Air transport, passengers carried in Euro area
Euro area: Air transport, passengers carried was 611.22 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Euro area, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
Euro area recorded 611.22 million for air transport, passengers carried in 2023.
The figure is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Euro area peaked at 640.70 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40.63 million, in 1970.
That places Euro area 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40.63 million | — |
| 1971 | 44.86 million | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 49.61 million | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 53.48 million | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 55.49 million | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 57.89 million | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 62.46 million | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 67.93 million | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 74.26 million | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 78.70 million | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 79.86 million | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 82.72 million | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 85.43 million | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 87.12 million | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 90.96 million | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 96.31 million | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 96.96 million | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 107.17 million | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 116.63 million | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 126.13 million | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 136.37 million | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 132.17 million | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 145.52 million | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 150.67 million | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 161.34 million | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 172.85 million | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 191.88 million | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 211.49 million | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 220.77 million | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 240.59 million | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 261.19 million | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 258.49 million | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 259.70 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 290.18 million | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 318.12 million | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 346.77 million | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 377.56 million | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 410.37 million | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 411.81 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 404.36 million | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 417.27 million | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 442.08 million | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 440.72 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 443.81 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 461.25 million | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 497.96 million | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 530.66 million | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 561.92 million | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 585.82 million | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 640.70 million | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 190.48 million | -70.3% |
| 2021 | 252.50 million | +32.6% |
| 2022 | 529.39 million | +109.7% |
| 2023 | 611.22 million | +15.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Euro area changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +109.7% | 252.50 million | 529.39 million |
| 2020 | -70.3% | 640.70 million | 190.48 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.53 million | 40.63 million | 78.70 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.93 million | 79.86 million | 126.13 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 176.37 million | 132.17 million | 240.59 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 333.85 million | 258.49 million | 411.81 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 502.22 million | 417.27 million | 640.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 395.90 million | 190.48 million | 611.22 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More infrastructure data for Euro area
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 424.06 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 123.5 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 142.04 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 41.34 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4005 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 142.04 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.2 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Euro area?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Euro area was 611.22 million in 2023, according to Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 640.70 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.63 million in 1970.
- How does Euro area rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Euro area ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as part of Air transport, passengers carried. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.