Countries by Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide (2023)

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in 2023: highest in United States (9.267 million), lowest in North Korea (74), median 31,135 across the 150 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide across 229 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from World Bank.

229 countries and regionsSource: World Bank

Data updated:8 Oct 2026Last checked:12 Nov 2026Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1970–2023

Highest Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, 2023

1.United States9.267 million
2.China4.909 million
3.India1.235 million
4.Ireland1.109 million
5.Canada1.079 million
6.Japan975,616
7.United Kingdom839,180
8.Turkey810,474
9.Brazil791,523
10.Russia783,868

Lowest Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, 2023

141.Guatemala1,666
142.Republic of the Congo1,545
143.Haiti1,530
144.Uganda1,425
145.Sao Tome and Principe1,199
146.Malawi1,002
147.Nauru947
148.Cabo Verde815
149.Niger165
150.North Korea74

All 150 ranked countries, 2023— select a country to view interactive chart

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United StatesRank 1 of 150 ChinaRank 2 of 150 IndiaRank 3 of 150 IrelandRank 4 of 150 CanadaRank 5 of 150 JapanRank 6 of 150 United KingdomRank 7 of 150 TurkeyRank 8 of 150 BrazilRank 9 of 150 RussiaRank 10 of 150 IndonesiaRank 11 of 150 AustraliaRank 12 of 150 SpainRank 13 of 150 GermanyRank 14 of 150 MexicoRank 15 of 150 FranceRank 16 of 150 South KoreaRank 17 of 150 United Arab EmiratesRank 18 of 150 ColombiaRank 19 of 150 MalaysiaRank 20 of 150 ThailandRank 21 of 150 VietnamRank 22 of 150 AustriaRank 23 of 150 NetherlandsRank 24 of 150 Saudi ArabiaRank 25 of 150 HungaryRank 26 of 150 PhilippinesRank 27 of 150 SingaporeRank 28 of 150 QatarRank 29 of 150 SwitzerlandRank 30 of 150 ItalyRank 31 of 150 SwedenRank 32 of 150 PortugalRank 33 of 150 New ZealandRank 34 of 150 South AfricaRank 35 of 150 GreeceRank 36 of 150 ArgentinaRank 37 of 150 EthiopiaRank 38 of 150 IranRank 39 of 150 ChileRank 40 of 150 Hong KongRank 41 of 150 EgyptRank 42 of 150 PeruRank 43 of 150 PanamaRank 44 of 150 BelgiumRank 45 of 150 FinlandRank 46 of 150 PolandRank 47 of 150 BelizeRank 48 of 150 KazakhstanRank 49 of 150 MoroccoRank 50 of 150 TanzaniaRank 51 of 150 BangladeshRank 52 of 150 AlgeriaRank 53 of 150 KenyaRank 54 of 150 KuwaitRank 55 of 150 NepalRank 56 of 150 OmanRank 57 of 150 NigeriaRank 58 of 150 BahrainRank 59 of 150 BoliviaRank 60 of 150 IsraelRank 61 of 150 LuxembourgRank 62 of 150 SerbiaRank 63 of 150 MyanmarRank 64 of 150 LatviaRank 65 of 150 The BahamasRank 66 of 150 PakistanRank 67 of 150 EcuadorRank 68 of 150 IcelandRank 69 of 150 IraqRank 70 of 150 TunisiaRank 71 of 150 JordanRank 72 of 150 Papua New GuineaRank 73 of 150 MaldivesRank 74 of 150 RomaniaRank 75 of 150 UzbekistanRank 76 of 150 AzerbaijanRank 77 of 150 Trinidad and TobagoRank 78 of 150 FijiRank 79 of 150 CroatiaRank 80 of 150 El SalvadorRank 81 of 150 Sri LankaRank 82 of 150 LebanonRank 83 of 150 VenezuelaRank 84 of 150 Dominican RepublicRank 85 of 150 HondurasRank 86 of 150 MacaoRank 87 of 150 MaltaRank 88 of 150 Costa RicaRank 89 of 150 TogoRank 90 of 150 AngolaRank 91 of 150 Czech RepublicRank 92 of 150 RwandaRank 93 of 150 Cote d'IvoireRank 94 of 150 BelarusRank 95 of 150 SeychellesRank 96 of 150 MozambiqueRank 97 of 150 ZambiaRank 98 of 150 GhanaRank 99 of 150 ArmeniaRank 100 of 150 LibyaRank 101 of 150 Lao PDRRank 102 of 150 MauritiusRank 103 of 150 TurkmenistanRank 104 of 150 SenegalRank 105 of 150 DR CongoRank 106 of 150 SudanRank 107 of 150 CambodiaRank 108 of 150 VanuatuRank 109 of 150 Brunei DarussalamRank 110 of 150 MongoliaRank 111 of 150 BulgariaRank 112 of 150 Solomon IslandsRank 113 of 150 CyprusRank 114 of 150 MoldovaRank 115 of 150 AfghanistanRank 116 of 150 CameroonRank 117 of 150 ParaguayRank 118 of 150 Kyrgyz RepublicRank 119 of 150 MadagascarRank 120 of 150 TajikistanRank 121 of 150 Syrian Arab RepublicRank 122 of 150 YemenRank 123 of 150 MontenegroRank 124 of 150 KiribatiRank 125 of 150 MauritaniaRank 126 of 150 BotswanaRank 127 of 150 BhutanRank 128 of 150 SamoaRank 129 of 150 AlbaniaRank 130 of 150 Equatorial GuineaRank 131 of 150 NamibiaRank 132 of 150 GeorgiaRank 133 of 150 EswatiniRank 134 of 150 Burkina FasoRank 135 of 150 LithuaniaRank 136 of 150 ZimbabweRank 137 of 150 SurinameRank 138 of 150 CubaRank 139 of 150 Marshall IslandsRank 140 of 150 GuatemalaRank 141 of 150 Republic of the CongoRank 142 of 150 HaitiRank 143 of 150 UgandaRank 144 of 150 Sao Tome and PrincipeRank 145 of 150 MalawiRank 146 of 150 NauruRank 147 of 150 Cabo VerdeRank 148 of 150 NigerRank 149 of 150 North KoreaRank 150 of 150

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Countries by Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide (2023)

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