Aircraft departures — all countries

Aircraft departures — Southern Asia

Aircraft departures in Southern Asia in 2023 — 1,629,571 departures. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 809.9%.

2023 1.63M departures +11.61% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 1.68M departures2018
Period minimum 138,900 departures1971

Trend over time

1970–2023 · departures

Aircraft departures — Southern Asia, 1970–20230500,0001M1.5M2M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 179,100 departures1971: 138,900 departures1972: 160,100 departures1973: 172,900 departures1974: 154,300 departures1975: 190,000 departures1976: 204,900 departures1977: 216,900 departures1978: 224,700 departures1979: 207,000 departures1980: 203,800 departures1981: 196,000 departures1982: 212,600 departures1983: 230,700 departures1984: 246,300 departures1985: 263,100 departures1986: 286,000 departures1987: 292,300 departures1988: 299,700 departures1989: 309,100 departures1990: 285,200 departures1991: 276,400 departures1992: 280,400 departures1993: 270,000 departures1994: 303,800 departures1995: 347,300 departures1996: 347,400 departures1997: 398,100 departures1998: 403,000 departures1999: 367,700 departures2000: 379,158 departures2001: 435,463 departures2002: 392,584 departures2003: 477,228 departures2004: 501,283 departures2005: 540,977 departures2006: 684,836 departures2007: 804,510 departures2008: 813,233 departures2009: 834,360 departures2010: 957,084 departures2011: 1,055,393 departures2012: 1,017,943 departures2013: 1,061,771 departures2014: 1,129,042 departures2015: 1,159,911 departures2016: 1,333,727 departures2017: 1,538,565 departures2018: 1,683,152 departures2019: 1,613,594 departures2020: 847,741 departures2021: 1,035,580 departures2022: 1,460,019 departures2023: 1,629,571 departures
Change over the period: +1.45M (+809.87%) Average annual rate: 4.25 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Southern Asia 1.63M departures
World 34.76M departures
Aircraft departures — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year departures Change Change, %
2023 1.63M +169,552 +11.61%
2022 1.46M +424,439 +40.99%
2021 1.04M +187,839 +22.16%
2020 847,741 −765,853 −47.46%
2019 1.61M −69,558 −4.13%
2018 1.68M +144,587 +9.4%
2017 1.54M +204,838 +15.36%
2016 1.33M +173,816 +14.99%
2015 1.16M +30,869 +2.73%
2014 1.13M +67,271 +6.34%
2013 1.06M +43,828 +4.31%
2012 1.02M −37,450 −3.55%
2011 1.06M +98,309 +10.27%
2010 957,084 +122,724 +14.71%
2009 834,360 +21,127 +2.6%
2008 813,233 +8,723 +1.08%
2007 804,510 +119,674 +17.47%
2006 684,836 +143,859 +26.59%
2005 540,977 +39,694 +7.92%
2004 501,283 +24,055 +5.04%
2003 477,228 +84,644 +21.56%
2002 392,584 −42,879 −9.85%
2001 435,463 +56,305 +14.85%
2000 379,158 +11,458 +3.12%
1999 367,700 −35,300 −8.76%
1998 403,000 +4,900 +1.23%
1997 398,100 +50,700 +14.59%
1996 347,400 +100 +0.03%
1995 347,300 +43,500 +14.32%
1994 303,800 +33,800 +12.52%
1993 270,000 −10,400 −3.71%
1992 280,400 +4,000 +1.45%
1991 276,400 −8,800 −3.09%
1990 285,200 −23,900 −7.73%
1989 309,100 +9,400 +3.14%
1988 299,700 +7,400 +2.53%
1987 292,300 +6,300 +2.2%
1986 286,000 +22,900 +8.7%
1985 263,100 +16,800 +6.82%
1984 246,300 +15,600 +6.76%
1983 230,700 +18,100 +8.51%
1982 212,600 +16,600 +8.47%
1981 196,000 −7,800 −3.83%
1980 203,800 −3,200 −1.55%
1979 207,000 −17,700 −7.88%
1978 224,700 +7,800 +3.6%
1977 216,900 +12,000 +5.86%
1976 204,900 +14,900 +7.84%
1975 190,000 +35,700 +23.14%
1974 154,300 −18,600 −10.76%
1973 172,900 +12,800 +8%
1972 160,100 +21,200 +15.26%
1971 138,900 −40,200 −22.45%
1970 179,100

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.