Aircraft departures in the world in 2023 — 34,764,894 departures. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 267.9%.
1970–2023 · departures
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: World
| Year | departures | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 34.76M | +5.48M | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 29.29M | +5.23M | +21.76% |
| 2021 | 24.05M | +3.96M | +19.68% |
| 2020 | 20.1M | −17.98M | −47.22% |
| 2019 | 38.08M | +677,293 | +1.81% |
| 2018 | 37.41M | +1.11M | +3.05% |
| 2017 | 36.3M | +961,746 | +2.72% |
| 2016 | 35.34M | +1.31M | +3.84% |
| 2015 | 34.03M | +1M | +3.04% |
| 2014 | 33.03M | +866,206 | +2.69% |
| 2013 | 32.16M | +725,993 | +2.31% |
| 2012 | 31.43M | +230,818 | +0.74% |
| 2011 | 31.2M | +981,633 | +3.25% |
| 2010 | 30.22M | +4.1M | +15.69% |
| 2009 | 26.12M | +624,430 | +2.45% |
| 2008 | 25.5M | −517,918 | −1.99% |
| 2007 | 26.02M | +1.19M | +4.78% |
| 2006 | 24.83M | +613,671 | +2.53% |
| 2005 | 24.22M | +463,096 | +1.95% |
| 2004 | 23.75M | +2.47M | +11.61% |
| 2003 | 21.28M | +465,228 | +2.23% |
| 2002 | 20.82M | −1.45M | −6.5% |
| 2001 | 22.26M | +255,562 | +1.16% |
| 2000 | 22.01M | +1.27M | +6.13% |
| 1999 | 20.74M | +1.08M | +5.51% |
| 1998 | 19.65M | +106,600 | +0.55% |
| 1997 | 19.55M | +593,000 | +3.13% |
| 1996 | 18.95M | +945,400 | +5.25% |
| 1995 | 18.01M | +789,300 | +4.58% |
| 1994 | 17.22M | +1.23M | +7.71% |
| 1993 | 15.99M | +1.07M | +7.15% |
| 1992 | 14.92M | +557,900 | +3.88% |
| 1991 | 14.36M | −223,000 | −1.53% |
| 1990 | 14.58M | +562,800 | +4.01% |
| 1989 | 14.02M | +140,200 | +1.01% |
| 1988 | 13.88M | +636,100 | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 13.24M | +567,800 | +4.48% |
| 1986 | 12.68M | +779,100 | +6.55% |
| 1985 | 11.9M | +493,900 | +4.33% |
| 1984 | 11.4M | +645,300 | +6% |
| 1983 | 10.76M | +422,900 | +4.09% |
| 1982 | 10.34M | +65,700 | +0.64% |
| 1981 | 10.27M | −434,800 | −4.06% |
| 1980 | 10.7M | +51,500 | +0.48% |
| 1979 | 10.65M | +469,700 | +4.61% |
| 1978 | 10.18M | +267,800 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 9.92M | +353,000 | +3.69% |
| 1976 | 9.56M | +318,200 | +3.44% |
| 1975 | 9.24M | −10,200 | −0.11% |
| 1974 | 9.25M | −510,000 | −5.22% |
| 1973 | 9.76M | — | — |
| 1971 | 9.5M | +56,200 | +0.59% |
| 1970 | 9.45M | — | — |
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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