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Aircraft departures — OECD

Aircraft departures in the OECD in 2023 — 20,666,819 departures. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 153.7%.

2023 20.67M departures +8.24% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 22.82M departures2019
Period minimum 7.63M departures1975

Trend over time

1970–2023 · departures

Aircraft departures — OECD, 1970–2023010M20M30M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 8,147,600 departures1971: 8,263,700 departures1972: 8,254,700 departures1973: 8,409,000 departures1974: 7,796,100 departures1975: 7,633,500 departures1976: 7,824,900 departures1977: 8,158,300 departures1978: 8,367,500 departures1979: 8,666,100 departures1980: 8,640,600 departures1981: 8,176,300 departures1982: 8,193,100 departures1983: 8,508,000 departures1984: 8,971,400 departures1985: 9,443,800 departures1986: 10,152,300 departures1987: 10,633,200 departures1988: 11,155,300 departures1989: 11,302,500 departures1990: 11,832,500 departures1991: 11,517,500 departures1992: 11,936,900 departures1993: 12,024,600 departures1994: 13,152,600 departures1995: 13,849,900 departures1996: 14,663,400 departures1997: 15,188,600 departures1998: 15,371,000 departures1999: 16,409,600 departures2000: 17,624,505 departures2001: 17,392,600 departures2002: 16,063,702 departures2003: 16,602,403 departures2004: 18,407,015 departures2005: 18,709,113 departures2006: 18,809,257 departures2007: 19,348,839 departures2008: 18,688,257 departures2009: 18,650,104 departures2010: 20,927,397 departures2011: 21,094,558 departures2012: 20,984,277 departures2013: 21,039,809 departures2014: 21,081,416 departures2015: 21,455,548 departures2016: 22,020,267 departures2017: 22,182,318 departures2018: 22,460,257 departures2019: 22,822,191 departures2020: 11,609,008 departures2021: 14,702,406 departures2022: 19,093,101 departures2023: 20,666,819 departures
Change over the period: +12.52M (+153.66%) Average annual rate: 1.77 %

Comparison, 2023

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

OECD 20.67M departures
World 34.76M departures
Aircraft departures — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year departures Change Change, %
2023 20.67M +1.57M +8.24%
2022 19.09M +4.39M +29.86%
2021 14.7M +3.09M +26.65%
2020 11.61M −11.21M −49.13%
2019 22.82M +361,934 +1.61%
2018 22.46M +277,939 +1.25%
2017 22.18M +162,051 +0.74%
2016 22.02M +564,719 +2.63%
2015 21.46M +374,132 +1.77%
2014 21.08M +41,607 +0.2%
2013 21.04M +55,532 +0.26%
2012 20.98M −110,281 −0.52%
2011 21.09M +167,161 +0.8%
2010 20.93M +2.28M +12.21%
2009 18.65M −38,153 −0.2%
2008 18.69M −660,582 −3.41%
2007 19.35M +539,582 +2.87%
2006 18.81M +100,144 +0.54%
2005 18.71M +302,098 +1.64%
2004 18.41M +1.8M +10.87%
2003 16.6M +538,701 +3.35%
2002 16.06M −1.33M −7.64%
2001 17.39M −231,905 −1.32%
2000 17.62M +1.21M +7.4%
1999 16.41M +1.04M +6.76%
1998 15.37M +182,400 +1.2%
1997 15.19M +525,200 +3.58%
1996 14.66M +813,500 +5.87%
1995 13.85M +697,300 +5.3%
1994 13.15M +1.13M +9.38%
1993 12.02M +87,700 +0.73%
1992 11.94M +419,400 +3.64%
1991 11.52M −315,000 −2.66%
1990 11.83M +530,000 +4.69%
1989 11.3M +147,200 +1.32%
1988 11.16M +522,100 +4.91%
1987 10.63M +480,900 +4.74%
1986 10.15M +708,500 +7.5%
1985 9.44M +472,400 +5.27%
1984 8.97M +463,400 +5.45%
1983 8.51M +314,900 +3.84%
1982 8.19M +16,800 +0.21%
1981 8.18M −464,300 −5.37%
1980 8.64M −25,500 −0.29%
1979 8.67M +298,600 +3.57%
1978 8.37M +209,200 +2.56%
1977 8.16M +333,400 +4.26%
1976 7.82M +191,400 +2.51%
1975 7.63M −162,600 −2.09%
1974 7.8M −612,900 −7.29%
1973 8.41M +154,300 +1.87%
1972 8.25M −9,000 −0.11%
1971 8.26M +116,100 +1.42%
1970 8.15M — —

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.

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