Number of airline passengers per year in Greece
Greece: Number of airline passengers per year was 19.09 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of airline passengers per year in Greece, 1970–2023
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 19.09 million for number of airline passengers per year in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.7% on the previous year and up 117.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of airline passengers per year in Greece peaked at 19.09 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.61 million, in 1970.
Greece ranks 36th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.11 million | 1.61 million | 5.02 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.19 million | 4.89 million | 7.46 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.03 million | 4.94 million | 7.06 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.81 million | 7.52 million | 10.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.77 million | 8.76 million | 16.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.19 million | 5.65 million | 19.09 million | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of airline passengers per year in Greece?
- Number of airline passengers per year in Greece was 19.09 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 19.09 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of airline passengers per year recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 million in 1970.
- How does Greece rank for number of airline passengers per year?
- Greece ranks 36th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of airline passengers per year rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.