Number of airline passengers per year in Serbia

Serbia: Number of airline passengers per year was 3.87 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.87 million
Change on year
up 60.8%
World rank
68th
of 183 countries
All-time high
3.87 million
in 2023
All-time low
795,228
in 2020
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Number of airline passengers per year in Serbia, 2001–2023

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M2001201220232001: 994.9k2002: 1.2M2003: 1.0M2004: 1.1M2005: 918.5k2006: 1.0M2007: 1.1M2008: 1.1M2009: 926.6k2010: 985.1k2011: 1.1M2012: 1.2M2013: 1.2M2014: 2.2M2015: 2.4M2016: 2.5M2017: 2.4M2018: 2.3M2019: 2.5M2020: 795.2k2021: 1.3M2022: 2.4M2023: 3.9M

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

Analysis

In 2023, number of airline passengers per year in Serbia stood at 3.87 million. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 60.8% on the previous year and up 211.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of airline passengers per year in Serbia peaked at 3.87 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 795,228, in 2020.

That places Serbia 68th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.05 million 918,540 1.19 million 9
2010s 1.89 million 985,072 2.49 million 10
2020s 2.09 million 795,228 3.87 million 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of airline passengers per year in Serbia?
Number of airline passengers per year in Serbia was 3.87 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 Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 3.87 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number of airline passengers per year recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 795,228 in 2020.
How does Serbia rank for number of airline passengers per year?
Serbia ranks 68th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of airline passengers per year rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 211.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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.