Denmark vs Nigeria: Number of airline passengers per year

Denmark

6.43 million

in 2004

Nigeria

5.27 million

in 2023

Denmark rank

57th

Nigeria rank

60th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Denmark currently reports 6.43 million against 5.27 million in Nigeria, a difference of 1.16 million.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 57th and Nigeria ranks 60th of 183 countries.

Indicator: Number of airline passengers per year
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 7,925 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This represents the total rather than unique passenger activity: this means a person who makes multiple trips is counted multiple times.