Peru vs Portugal: Number of airline passengers per year

Peru

17.72 million

in 2023

Portugal

18.29 million

in 2023

Peru rank

39th

Portugal rank

37th

Number of airline passengers per year over time

Portugal currently reports 18.29 million against 17.72 million in Peru, a difference of 571,600.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.

Peru ranks 39th 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.