%
2020 26.56M −61.68M −69.9%
2019 88.24M +7.53M +9.33%
2018 80.71M +9.11M +12.72%
2017 71.6M +4.92M +7.38%
2016 66.67M +6.11M +10.09%
2015 60.56M +7.49M +14.12%
2014 53.07M +5.01M +10.43%
2013 48.06M −32,443 −0.07%
2012 48.09M −4.65M −8.81%
2011 52.74M −111,572 −0.21%
2010 52.85M +3.56M +7.22%
2009 49.29M −5.92M −10.73%
2008 55.21M −5.45M −8.99%
2007 60.66M +7.54M +14.2%
2006 53.12M +3.27M +6.55%
2005 49.86M +4.32M +9.48%
2004 45.54M +3.03M +7.14%
2003 42.51M +2.13M +5.27%
2002 40.38M −1.09M −2.63%
2001 41.47M +1.76M +4.43%
2000 39.71M +6.15M +18.33%
1999 33.56M +1.97M +6.22%
1998 31.59M +1.28M +4.22%
1997 30.32M +2.56M +9.21%
1996 27.76M +1.99M +7.74%
1995 25.77M +3.4M +15.22%
1994 22.36M +81,900 +0.37%
1993 22.28M −1.11M −4.73%
1992 23.39M +2.44M +11.66%
1991 20.94M −707,400 −3.27%
1990 21.65M +1.38M +6.82%
1989 20.27M +1.29M +6.78%
1988 18.98M +2.43M +14.68%
1987 16.55M +1.15M +7.46%
1986 15.4M +552,800 +3.72%
1985 14.85M +566,800 +3.97%
1984 14.28M −254,100 −1.75%
1983 14.54M −99,600 −0.68%
1982 14.64M +35,800 +0.25%
1981 14.6M −487,200 −3.23%
1980 15.09M −594,000 −3.79%
1979 15.68M +314,000 +2.04%
1978 15.37M +2.04M +15.31%
1977 13.33M +1.53M +12.94%
1976 11.8M +842,000 +7.68%
1975 10.96M +761,000 +7.46%
1974 10.2M +234,100 +2.35%
1973 9.96M +1.31M +15.13%
1972 8.65M +1.15M +15.32%
1971 7.51M +1.16M +18.24%
1970 6.35M

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.