Number of airline passengers per year in Croatia

Croatia: Number of airline passengers per year was 1.67 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.67 million
Change on year
up 18.9%
World rank
87th
of 183 countries
All-time high
2.15 million
in 2006
All-time low
644.1
in 1995
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Number of airline passengers per year in Croatia, 1991–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1991200720231991: 113.4k1992: 215.1k1993: 432.2k1994: 624.0k1995: 644.11996: 727.2k1997: 767.2k1998: 920.0k1999: 926.0k2000: 1.1M2001: 1.2M2002: 1.4M2003: 1.6M2004: 1.7M2005: 2.1M2006: 2.1M2007: 1.5M2008: 1.8M2009: 1.7M2010: 1.6M2011: 1.8M2012: 1.9M2013: 1.7M2014: 1.8M2015: 1.8M2016: 1.9M2017: 2.1M2018: 2.1M2019: 2.1M2020: 608.5k2021: 767.8k2022: 1.4M2023: 1.7M

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 1.67 million for number of airline passengers per year in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.9% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of airline passengers per year in Croatia peaked at 2.15 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 644.1, in 1995.

Croatia ranks 87th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 525,083 644.1 926,000 9
2000s 1.62 million 1.07 million 2.15 million 10
2010s 1.87 million 1.58 million 2.11 million 10
2020s 1.11 million 608,458 1.67 million 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of airline passengers per year in Croatia?
Number of airline passengers per year in Croatia was 1.67 million in 2023, according to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of airline passengers per year recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 2.15 million in 2006.
What is the lowest number of airline passengers per year recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 644.1 in 1995.
How does Croatia rank for number of airline passengers per year?
Croatia ranks 87th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of airline passengers per year rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of airline passengers per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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
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This represents the total rather than unique passenger activity: this means a person who makes multiple trips is counted multiple times.