Figures checked 1 November 2026
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Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide

61,466 Nigeria, 2023

Down 6.4% from 65,701 in 2022.

Official statisticYearly

Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · IS.AIR.DPRT · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · CC-BY-4.0

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Definition
Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.
Type of figure
Official statistic. Published by a national authority, such as the statistics office or the central bank, and compiled by the source shown.
Updated
Yearly
Compiled from
Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO); ICAO Staff estimates, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (IS.AIR.DPRT)
Licence
CC-BY-4.0
Version
Dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026
Cite this
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IS.AIR.DPRT. Retrieved via DataNigeria (dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026). Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

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All years

YearValue
202361,466
202265,701
202174,453
202051,519
201968,734
201875,595
201753,696
201653,971
201561,474
201461,512
201359,182
201265,632
201168,014
201061,789
200916,851
200818,005
200716,936
200616,045
200510,227
20048,254
20038,987
200213,154
200110,667
200012,761
19998,400
19987,500
19976,400
19965,600
19956,600
199411,200
199311,900
199212,500
199114,900
199017,400
198915,900
198819,700
198730,100
198632,600
198537,500
198427,700
198328,600
198226,700
198137,800
198039,100
197935,400
197833,500
197730,800
197624,900
197519,200
197417,200
197316,900
197214,500
197111,700
19709,400