Number of airline passengers per year in Croatia
Croatia: Number of airline passengers per year was 1.67 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of airline passengers per year in Croatia, 1991–2023
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.
Number of airline passengers per year in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 113,400 | — |
| 1992 | 215,100 | +89.7% |
| 1993 | 432,200 | +100.9% |
| 1994 | 624,000 | +44.4% |
| 1995 | 644.1 | -99.9% |
| 1996 | 727,200 | +112801.7% |
| 1997 | 767,200 | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 920,000 | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 926,000 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.07 million | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 1.25 million | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 1.36 million | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 1.58 million | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 1.74 million | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 2.10 million | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 2.15 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.55 million | -28.1% |
| 2008 | 1.75 million | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 1.68 million | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.58 million | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 1.81 million | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 1.87 million | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.72 million | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 1.76 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.78 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.88 million | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 2.06 million | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 2.09 million | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.11 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 608,458 | -71.1% |
| 2021 | 767,762 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | 1.40 million | +82.9% |
| 2023 | 1.67 million | +18.9% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 1.67 million is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.14 million, 18% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 1.67 million is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.87 million, 43% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of airline passengers per year in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +112801.7% | 644.1 | 727,200 |
| 1995 | -99.9% | 624,000 | 644.1 |
| 1993 | +100.9% | 215,100 | 432,200 |
| 1992 | +89.7% | 113,400 | 215,100 |
| 2020 | -71.1% | 2.11 million | 608,458 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More reference data data for Croatia
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7218 (2050)
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
This represents the total rather than unique passenger activity: this means a person who makes multiple trips is counted multiple times.