Italy vs Portugal: Number of airline passengers per year

Italy

20.26 million

in 2023

Portugal

18.29 million

in 2023

Italy rank

34th

Portugal rank

37th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Italy currently reports 20.26 million against 18.29 million in Portugal, a difference of 1.98 million.

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

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

Italy ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 37th 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.