Aircraft departures — all countries

Aircraft departures — Europe & Central Asia

Aircraft departures in Europe & Central Asia in 2023 — 7,999,051 departures. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 118.2%.

2023 8M departures +12.43% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 9.22M departures2019
Period minimum 3.67M departures1992

Trend over time

1992–2023 · departures

Aircraft departures — Europe & Central Asia, 1992–20232M4M6M8M10M1992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 3,665,600 departures1993: 4,699,400 departures1994: 4,752,600 departures1995: 4,875,900 departures1996: 5,087,200 departures1997: 5,391,600 departures1998: 5,502,800 departures1999: 5,933,900 departures2000: 6,236,642 departures2001: 6,291,425 departures2002: 6,044,393 departures2003: 6,113,024 departures2004: 6,481,841 departures2005: 6,300,264 departures2006: 6,602,653 departures2007: 6,941,099 departures2008: 7,106,264 departures2009: 6,941,775 departures2010: 7,595,375 departures2011: 8,015,873 departures2012: 7,963,664 departures2013: 7,995,554 departures2014: 8,165,780 departures2015: 8,426,406 departures2016: 8,693,238 departures2017: 8,799,738 departures2018: 9,059,613 departures2019: 9,217,856 departures2020: 3,825,023 departures2021: 4,864,896 departures2022: 7,114,379 departures2023: 7,999,051 departures
Change over the period: +4.33M (+118.22%) Average annual rate: 2.55 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 8M departures
World 34.76M departures
Aircraft departures — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year departures Change Change, %
2023 8M +884,672 +12.43%
2022 7.11M +2.25M +46.24%
2021 4.86M +1.04M +27.19%
2020 3.83M −5.39M −58.5%
2019 9.22M +158,243 +1.75%
2018 9.06M +259,875 +2.95%
2017 8.8M +106,500 +1.23%
2016 8.69M +266,832 +3.17%
2015 8.43M +260,626 +3.19%
2014 8.17M +170,226 +2.13%
2013 8M +31,890 +0.4%
2012 7.96M −52,209 −0.65%
2011 8.02M +420,498 +5.54%
2010 7.6M +653,600 +9.42%
2009 6.94M −164,489 −2.31%
2008 7.11M +165,165 +2.38%
2007 6.94M +338,446 +5.13%
2006 6.6M +302,389 +4.8%
2005 6.3M −181,577 −2.8%
2004 6.48M +368,817 +6.03%
2003 6.11M +68,631 +1.14%
2002 6.04M −247,032 −3.93%
2001 6.29M +54,783 +0.88%
2000 6.24M +302,742 +5.1%
1999 5.93M +431,100 +7.83%
1998 5.5M +111,200 +2.06%
1997 5.39M +304,400 +5.98%
1996 5.09M +211,300 +4.33%
1995 4.88M +123,300 +2.59%
1994 4.75M +53,200 +1.13%
1993 4.7M +1.03M +28.2%
1992 3.67M

About the indicator

The number of departures by the aircraft of national carriers on domestic and international flights over the year. Set against passenger traffic it gives the average load of a flight: passenger traffic growing while the number of departures holds steady means a shift to larger aircraft or better seat occupancy.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.