What is air transport, passengers carried in Italy?

Air transport, passengers carried in Italy was 20.26 million in 2023, according to Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

What is the highest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Italy?

The highest recorded value was 37.83 million in 2007.

What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Italy?

The lowest recorded value was 2.45 million in 2021.

How does Italy rank for air transport, passengers carried?

Italy ranks 34th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.

Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Italy?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Italy data come from?

The figures come from Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as part of Air transport, passengers carried. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Air transport, passengers carried in Italy

Name: Air transport, passengers carried in Italy
Creator: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Italy: Air transport, passengers carried was 20.26 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

20.26 million

Change on year

up 38.1%

World rank

34th

of 183 countries

All-time high

37.83 million

in 2007

All-time low

2.45 million

in 2021

Years of data

1970–2023

Air transport, passengers carried in Italy, 1970–2023

Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Analysis

In 2023, air transport, passengers carried in Italy stood at 20.26 million.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.1% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Italy peaked at 37.83 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.45 million, in 2021.

That places Italy 34th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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	8.37 million	6.74 million	9.51 million	10
1980s	13.32 million	9.96 million	17.44 million	10
1990s	23.87 million	18.85 million	28.28 million	10
2000s	33.65 million	28.24 million	37.83 million	10
2010s	29.17 million	26.29 million	33.92 million	10
2020s	11.30 million	2.45 million	20.26 million	4

Countries ranked near Italy

31 Hong Kong 25.70 million compare
32 Chile 21.32 million compare
33 Argentina 21.06 million compare
35 Sweden 19.55 million compare
36 Greece 19.09 million compare
37 Portugal 18.29 million compare

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More infrastructure data for Italy

Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.21 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.30 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.57 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 78.67 million (2024)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 185,458 (2023)
Air transport, freight 1,121 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 182.5 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,092 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 89.2% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 27.0% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, passengers carried in Italy?: Air transport, passengers carried in Italy was 20.26 million in 2023, according to Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
What is the highest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Italy?: The highest recorded value was 37.83 million in 2007.
What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Italy?: The lowest recorded value was 2.45 million in 2021.
How does Italy rank for air transport, passengers carried?: Italy ranks 34th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Italy?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?: The figures come from Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as part of Air transport, passengers carried. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Air transport, passengers carried
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 230 places, 10,242 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.