Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Eastern Europe

Air passengers carried in Eastern Europe in 2023 — 171,124,906 people. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 28.3%.

2023 171M people +23.81% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 183M people2019
Period minimum 24.04M people1998

Trend over time

1991–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Eastern Europe, 1991–2023050M100M150M200M1991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 133,354,500 people1992: 72,489,100 people1993: 43,944,400 people1994: 36,558,400 people1995: 34,906,000 people1996: 30,758,300 people1997: 28,764,000 people1998: 24,038,700 people1999: 27,528,200 people2000: 27,545,121 people2001: 30,302,917 people2002: 31,204,908 people2003: 35,450,053 people2004: 41,332,957 people2005: 43,617,563 people2006: 46,995,078 people2007: 54,393,651 people2008: 61,887,444 people2009: 58,353,657 people2010: 75,274,472 people2011: 85,019,771 people2012: 91,447,208 people2013: 99,288,852 people2014: 109,391,502 people2015: 116,541,519 people2016: 121,946,258 people2017: 144,211,460 people2018: 166,652,669 people2019: 183,017,018 people2020: 86,228,351 people2021: 129,694,438 people2022: 138,220,693 people2023: 171,124,906 people
Change over the period: +37.77M (+28.32%) Average annual rate: 0.78 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Europe 171M people
World 4.27B people
Air passengers carried — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 171M +32.9M +23.81%
2022 138M +8.53M +6.57%
2021 130M +43.47M +50.41%
2020 86.23M −96.79M −52.89%
2019 183M +16.36M +9.82%
2018 167M +22.44M +15.56%
2017 144M +22.27M +18.26%
2016 122M +5.4M +4.64%
2015 117M +7.15M +6.54%
2014 109M +10.1M +10.18%
2013 99.29M +7.84M +8.58%
2012 91.45M +6.43M +7.56%
2011 85.02M +9.75M +12.95%
2010 75.27M +16.92M +29%
2009 58.35M −3.53M −5.71%
2008 61.89M +7.49M +13.78%
2007 54.39M +7.4M +15.74%
2006 47M +3.38M +7.74%
2005 43.62M +2.28M +5.53%
2004 41.33M +5.88M +16.59%
2003 35.45M +4.25M +13.6%
2002 31.2M +901,991 +2.98%
2001 30.3M +2.76M +10.01%
2000 27.55M +16,921 +0.06%
1999 27.53M +3.49M +14.52%
1998 24.04M −4.73M −16.43%
1997 28.76M −1.99M −6.48%
1996 30.76M −4.15M −11.88%
1995 34.91M −1.65M −4.52%
1994 36.56M −7.39M −16.81%
1993 43.94M −28.54M −39.38%
1992 72.49M −60.87M −45.64%
1991 133M

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.