Aircraft departures — all countries

Aircraft departures — Iraq

Aircraft departures in Iraq in 2023 — 36,885 departures. Ranked 70 in the world out of 150. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 595.9%.

2023 36,885 departures +14.2% vs 2022
World rank 70of 150
Period maximum 60,540 departures2019
Period minimum 200 departures1991

Trend over time

1970–2023 · departures

Aircraft departures — Iraq, 1970–2023020,00040,00060,00080,00019701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 5,300 departures1971: 5,800 departures1972: 6,500 departures1973: 7,300 departures1974: 7,700 departures1975: 7,300 departures1976: 8,600 departures1977: 10,100 departures1978: 10,400 departures1979: 10,400 departures1980: 8,800 departures1981: 5,500 departures1982: 6,500 departures1983: 7,400 departures1984: 6,700 departures1985: 7,900 departures1986: 8,400 departures1987: 8,400 departures1988: 12,400 departures1989: 12,600 departures1990: 7,800 departures1991: 200 departures1992: 500 departures1994: 300 departures2010: 7,692 departures2011: 9,697 departures2012: 8,993 departures2013: 4,332 departures2014: 4,332 departures2015: 12,805 departures2016: 10,579 departures2017: 18,509 departures2018: 48,355 departures2019: 60,540 departures2020: 9,809 departures2021: 20,505 departures2022: 32,299 departures2023: 36,885 departures
Change over the period: +31,585 (+595.94%) Average annual rate: 3.73 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iraq

Iraq 36,885 departures
World 34.76M departures
Middle East & North Africa 1.84M departures
Western Asia computed 2.15M departures
Upper-middle-income countries computed 9.93M departures
Aircraft departures — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year departures Change Change, %
2023 36,885 +4,586 +14.2%
2022 32,299 +11,794 +57.52%
2021 20,505 +10,696 +109.04%
2020 9,809 −50,731 −83.8%
2019 60,540 +12,185 +25.2%
2018 48,355 +29,846 +161.25%
2017 18,509 +7,930 +74.96%
2016 10,579 −2,226 −17.38%
2015 12,805 +8,473 +195.59%
2014 4,332 +0 +0%
2013 4,332 −4,661 −51.83%
2012 8,993 −704 −7.26%
2011 9,697 +2,005 +26.07%
2010 7,692
1994 300
1992 500 +300 +150%
1991 200 −7,600 −97.44%
1990 7,800 −4,800 −38.1%
1989 12,600 +200 +1.61%
1988 12,400 +4,000 +47.62%
1987 8,400 +0 +0%
1986 8,400 +500 +6.33%
1985 7,900 +1,200 +17.91%
1984 6,700 −700 −9.46%
1983 7,400 +900 +13.85%
1982 6,500 +1,000 +18.18%
1981 5,500 −3,300 −37.5%
1980 8,800 −1,600 −15.38%
1979 10,400 +0 +0%
1978 10,400 +300 +2.97%
1977 10,100 +1,500 +17.44%
1976 8,600 +1,300 +17.81%
1975 7,300 −400 −5.19%
1974 7,700 +400 +5.48%
1973 7,300 +800 +12.31%
1972 6,500 +700 +12.07%
1971 5,800 +500 +9.43%
1970 5,300

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.