Aircraft departures — all countries

Aircraft departures — Middle East & North Africa

Aircraft departures in Middle East & North Africa in 2023 — 1,836,491 departures. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 791.5%.

2023 1.84M departures +9.52% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 1.9M departures2019
Period minimum 206,000 departures1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · departures

Aircraft departures — Middle East & North Africa, 1970–20230500,0001M1.5M2M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 206,000 departures1971: 213,600 departures1972: 213,300 departures1973: 229,500 departures1974: 263,400 departures1975: 278,800 departures1976: 326,700 departures1977: 356,100 departures1978: 389,200 departures1979: 391,600 departures1980: 402,600 departures1981: 406,600 departures1982: 404,400 departures1983: 439,400 departures1984: 445,400 departures1985: 437,500 departures1986: 447,700 departures1987: 441,000 departures1988: 473,000 departures1989: 481,900 departures1990: 486,500 departures1991: 456,000 departures1992: 516,300 departures1993: 543,200 departures1994: 568,000 departures1995: 559,700 departures1996: 597,100 departures1997: 623,100 departures1998: 606,100 departures1999: 649,500 departures2000: 680,582 departures2001: 717,860 departures2002: 663,401 departures2003: 728,388 departures2004: 751,549 departures2005: 639,897 departures2006: 700,137 departures2007: 758,035 departures2008: 732,867 departures2009: 1,054,018 departures2010: 1,354,331 departures2011: 1,390,535 departures2012: 1,443,701 departures2013: 1,510,674 departures2014: 1,584,937 departures2015: 1,651,167 departures2016: 1,784,624 departures2017: 1,856,047 departures2018: 1,871,406 departures2019: 1,901,302 departures2020: 844,400 departures2021: 1,126,721 departures2022: 1,676,818 departures2023: 1,836,491 departures
Change over the period: +1.63M (+791.5%) Average annual rate: 4.21 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 1.84M departures
World 34.76M departures
Aircraft departures — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year departures Change Change, %
2023 1.84M +159,673 +9.52%
2022 1.68M +550,097 +48.82%
2021 1.13M +282,321 +33.43%
2020 844,400 −1.06M −55.59%
2019 1.9M +29,897 +1.6%
2018 1.87M +15,358 +0.83%
2017 1.86M +71,423 +4%
2016 1.78M +133,457 +8.08%
2015 1.65M +66,230 +4.18%
2014 1.58M +74,264 +4.92%
2013 1.51M +66,972 +4.64%
2012 1.44M +53,166 +3.82%
2011 1.39M +36,204 +2.67%
2010 1.35M +300,313 +28.49%
2009 1.05M +321,151 +43.82%
2008 732,867 −25,168 −3.32%
2007 758,035 +57,898 +8.27%
2006 700,137 +60,240 +9.41%
2005 639,897 −111,652 −14.86%
2004 751,549 +23,161 +3.18%
2003 728,388 +64,987 +9.8%
2002 663,401 −54,459 −7.59%
2001 717,860 +37,278 +5.48%
2000 680,582 +31,082 +4.79%
1999 649,500 +43,400 +7.16%
1998 606,100 −17,000 −2.73%
1997 623,100 +26,000 +4.35%
1996 597,100 +37,400 +6.68%
1995 559,700 −8,300 −1.46%
1994 568,000 +24,800 +4.57%
1993 543,200 +26,900 +5.21%
1992 516,300 +60,300 +13.22%
1991 456,000 −30,500 −6.27%
1990 486,500 +4,600 +0.95%
1989 481,900 +8,900 +1.88%
1988 473,000 +32,000 +7.26%
1987 441,000 −6,700 −1.5%
1986 447,700 +10,200 +2.33%
1985 437,500 −7,900 −1.77%
1984 445,400 +6,000 +1.37%
1983 439,400 +35,000 +8.65%
1982 404,400 −2,200 −0.54%
1981 406,600 +4,000 +0.99%
1980 402,600 +11,000 +2.81%
1979 391,600 +2,400 +0.62%
1978 389,200 +33,100 +9.3%
1977 356,100 +29,400 +9%
1976 326,700 +47,900 +17.18%
1975 278,800 +15,400 +5.85%
1974 263,400 +33,900 +14.77%
1973 229,500 +16,200 +7.59%
1972 213,300 −300 −0.14%
1971 213,600 +7,600 +3.69%
1970 206,000

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.