Aircraft departures in the European Union in 2023 — 5,084,604 departures. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 319.6%.
1970–2023 · departures
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union
| Year | departures | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.08M | +507,775 | +11.09% |
| 2022 | 4.58M | +1.66M | +56.99% |
| 2021 | 2.92M | +614,094 | +26.69% |
| 2020 | 2.3M | −3.6M | −61% |
| 2019 | 5.9M | +292,229 | +5.21% |
| 2018 | 5.61M | +126,632 | +2.31% |
| 2017 | 5.48M | +12,700 | +0.23% |
| 2016 | 5.47M | +177,112 | +3.35% |
| 2015 | 5.29M | +121,461 | +2.35% |
| 2014 | 5.17M | +24,928 | +0.48% |
| 2013 | 5.15M | −133,476 | −2.53% |
| 2012 | 5.28M | −150,952 | −2.78% |
| 2011 | 5.43M | +168,854 | +3.21% |
| 2010 | 5.26M | +433,495 | +8.98% |
| 2009 | 4.83M | −132,446 | −2.67% |
| 2008 | 4.96M | +42,369 | +0.86% |
| 2007 | 4.92M | +259,438 | +5.57% |
| 2006 | 4.66M | +226,486 | +5.11% |
| 2005 | 4.43M | +18,138 | +0.41% |
| 2004 | 4.41M | +273,597 | +6.61% |
| 2003 | 4.14M | +148,291 | +3.72% |
| 2002 | 3.99M | −148,715 | −3.59% |
| 2001 | 4.14M | −8,875 | −0.21% |
| 2000 | 4.15M | +264,031 | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 3.89M | +259,200 | +7.15% |
| 1998 | 3.63M | +163,900 | +4.73% |
| 1997 | 3.46M | +355,000 | +11.43% |
| 1996 | 3.11M | +248,300 | +8.69% |
| 1995 | 2.86M | +125,200 | +4.58% |
| 1994 | 2.73M | +121,700 | +4.66% |
| 1993 | 2.61M | +137,900 | +5.57% |
| 1992 | 2.47M | +238,700 | +10.68% |
| 1991 | 2.24M | +0 | +0% |
| 1990 | 2.24M | +139,400 | +6.65% |
| 1989 | 2.1M | +132,600 | +6.75% |
| 1988 | 1.96M | +167,100 | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 1.8M | +132,400 | +7.96% |
| 1986 | 1.66M | +69,800 | +4.38% |
| 1985 | 1.59M | +48,300 | +3.13% |
| 1984 | 1.55M | +39,100 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.51M | +19,800 | +1.33% |
| 1982 | 1.49M | +33,100 | +2.28% |
| 1981 | 1.45M | −50,300 | −3.34% |
| 1980 | 1.5M | −11,300 | −0.75% |
| 1979 | 1.52M | +35,500 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 1.48M | +36,700 | +2.54% |
| 1977 | 1.44M | −2,000 | −0.14% |
| 1976 | 1.44M | +61,600 | +4.45% |
| 1975 | 1.38M | −32,600 | −2.3% |
| 1974 | 1.42M | +36,700 | +2.66% |
| 1973 | 1.38M | −4,100 | −0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.38M | +84,200 | +6.48% |
| 1971 | 1.3M | +87,300 | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 1.21M | — | — |
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.
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