Italy vs Sweden: Number airline passengers

Italy
20.26 million
in 2023
Sweden
19.55 million
in 2023
Italy rank
34th
Sweden rank
35th

Number airline passengers over time

  • Italy
  • Sweden
020.0M40.0M60.0M197019962023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 20.26 million against 19.55 million in Sweden, a difference of 710,100.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 35th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 8.37 million 3.58 million 4.78 million Italy
1980s 13.32 million 7.77 million 5.55 million Italy
1990s 23.87 million 10.72 million 13.15 million Italy
2000s 32.39 million 12.42 million 19.97 million Italy
2010s 29.17 million 51.49 million 22.32 million Sweden
2020s 11.30 million 17.24 million 5.94 million Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number airline passengers, Italy or Sweden?
Italy, at 20.26 million against 19.55 million in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in number airline passengers between Italy and Sweden?
710,100, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for number airline passengers?
Italy ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 35th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number airline passengers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number airline passengers
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
183 places, 7,925 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed