Global Air Transport Trends in 2024
Air Transport is part of Civil Aviation and includes a number of sub-sectors such as Air Passenger Transport. You may also be interested in General Aviation.
Global air transport traffic is projected to soar to approximately 43.8 million departures by 2028, up from 39.8 million departures in 2023. This represents an annual growth rate of 1.5%. Since 1975, global demand for air transport has increased at an annual rate of 1.2%. In 2023, the United States led the world in air transport traffic with around 10.3 million departures. Following closely behind were China, India, and Canada, occupying the second, third, and fourth spots, respectively. Notably, Syria experienced a dramatic growth in air transport traffic, surging by 125% year on year. In stark contrast, North Korea saw a significant decline, with air transport traffic dropping by 55% annually since 1975.
Top 10 countries
In 2024 major markets in the Air Transport Industry were:
World Air Transport Market Data and Forecasts
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Global Air Transport Statistics
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions 223 countries (Asia, Europe, Southeast Asia...)
- Employment Rate 233 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Eastern Europe...)
- Enterprise Survival Rate 48 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Eastern Europe...)
- Air Transport Expenditure 40 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe...)
- Number Of Enterprises 66 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe...)
- Air Transport Employees 47 countries (Europe, Western Europe, Southern Europe...)
- Business Birth 52 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe...)
- Air Passenger Traffic 193 countries (Oceania, Australia, Australasia...)
- Passenger Transport Expenditure 85 countries (Europe, Western Europe, Northern Europe...)
- Business Death 49 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe...)
