Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Post-demographic dividend

Post-demographic dividend: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide was 17.87 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17.87 million
Change on year
up 10.0%
Rank
4th
of 45 groups
All-time high
20.34 million
in 2019
All-time low
7.37 million
in 1975
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Post-demographic dividend, 1970–2023

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Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Analysis

Post-demographic dividend recorded 17.87 million for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in 2023.

The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 20.34 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.37 million, in 1975.

Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 45 groups 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Post-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1970 7.86 million
1971 8.00 million +1.7%
1972 7.98 million -0.2%
1973 8.11 million +1.6%
1974 7.52 million -7.2%
1975 7.37 million -2.0%
1976 7.56 million +2.6%
1977 7.90 million +4.4%
1978 8.10 million +2.6%
1979 8.39 million +3.5%
1980 8.33 million -0.7%
1981 7.90 million -5.1%
1982 7.88 million -0.3%
1983 8.14 million +3.4%
1984 8.62 million +5.8%
1985 9.09 million +5.5%
1986 9.83 million +8.1%
1987 10.31 million +4.9%
1988 10.84 million +5.1%
1989 10.94 million +0.9%
1990 11.44 million +4.6%
1991 11.23 million -1.8%
1992 11.62 million +3.4%
1993 11.68 million +0.6%
1994 12.76 million +9.2%
1995 13.48 million +5.7%
1996 14.27 million +5.8%
1997 14.69 million +2.9%
1998 14.79 million +0.7%
1999 15.68 million +6.0%
2000 16.93 million +8.0%
2001 16.71 million -1.3%
2002 15.39 million -8.0%
2003 15.87 million +3.1%
2004 17.60 million +10.9%
2005 17.82 million +1.3%
2006 17.86 million +0.2%
2007 18.27 million +2.3%
2008 17.59 million -3.7%
2009 17.49 million -0.5%
2010 19.41 million +11.0%
2011 19.56 million +0.8%
2012 19.34 million -1.1%
2013 19.29 million -0.3%
2014 19.20 million -0.5%
2015 19.40 million +1.0%
2016 19.78 million +2.0%
2017 19.86 million +0.4%
2018 20.01 million +0.8%
2019 20.34 million +1.6%
2020 10.44 million -48.7%
2021 12.90 million +23.6%
2022 16.25 million +26.0%
2023 17.87 million +10.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.88 million 7.37 million 8.39 million 10
1980s 9.19 million 7.88 million 10.94 million 10
1990s 13.16 million 11.23 million 15.68 million 10
2000s 17.15 million 15.39 million 18.27 million 10
2010s 19.62 million 19.20 million 20.34 million 10
2020s 14.36 million 10.44 million 17.87 million 4

Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend

  1. 1 United States of America 9.27 million compare
  2. 2 China 4.91 million compare
  3. 3 India 1.23 million compare
  4. 4 Ireland 1.11 million compare
  5. 5 Canada 1.08 million compare
  6. 6 Japan 975,616 compare
  7. 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 839,180 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Post-demographic dividend?
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Post-demographic dividend was 17.87 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 Post-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 20.34 million in 2019.
What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 7.37 million in 1975.
How does Post-demographic dividend rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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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Indicator
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide
Source
Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 10,236 data points, 1970–2023
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Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.