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Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide by country

Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.

Countries reporting
183
Highest
9.27 million
United States
Lowest
0
Mali
Median
15,447
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
10,236

What the numbers show

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 9.27 million in United States; the lowest is 0 in Mali.

The median across all reporting countries is 15,447, and the mean is 192,190.

Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 102 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 1,454.3%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 100.0%).

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 9.27 million 2023 down 4.9% rising
2 China 4.91 million 2023 up 59.7% volatile
3 India 1.23 million 2023 up 79.2% volatile
4 Ireland 1.11 million 2023 up 72.8% volatile
5 Canada 1.08 million 2023 down 14.6% volatile
6 Japan 975,616 2023 up 6.6% rising
7 United Kingdom 839,180 2023 down 20.3% rising
8 Turkey 810,474 2023 up 42.6% volatile
9 Brazil 791,523 2023 down 16.9% rising
10 Russia 783,868 2023 up 15.6% rising
11 Indonesia 736,333 2023 up 27.8% volatile
12 Australia 678,852 2023 up 5.8% rising
13 Spain 662,492 2023 up 42.3% rising
14 Germany 655,842 2023 down 31.3% volatile
15 Mexico 556,879 2023 up 27.8% volatile
16 France 497,793 2023 down 22.4% rising
17 South Korea 459,735 2023 up 27.6% volatile
18 United Arab Emirates 435,257 2023 up 33.1% volatile
19 Colombia 373,147 2023 up 22.6% volatile
20 Malaysia 359,378 2023 down 16.5% volatile
21 Thailand 335,160 2023 up 12.3% volatile
22 Vietnam 331,806 2023 up 121.9% volatile
23 Austria 325,904 2023 up 96.0% volatile
24 Netherlands 307,432 2023 down 1.8% rising
25 Saudi Arabia 302,451 2023 up 39.6% volatile
26 Hungary 298,017 2023 up 189.1% volatile
27 Philippines 283,131 2023 up 41.2% volatile
28 Norway 254,045 2004 down 2.0% rising
29 Singapore 218,963 2023 up 32.5% volatile
30 Qatar 207,020 2023 up 48.0% volatile
31 Switzerland 205,045 2023 down 23.0% rising
32 Italy 185,458 2023 down 28.1% rising
33 Sweden 180,974 2023 down 74.0% volatile
34 Portugal 178,916 2023 up 13.2% volatile
35 New Zealand 178,457 2023 down 12.3% rising
36 South Africa 169,154 2023 down 8.4% volatile
37 Greece 167,624 2023 up 61.5% rising
38 Argentina 156,614 2023 up 7.9% rising
39 Ethiopia 147,319 2023 up 116.2% volatile
40 Iran 144,976 2023 down 10.0% volatile
41 Chile 144,494 2023 up 13.2% volatile
42 Hong Kong 143,874 2023 down 27.9% rising
43 Egypt 135,253 2023 up 34.3% volatile
44 Peru 125,564 2023 up 8.4% volatile
45 Panama 123,804 2023 down 8.6% volatile
46 Belgium 112,605 2023 down 13.5% volatile
47 Finland 103,928 2023 down 25.2% rising
48 Poland 102,938 2023 up 23.5% volatile
49 Denmark 99,598 2004 up 2.5% rising
50 Belize 93,784 2023 up 31.3% rising
51 Kazakhstan 89,366 2023 up 35.2% volatile
52 Morocco 81,776 2023 up 19.0% volatile
53 Tanzania 81,604 2023 up 195.4% volatile
54 Bangladesh 72,684 2023 up 23.1% volatile
55 Algeria 72,631 2023 up 30.8% rising
56 Kenya 69,323 2023 down 29.4% volatile
57 Kuwait 68,356 2023 up 150.3% volatile
58 Nepal 67,501 2023 up 120.5% volatile
59 Oman 63,371 2023 up 35.4% volatile
60 Nigeria 61,466 2023 up 3.9% volatile
61 Bahrain 60,083 2023 up 14.5% volatile
62 Bolivia 50,459 2023 up 50.8% volatile
63 Israel 48,607 2023 up 4.2% rising
64 Luxembourg 48,486 2023 up 10.0% volatile
65 Serbia 43,287 2023 up 138.4% rising
66 Myanmar 43,257 2023 up 13.8% volatile
67 Latvia 43,243 2023 down 1.4% volatile
68 Bahamas 41,831 2023 up 22.4% rising
69 Pakistan 41,823 2023 down 32.3% rising
70 Ecuador 40,797 2023 down 30.5% rising
71 Iceland 37,800 2023 up 41.9% rising
72 Iraq 36,885 2023 up 751.5% volatile
73 Tunisia 35,726 2023 down 26.8% volatile
74 Jordan 34,667 2023 down 11.1% volatile
75 Papua New Guinea 34,416 2023 up 14.7% rising
76 Maldives 33,484 2023 up 24.7% volatile
77 Romania 32,354 2023 down 26.4% volatile
78 Uzbekistan 29,916 2023 up 24.8% rising
79 Azerbaijan 28,424 2023 up 78.9% rising
80 Trinidad and Tobago 27,936 2023 down 23.6% rising
81 Fiji 26,145 2023 up 122.5% volatile
82 Croatia 25,311 2023 up 4.1% rising
83 El Salvador 25,109 2023 down 13.8% rising
84 Sri Lanka 24,228 2023 down 25.8% volatile
85 Lebanon 23,751 2023 up 0.8% flat
