Number of airline passengers per year in Denmark

Denmark: Number of airline passengers per year was 6.43 million in 2004. ▲ Rising

Latest (2004)
6.43 million
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
57th
of 183 countries
All-time high
6.43 million
in 2004
All-time low
1.78 million
in 1970
Years of data
35
1970–2004

Number of airline passengers per year in Denmark, 1970–2004

2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M1970198720041970: 1.8M1971: 2.1M1972: 2.3M1973: 2.4M1974: 2.4M1975: 2.5M1976: 2.8M1977: 2.9M1978: 3.1M1979: 3.6M1980: 3.3M1981: 3.1M1982: 3.5M1983: 3.9M1984: 3.2M1985: 3.5M1986: 3.8M1987: 4.1M1988: 4.4M1989: 4.7M1990: 4.8M1991: 4.6M1992: 4.8M1993: 5.1M1994: 5.4M1995: 5.7M1996: 5.9M1997: 6.2M1998: 5.9M1999: 5.8M2000: 5.9M2001: 6.4M2002: 6.3M2003: 5.9M2004: 6.4M

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of airline passengers per year in Denmark is 6.43 million, measured in 2004. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of airline passengers per year in Denmark peaked at 6.43 million in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.78 million, in 1970.

Denmark ranks 57th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.59 million 1.78 million 3.56 million 10
1980s 3.77 million 3.06 million 4.72 million 10
1990s 5.42 million 4.58 million 6.24 million 10
2000s 6.19 million 5.89 million 6.43 million 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 54 Algeria 7.16 million compare
  2. 55 Pakistan 7.15 million compare
  3. 56 Bangladesh 6.63 million compare
  4. 58 Bahrain 5.73 million compare
  5. 59 Bolivia 5.60 million compare
  6. 60 Nigeria 5.27 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of airline passengers per year in Denmark?
Number of airline passengers per year in Denmark was 6.43 million in 2004, 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 Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 6.43 million in 2004.
What is the lowest number of airline passengers per year recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 1.78 million in 1970.
How does Denmark rank for number of airline passengers per year?
Denmark ranks 57th out of 183 countries with data for 2004.
Is number of airline passengers per year rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark 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.