Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide was 1.84 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 1.84 million, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 1.90 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 206,000, in 1970.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 206,000 | — |
| 1971 | 213,600 | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 213,300 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 229,500 | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 263,400 | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 278,800 | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 326,700 | +17.2% |
| 1977 | 356,100 | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 389,200 | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 391,600 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 402,600 | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 406,600 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 404,400 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 439,400 | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 445,400 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 437,500 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 447,700 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 441,000 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 473,000 | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 481,900 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 486,500 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 456,000 | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 516,300 | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 543,200 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 568,000 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 559,700 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 597,100 | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 623,100 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 606,100 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 649,500 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 680,582 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 717,860 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 663,401 | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 728,388 | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 751,549 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 639,897 | -14.9% |
| 2006 | 700,137 | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 758,035 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 732,867 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.05 million | +43.8% |
| 2010 | 1.35 million | +28.5% |
| 2011 | 1.39 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.44 million | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.51 million | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.58 million | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.65 million | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.78 million | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 1.86 million | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.87 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.90 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 844,400 | -55.6% |
| 2021 | 1.13 million | +33.4% |
| 2022 | 1.68 million | +48.8% |
| 2023 | 1.84 million | +9.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 | -55.6% | 1.90 million | 844,400 |
| 2022 | +48.8% | 1.13 million | 1.68 million |
| 2009 | +43.8% | 732,867 | 1.05 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 286,820 | 206,000 | 391,600 | 10 |
| 1980s | 437,950 | 402,600 | 481,900 | 10 |
| 1990s | 560,550 | 456,000 | 649,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 742,674 | 639,897 | 1.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 million | 1.35 million | 1.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 million | 844,400 | 1.84 million | 4 |
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More infrastructure data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 884.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 84.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.2 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1014 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 84.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.07 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 1.84 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.90 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 206,000 in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.