86 Venezuela 23,302 2023 down 74.9% falling
87 Dominican Republic 18,437 2023 up 866.3% volatile
88 Honduras 16,565 2023 down 38.2% rising
89 Macao 16,207 2023 down 9.3% falling
90 Malta 16,075 2023 up 12.8% volatile
91 Costa Rica 15,698 2023 down 63.3% volatile
92 Togo 15,447 2023 up 34.5% volatile
93 Angola 14,831 2023 up 2.3% rising
94 Czechia 14,545 2023 down 73.5% rising
95 Rwanda 14,403 2023 up 24.9% volatile
96 Cote d'Ivoire 13,609 2023 up 247.9% volatile
97 Belarus 13,168 2023 down 26.1% volatile
98 Seychelles 12,934 2023 down 11.4% rising
99 Mozambique 12,839 2023 down 34.5% volatile
100 Zambia 12,748 2023 up 59.4% falling
101 Ghana 11,490 2023 down 30.6% volatile
102 Armenia 11,415 2023 up 1,239.8% volatile
103 Libya 11,246 2023 down 64.9% volatile
104 Laos 10,963 2023 down 35.3% volatile
105 Mauritius 10,794 2023 down 10.6% volatile
106 Turkmenistan 10,676 2023 down 17.1% falling
107 Senegal 10,655 2023 up 83.5% rising
108 Democratic Republic of Congo 9,822 2023 down 14.2% volatile
109 Sudan 9,330 2023 down 1.1% falling
110 Cambodia 9,161 2023 down 23.0% volatile
111 American Samoa 9,144 2014 — rising
112 Uruguay 8,731 2009 down 15.2% flat
113 Vanuatu 8,307 2023 down 31.6% volatile
114 Brunei 7,522 2023 down 31.1% rising
115 Mongolia 7,240 2023 up 71.9% falling
116 Bulgaria 7,027 2023 down 40.1% volatile
117 Solomon Islands 6,974 2023 down 38.6% flat
118 Cyprus 6,815 2023 down 41.9% volatile
119 Moldova 6,644 2023 down 11.4% volatile
120 Afghanistan 6,427 2023 down 70.4% volatile
121 Cameroon 6,200 2023 up 9.9% rising
122 Paraguay 5,926 2023 down 7.5% rising
123 Kyrgyzstan 5,514 2023 down 54.8% volatile
124 Madagascar 5,367 2023 down 43.2% falling
125 Tajikistan 5,341 2023 down 14.7% rising
126 Tonga 5,255 2004 up 9.5% rising
127 Syria 5,131 2023 down 5.4% volatile
128 Yemen 4,979 2023 down 70.6% volatile
129 Ukraine 4,910 2022 down 93.3% rising
130 Montenegro 4,495 2023 down 37.3% falling
131 Kiribati 4,427 2023 down 11.5% falling
132 Mauritania 4,365 2023 up 9.6% falling
133 Botswana 4,264 2023 down 54.6% rising
134 Djibouti 3,900 1991 up 25.8% rising
135 Bhutan 3,752 2023 down 35.5% volatile
136 Samoa 3,540 2023 down 61.3% falling
137 Albania 3,074 2023 down 72.5% volatile
138 Equatorial Guinea 3,063 2023 down 84.2% volatile
139 Namibia 2,960 2023 down 65.5% flat
140 Georgia 2,835 2023 down 3.3% rising
141 Eswatini 2,599 2023 up 16.9% rising
142 Burkina Faso 2,437 2023 down 35.5% rising
143 Gabon 2,305 2016 down 73.0% falling
144 Lithuania 2,217 2023 down 77.6% falling
145 Liberia 2,200 1992 down 71.1% volatile
146 Sierra Leone 2,145 2012 up 1,454.3% volatile
147 Zimbabwe 2,085 2023 down 92.5% volatile
148 Suriname 1,867 2023 down 45.4% rising
149 Cuba 1,694 2023 down 92.7% falling
150 Marshall Islands 1,693 2023 down 51.4% falling
151 Guatemala 1,666 2023 down 34.8% volatile
152 Congo 1,545 2023 down 87.3% rising
153 Haiti 1,530 2023 — volatile
154 Uganda 1,425 2023 down 83.5% volatile
155 Burundi 1,400 1998 up 55.6% rising
156 North Macedonia 1,389 2009 down 78.3% volatile
157 Jamaica 1,215 2018 down 94.7% falling
158 Guinea-Bissau 1,200 1998 unchanged flat
159 Sao Tome and Principe 1,199 2023 up 4.9% rising
160 Gambia 1,136 2019 — volatile
161 Comoros 1,100 1996 up 10.0% flat
162 Somalia 1,060 2019 down 61.0% falling
163 Antigua and Barbuda 1,057 2022 down 96.9% falling
164 Malawi 1,002 2023 down 39.1% falling
165 Nauru 947 2023 up 886.5% volatile
166 Cape Verde 815 2023 down 90.0% volatile
167 Central African Republic 716 2001 down 84.1% falling
168 Barbados 700 1991 up 75.0% volatile
169 Guyana 624 2021 down 94.9% volatile
170 Guinea 600 1999 down 33.3% volatile
171 Eritrea 494.39 2020 down 8.3% rising
172 Nicaragua 452 2000 down 88.4% volatile
173 Lesotho 200 1999 down 95.7% volatile
174 Niger 165 2023 down 84.2% volatile
175 Slovenia 100 2022 down 99.4% rising
176 North Korea 74 2023 down 97.9% volatile
177 Chad 72 2014 down 89.9% volatile
178 Bosnia and Herzegovina 44 2020 down 97.2% volatile
179 Estonia 22 2019 down 99.7% volatile
180 Slovakia 17.45 2022 down 98.8% volatile
181 Benin 10 2016 down 99.2% falling
182 Monaco 3 2019 down 100.0% volatile
183 Mali 0 2014 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

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
Last refreshed

Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.