Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Australia
Australia: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide was 678,852 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Australia, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Australia is 678,852, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 23.7% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Australia peaked at 684,170 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18,700, in 1974.
Australia ranks 12th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 283,300 | — |
| 1971 | 288,000 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 283,800 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 256,500 | -9.6% |
| 1974 | 18,700 | -92.7% |
| 1975 | 18,700 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 29,300 | +56.7% |
| 1977 | 246,600 | +741.6% |
| 1978 | 259,100 | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 259,000 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 257,700 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 230,800 | -10.4% |
| 1982 | 222,700 | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 230,500 | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 214,200 | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 238,600 | +11.4% |
| 1986 | 266,600 | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 283,300 | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 294,400 | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 230,300 | -21.8% |
| 1990 | 255,900 | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 283,600 | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 324,600 | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 347,700 | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 405,600 | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 396,100 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 371,200 | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 394,500 | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 378,200 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 384,800 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 382,514 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 388,734 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 536,867 | +38.1% |
| 2003 | 529,648 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 324,939 | -38.7% |
| 2005 | 342,509 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 352,909 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 353,546 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 393,363 | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 403,256 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 572,906 | +42.1% |
| 2011 | 593,145 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 622,917 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 641,451 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 664,970 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 668,961 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 682,937 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 672,349 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 665,384 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 684,170 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 310,837 | -54.6% |
| 2021 | 383,008 | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 548,583 | +43.2% |
| 2023 | 678,852 | +23.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 678,852 is above the median for high income countries, which is 101,268, 6.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Australia's 678,852 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26,145, 26.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +741.6% | 29,300 | 246,600 |
| 1974 | -92.7% | 256,500 | 18,700 |
| 2020 | -54.6% | 684,170 | 310,837 |
| 1976 | +56.7% | 18,700 | 29,300 |
| 2004 | -38.7% | 529,648 | 324,939 |
| 2022 | +43.2% | 383,008 | 548,583 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 194,300 | 18,700 | 288,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 246,910 | 214,200 | 294,400 | 10 |
| 1990s | 354,220 | 255,900 | 405,600 | 10 |
| 2000s | 400,828 | 324,939 | 536,867 | 10 |
| 2010s | 646,919 | 572,906 | 684,170 | 10 |
| 2020s | 480,320 | 310,837 | 678,852 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More infrastructure data for Australia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.95 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.28 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2189 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.11 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Australia?
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Australia was 678,852 in 2023, according to Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
- What is the highest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 684,170 in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,700 in 1974.
- How does Australia rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide?
- Australia ranks 12th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as part of Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.