November 28, 2025
- EU ports handled 412.3 million passengers in 2024, up 18.8 million (+4.8%) compared with 2023.
- Traffic remains 1.4% below 2019 levels, showing continued recovery after the COVID slump.
- Ten EU countries with more than 10 million passengers each accounted for 95.4% of all seaborne passenger movements.
- Italy led with 93.5 million passengers (22.7%), followed by Greece with 81.1 million (19.7%).
- Denmark ranked third with 41.3 million passengers (10.0%).
Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20251127-1
