Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Western Europe

Air passengers carried in Western Europe in 2023 — 273,894,887 people. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 1,044.6%.

2023 274M people +14.58% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 320M people2019
Period minimum 23.93M people1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Western Europe, 1970–20230100M200M300M400M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 23,929,100 people1971: 25,771,000 people1972: 28,909,700 people1973: 30,137,500 people1974: 31,916,400 people1975: 33,728,800 people1976: 36,879,100 people1977: 39,463,900 people1978: 42,441,500 people1979: 45,261,700 people1980: 46,901,500 people1981: 49,408,500 people1982: 50,233,600 people1983: 51,602,800 people1984: 53,444,300 people1985: 55,712,900 people1986: 57,596,500 people1987: 64,093,600 people1988: 68,768,900 people1989: 74,907,200 people1990: 81,347,700 people1991: 80,853,700 people1992: 86,516,300 people1993: 93,332,800 people1994: 101,342,000 people1995: 106,773,400 people1996: 119,484,900 people1997: 132,162,500 people1998: 139,807,900 people1999: 157,003,800 people2000: 166,961,808 people2001: 159,778,944 people2002: 157,656,901 people2003: 164,185,769 people2004: 177,265,915 people2005: 191,290,876 people2006: 210,640,788 people2007: 223,066,971 people2008: 229,189,340 people2009: 219,585,722 people2010: 229,130,996 people2011: 249,565,661 people2012: 253,528,926 people2013: 260,060,803 people2014: 265,123,196 people2015: 272,984,626 people2016: 277,130,784 people2017: 283,722,667 people2018: 281,933,892 people2019: 320,491,346 people2020: 92,032,295 people2021: 120,798,565 people2022: 239,046,942 people2023: 273,894,887 people
Change over the period: +250M (+1,044.61%) Average annual rate: 4.71 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Western Europe 274M people
World 4.27B people
Air passengers carried — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 274M +34.85M +14.58%
2022 239M +118M +97.89%
2021 121M +28.77M +31.26%
2020 92.03M −228M −71.28%
2019 320M +38.56M +13.68%
2018 282M −1.79M −0.63%
2017 284M +6.59M +2.38%
2016 277M +4.15M +1.52%
2015 273M +7.86M +2.97%
2014 265M +5.06M +1.95%
2013 260M +6.53M +2.58%
2012 254M +3.96M +1.59%
2011 250M +20.43M +8.92%
2010 229M +9.55M +4.35%
2009 220M −9.6M −4.19%
2008 229M +6.12M +2.74%
2007 223M +12.43M +5.9%
2006 211M +19.35M +10.12%
2005 191M +14.02M +7.91%
2004 177M +13.08M +7.97%
2003 164M +6.53M +4.14%
2002 158M −2.12M −1.33%
2001 160M −7.18M −4.3%
2000 167M +9.96M +6.34%
1999 157M +17.2M +12.3%
1998 140M +7.65M +5.78%
1997 132M +12.68M +10.61%
1996 119M +12.71M +11.91%
1995 107M +5.43M +5.36%
1994 101M +8.01M +8.58%
1993 93.33M +6.82M +7.88%
1992 86.52M +5.66M +7%
1991 80.85M −494,000 −0.61%
1990 81.35M +6.44M +8.6%
1989 74.91M +6.14M +8.93%
1988 68.77M +4.68M +7.29%
1987 64.09M +6.5M +11.28%
1986 57.6M +1.88M +3.38%
1985 55.71M +2.27M +4.24%
1984 53.44M +1.84M +3.57%
1983 51.6M +1.37M +2.73%
1982 50.23M +825,100 +1.67%
1981 49.41M +2.51M +5.35%
1980 46.9M +1.64M +3.62%
1979 45.26M +2.82M +6.64%
1978 42.44M +2.98M +7.55%
1977 39.46M +2.58M +7.01%
1976 36.88M +3.15M +9.34%
1975 33.73M +1.81M +5.68%
1974 31.92M +1.78M +5.9%
1973 30.14M +1.23M +4.25%
1972 28.91M +3.14M +12.18%
1971 25.77M +1.84M +7.7%
1970 23.93M

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.