Aircraft departures — all countries

Aircraft departures — Western Europe

Aircraft departures in Western Europe in 2023 — 2,153,108 departures. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 264.9%.

2023 2.15M departures +8.39% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 2.78M departures2008
Period minimum 590,100 departures1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · departures

Aircraft departures — Western Europe, 1970–202301M2M3M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 590,100 departures1971: 603,000 departures1972: 635,200 departures1973: 624,500 departures1974: 661,000 departures1975: 662,800 departures1976: 680,800 departures1977: 692,200 departures1978: 708,800 departures1979: 716,700 departures1980: 708,200 departures1981: 705,600 departures1982: 747,400 departures1983: 727,500 departures1984: 753,900 departures1985: 779,300 departures1986: 825,500 departures1987: 919,200 departures1988: 1,017,900 departures1989: 1,082,300 departures1990: 1,173,800 departures1991: 1,226,500 departures1992: 1,358,400 departures1993: 1,475,100 departures1994: 1,577,000 departures1995: 1,660,400 departures1996: 1,831,700 departures1997: 2,047,100 departures1998: 2,169,100 departures1999: 2,349,500 departures2000: 2,467,103 departures2001: 2,397,503 departures2002: 2,318,022 departures2003: 2,280,172 departures2004: 2,352,470 departures2005: 2,464,073 departures2006: 2,617,794 departures2007: 2,723,218 departures2008: 2,781,355 departures2009: 2,753,092 departures2010: 2,545,744 departures2011: 2,652,316 departures2012: 2,627,313 departures2013: 2,515,892 departures2014: 2,467,109 departures2015: 2,475,545 departures2016: 2,470,609 departures2017: 2,464,206 departures2018: 2,393,564 departures2019: 2,601,303 departures2020: 1,044,855 departures2021: 1,274,275 departures2022: 1,986,534 departures2023: 2,153,108 departures
Change over the period: +1.56M (+264.87%) Average annual rate: 2.47 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Western Europe 2.15M departures
World 34.76M departures
Aircraft departures — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year departures Change Change, %
2023 2.15M +166,574 +8.39%
2022 1.99M +712,259 +55.9%
2021 1.27M +229,420 +21.96%
2020 1.04M −1.56M −59.83%
2019 2.6M +207,739 +8.68%
2018 2.39M −70,642 −2.87%
2017 2.46M −6,403 −0.26%
2016 2.47M −4,936 −0.2%
2015 2.48M +8,436 +0.34%
2014 2.47M −48,783 −1.94%
2013 2.52M −111,421 −4.24%
2012 2.63M −25,003 −0.94%
2011 2.65M +106,571 +4.19%
2010 2.55M −207,348 −7.53%
2009 2.75M −28,263 −1.02%
2008 2.78M +58,137 +2.13%
2007 2.72M +105,424 +4.03%
2006 2.62M +153,721 +6.24%
2005 2.46M +111,603 +4.74%
2004 2.35M +72,298 +3.17%
2003 2.28M −37,850 −1.63%
2002 2.32M −79,481 −3.32%
2001 2.4M −69,600 −2.82%
2000 2.47M +117,603 +5.01%
1999 2.35M +180,400 +8.32%
1998 2.17M +122,000 +5.96%
1997 2.05M +215,400 +11.76%
1996 1.83M +171,300 +10.32%
1995 1.66M +83,400 +5.29%
1994 1.58M +101,900 +6.91%
1993 1.48M +116,700 +8.59%
1992 1.36M +131,900 +10.75%
1991 1.23M +52,700 +4.49%
1990 1.17M +91,500 +8.45%
1989 1.08M +64,400 +6.33%
1988 1.02M +98,700 +10.74%
1987 919,200 +93,700 +11.35%
1986 825,500 +46,200 +5.93%
1985 779,300 +25,400 +3.37%
1984 753,900 +26,400 +3.63%
1983 727,500 −19,900 −2.66%
1982 747,400 +41,800 +5.92%
1981 705,600 −2,600 −0.37%
1980 708,200 −8,500 −1.19%
1979 716,700 +7,900 +1.11%
1978 708,800 +16,600 +2.4%
1977 692,200 +11,400 +1.67%
1976 680,800 +18,000 +2.72%
1975 662,800 +1,800 +0.27%
1974 661,000 +36,500 +5.84%
1973 624,500 −10,700 −1.68%
1972 635,200 +32,200 +5.34%
1971 603,000 +12,900 +2.19%
1970 590,100

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.