Countries with the Most Flight Departures 2023

Source: World Bank

Countries with the Most Flight Departures 2023

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Key Findings

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United States leads in Aircraft Departures (Thousand) with 9,267 in 2023.

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Average Aircraft Departures (Thousand) in 2023: 1,361 · median: 760.

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Gap in 2023: United States is 25.8× larger than Malaysia.

About This Dataset

Countries with the Most Flight Departures 2023

Countries ranked by aircraft departures (thousand) in 2023, using World Bank figures for the 150 countries that reported that year. United States leads on 9,267, ahead of China (4,909) and India (1,235). Take-offs by carriers registered in the country, counting domestic and international flights. Large domestic markets therefore rank far above their share of world travel.

Analysis

United States (9,267), China (4,909) and India (1,235) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 9,267 down to 359, a spread of 8,908. United States is 1.89 times China, the country in second place. 2 of the 20 reach half the leading figure, 4,634 or more. The chart shows the twenty highest of 150 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.

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Data Points

20 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

9,267

United States

Aircraft Departures (Thousand) · 2023

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Aircraft Departures (Thousand)

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2023

Single year snapshot

Methodology & source

Data source: World Bank
Coverage: 20 entities · 2023 · 20 observations
Measure: Aircraft Departures (Thousand)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2023.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Aircraft Departures (Thousand) · ranked by 2023

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#	Category	2023
🥇	United States	9,267
🥈	China	4,909
🥉	India	1,235
4	Ireland	1,109
5	Canada	1,079
6	Japan	976
7	United Kingdom	839
8	Turkey	810
9	Brazil	792
10	Russia	784
11	Indonesia	736
12	Australia	679
13	Spain	662
14	Germany	656
15	Mexico	557
16	France	498
17	South Korea	460
18	United Arab Emirates	435
19	Colombia	373
20	Malaysia	359

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IS.AIR.DPRT Visit ↗

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