Air passenger transport by type of schedule, transport coverage and country by country
Countries reporting
34
Highest
277.55 million
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Lowest
1.59 million
Slovenia
Median
22.97 million
Years covered
33
1993–2025
Data points
898
What the numbers show
Air passenger transport by type of schedule, transport coverage and country is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 277.55 million in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the lowest is 1.59 million in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.97 million, and the mean is 55.13 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 174.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 139.0%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 10.1%).
Air passenger transport by type of schedule, transport coverage and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 277.55 million | 2019 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 272.42 million | 2025 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 207.40 million | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 193.88 million | 2025 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 5 | France | 172.39 million | 2025 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 78.43 million | 2025 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Greece | 73.11 million | 2025 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 8 | Portugal | 67.32 million | 2025 | up 88.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Poland | 64.09 million | 2025 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Switzerland | 58.87 million | 2025 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 11 | Ireland | 43.37 million | 2025 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 12 | Norway | 39.84 million | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | 36.69 million | 2025 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 14 | Denmark | 36.38 million | 2025 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 36.04 million | 2025 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 30.71 million | 2025 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 17 | Romania | 26.19 million | 2025 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Hungary | 19.76 million | 2025 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 19 | Czechia | 19.33 million | 2025 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 18.72 million | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 21 | Cyprus | 13.92 million | 2025 | up 79.4% | rising |
| 22 | Croatia | 13.54 million | 2025 | up 104.9% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 12.02 million | 2025 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 24 | Malta | 10.07 million | 2025 | up 118.1% | rising |
| 25 | Serbia | 9.30 million | 2025 | up 110.5% | rising |
| 26 | Iceland | 8.50 million | 2025 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Lithuania | 7.14 million | 2025 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 7.10 million | 2025 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 5.30 million | 2025 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Estonia | 3.47 million | 2025 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 31 | North Macedonia | 3.47 million | 2025 | up 139.0% | rising |
| 32 | Slovakia | 3.24 million | 2025 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 33 | Montenegro | 3.22 million | 2025 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 34 | Slovenia | 1.59 million | 2025 | up 10.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 1.15 billion
- European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013) 1.15 billion
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 1.10 billion
- Türkiye 196.55 million