Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide was 2.60 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 2.60 million for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in 2023.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2.83 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 663,100, in 1971.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 696,700 | — |
| 1971 | 663,100 | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 676,100 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 689,400 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 728,600 | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 749,800 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 771,300 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 756,900 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 767,300 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 859,600 | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 933,800 | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 919,100 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.03 million | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 1.12 million | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 1.16 million | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 1.14 million | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 1.16 million | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.18 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.16 million | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.18 million | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.19 million | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.22 million | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.26 million | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.35 million | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 1.41 million | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 1.43 million | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.50 million | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 1.70 million | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 1.78 million | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 1.94 million | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 1.80 million | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 1.88 million | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.72 million | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.53 million | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 1.54 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.61 million | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.65 million | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.79 million | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 1.76 million | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.80 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.26 million | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 2.38 million | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 2.50 million | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 2.68 million | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 2.77 million | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.83 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.76 million | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.69 million | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.74 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.77 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.25 million | -54.8% |
| 2021 | 1.77 million | +41.3% |
| 2022 | 2.55 million | +44.0% |
| 2023 | 2.60 million | +1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 | -54.8% | 2.77 million | 1.25 million |
| 2022 | +44.0% | 1.77 million | 2.55 million |
| 2021 | +41.3% | 1.25 million | 1.77 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 735,880 | 663,100 | 859,600 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.10 million | 919,100 | 1.18 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 million | 1.19 million | 1.94 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.71 million | 1.53 million | 1.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.64 million | 2.26 million | 2.83 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 million | 1.25 million | 2.60 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More infrastructure data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 765.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 77.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.17 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 2.60 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.83 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 663,100 in 1971.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.