Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Greece or Italy?

Italy, at 20.26 million against 19.09 million in Greece as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Greece and Italy?

1.17 million, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of airline passengers per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs Italy: Number of airline passengers per year

Greece

19.09 million

in 2023

Italy

20.26 million

in 2023

Greece rank

36th

Italy rank

34th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Greece
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 20.26 million against 19.09 million in Greece, a difference of 1.17 million.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Greece ranks 36th and Italy ranks 34th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3.11 million	8.37 million	5.26 million	Italy
1980s	6.19 million	13.32 million	7.13 million	Italy
1990s	6.03 million	23.87 million	17.84 million	Italy
2000s	8.81 million	33.65 million	24.84 million	Italy
2010s	11.77 million	29.17 million	17.40 million	Italy
2020s	12.19 million	11.30 million	897,082	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Greece or Italy?: Italy, at 20.26 million against 19.09 million in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Greece and Italy?: 1.17 million, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Greece and Italy rank globally for number of airline passengers per year?: Greece ranks 36th and Italy ranks 34th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of airline passengers per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

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