In 2021, the Italian Port of Messina was the leading port in the European Union (EU-27) based on the number of embarking and disembarking passengers, handling nearly 8.3 million passengers. Another port in Italy - the Port of Reggio di Calabria - ranked second, with more than 8.1 million passengers passing through the port in 2021. That year, about 16 percent more passengers were embarking and disembarking in EU ports as in 2020.
Leading ports in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, based on the number of passengers embarking and disembarking
(in 1,000s)
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Eurostat. (May 11, 2023). Leading ports in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, based on the number of passengers embarking and disembarking (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313648/european-union-ports-by-passenger-traffic/
Eurostat. "Leading ports in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, based on the number of passengers embarking and disembarking (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313648/european-union-ports-by-passenger-traffic/
Eurostat. (2023). Leading ports in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, based on the number of passengers embarking and disembarking (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313648/european-union-ports-by-passenger-traffic/
Eurostat. "Leading Ports in The European Union (Eu-27) in 2021, Based on The Number of Passengers Embarking and Disembarking (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313648/european-union-ports-by-passenger-traffic/
Eurostat, Leading ports in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, based on the number of passengers embarking and disembarking (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313648/european-union-ports-by-passenger-traffic/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Leading ports in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, based on the number of passengers embarking and disembarking (in 1,000s) [Graph], Eurostat, May 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313648/european-union-ports-by-passenger-traffic/
