Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Hong Kong or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 41.44 million against 25.70 million in Hong Kong as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Hong Kong and Netherlands?

15.73 million, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Netherlands?

27 years are reported by both, from 1997 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.

Hong Kong vs Netherlands: Number of airline passengers per year

Hong Kong

25.70 million

in 2023

Netherlands

41.44 million

in 2023

Hong Kong rank

31st

Netherlands rank

28th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Hong Kong
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 41.44 million against 25.70 million in Hong Kong, a difference of 15.73 million.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.6 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Netherlands ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 28th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.27 million	18.77 million	8.50 million	Netherlands
2000s	19.05 million	25.41 million	6.36 million	Netherlands
2010s	38.82 million	36.53 million	2.28 million	Hong Kong
2020s	8.94 million	27.78 million	18.84 million	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of airline passengers per year, Hong Kong or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 41.44 million against 25.70 million in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of airline passengers per year between Hong Kong and Netherlands?: 15.73 million, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Netherlands?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Netherlands rank globally for number of airline passengers per year?: Hong Kong ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 28th 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.