Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide was 2.28 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 2.28 million for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 2.48 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 601,600, in 1971.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 633,700 | — |
| 1971 | 601,600 | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 623,800 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 643,300 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 675,400 | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 700,500 | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 719,900 | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 704,100 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 725,400 | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 814,000 | +12.2% |
| 1980 | 881,200 | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 844,700 | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 926,400 | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 1.02 million | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 1.06 million | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 1.02 million | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 1.03 million | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.05 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.03 million | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.05 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.07 million | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.08 million | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.10 million | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.17 million | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 1.21 million | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.20 million | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.28 million | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 1.47 million | +15.1% |
| 1998 | 1.52 million | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 1.71 million | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 1.57 million | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 1.64 million | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 1.50 million | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.31 million | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 1.36 million | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.41 million | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.45 million | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.57 million | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 1.52 million | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.56 million | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.98 million | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 2.07 million | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.19 million | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 2.30 million | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 2.40 million | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 2.48 million | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.40 million | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.36 million | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.40 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.42 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.12 million | -53.6% |
| 2021 | 1.57 million | +39.8% |
| 2022 | 2.22 million | +41.3% |
| 2023 | 2.28 million | +3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -53.6% | 2.42 million | 1.12 million |
| 2022 | +41.3% | 1.57 million | 2.22 million |
| 2021 | +39.8% | 1.12 million | 1.57 million |
| 2010 | +26.5% | 1.56 million | 1.98 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 684,170 | 601,600 | 814,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 992,390 | 844,700 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 million | 1.07 million | 1.71 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 million | 1.31 million | 1.64 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.30 million | 1.98 million | 2.48 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.80 million | 1.12 million | 2.28 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 704.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 72.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 72.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 2.28 million 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 601,600 in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.
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Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.