Which Countries Saw the Most Airline Capacity Growth in the 2010s?
Ranked by percentage gain in seats from 2010 to 2019, among the top 100 country markets
Vietnam and Turkey led the way among large markets
| Country | 2019 Seats | Vs. 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | 6,432,808 | 661% |
| 2 | Georgia | 3,263,821 | 303% |
| 3 | Cambodia | 8,642,252 | 247% |
| 4 | Vietnam | 66,712,591 | 237% |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 10,602,124 | 230% |
| 6 | Myanmar | 8,818,273 | 204% |
| 7 | Iceland | 4,591,316 | 160% |
| 8 | Turkey | 115,804,694 | 157% |
| 9 | Oman | 11,986,241 | 152% |
| 10 | Peru | 24,810,428 | 148% |
| 11 | Thailand | 101,521,116 | 138% |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 3,070,097 | 136% |
| 13 | Lithuania | 3,605,303 | 136% |
| 14 | India | 214,354,392 | 130% |
| 15 | China | 835,478,151 | 129% |
| 16 | Indonesia | 162,537,864 | 128% |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 64,249,404 | 127% |
| 18 | Maldives | 4,505,946 | 127% |
| 19 | Qatar | 27,126,093 | 125% |
| 20 | Poland | 27,465,026 | 121% |
| 21 | Macau | 6,197,813 | 120% |
| 22 | Ukraine | 14,467,767 | 117% |
| 23 | Tanzania | 4,139,463 | 116% |
| 24 | Malta | 4,414,015 | 114% |
| 25 | Bolivia | 6,893,066 | 113% |
| 26 | Cuba | 5,742,348 | 111% |
| 27 | Israel | 14,995,943 | 110% |
| 28 | Croatia | 6,956,108 | 110% |
| 29 | Panama | 10,559,501 | 109% |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 9,788,876 | 109% |
| 31 | Nepal | 5,808,506 | 109% |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 6,169,112 | 104% |
| 33 | Chile | 26,215,331 | 103% |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 9,266,781 | 100% |
| 35 | Russia | 120,486,129 | 100% |
| 36 | Serbia | 5,217,576 | 95% |
| 37 | Mexico | 95,736,739 | 93% |
| 38 | Colombia | 45,795,378 | 91% |
| 39 | Philippines | 57,262,086 | 89% |
| 40 | Portugal | 35,490,044 | 88% |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 6,429,985 | 78% |
| 42 | Hungary | 9,817,379 | 77% |
| 43 | Taiwan | 44,414,766 | 76% |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 76,481,384 | 75% |
| 45 | Belize | 3,255,463 | 74% |
| 46 | Malaysia | 71,934,181 | 72% |
| 47 | Ghana | 2,733,628 | 71% |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 8,136,366 | 70% |
| 49 | El Salvador | 3,329,692 | 69% |
| 50 | Azerbaijan | 2,830,821 | 68% |
| 51 | South Korea | 83,297,938 | 66% |
| 52 | Romania | 13,155,859 | 65% |
| 53 | Kuwait | 10,889,505 | 64% |
| 54 | Greece | 35,504,704 | 63% |
| 55 | Argentina | 27,256,674 | 61% |
| 56 | Morocco | 16,079,168 | 58% |
| 57 | Cyprus | 8,263,272 | 55% |
| 58 | Singapore | 42,584,282 | 53% |
| 59 | Papua New Guinea | 3,279,399 | 52% |
| 60 | Netherlands | 46,195,782 | 52% |
| 61 | Jordan | 6,243,045 | 45% |
| 62 | Kenya | 7,986,336 | 44% |
| 63 | Algeria | 9,008,167 | 43% |
| 64 | Czech Republic | 11,063,147 | 41% |
| 65 | Belgium | 21,500,445 | 41% |
| 66 | Sweden | 30,166,495 | 40% |
| 67 | Latvia | 4,712,255 | 40% |
| 68 | Ireland | 22,790,165 | 40% |
| 69 | Hong Kong | 44,795,190 | 40% |
| 70 | Tunisia | 6,330,007 | 40% |
| 71 | Uzbekistan | 4,044,301 | 39% |
| 72 | New Zealand | 26,165,280 | 36% |
| 73 | Canada | 105,189,697 | 36% |
| 74 | Pakistan | 13,582,588 | 35% |
| 75 | Austria | 23,232,184 | 35% |
| 76 | Finland | 16,891,698 | 35% |
| 77 | Switzerland | 35,996,986 | 33% |
| 78 | Jamaica | 3,905,364 | 33% |
| 79 | Denmark | 23,526,204 | 33% |
| 80 | Lebanon | 5,663,065 | 30% |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 4,198,170 | 29% |
| 82 | Iran | 22,042,248 | 28% |
| 83 | Spain | 156,782,725 | 27% |
| 84 | United Kingdom | 179,201,756 | 26% |
| 85 | France | 116,321,535 | 25% |
| 86 | Australia | 107,561,242 | 25% |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,765,804 | 23% |
| 88 | United States | 1,154,239,423 | 23% |
| 89 | Japan | 211,697,679 | 23% |
| 90 | Germany | 161,038,045 | 22% |
| 91 | Norway | 39,738,622 | 21% |
| 92 | South Africa | 30,083,366 | 21% |
| 93 | Egypt | 20,159,367 | 18% |
| 94 | Italy | 117,313,360 | 17% |
| 95 | Brazil | 135,106,014 | 8% |
| 96 | Bahamas | 3,396,116 | 7% |
| 97 | Ecuador | 7,146,149 | 2% |
| 98 | Nigeria | 10,620,565 | 2% |
| 99 | Bahrain | 6,655,073 | -8% |
| 100 | Venezuela | 3,341,566 | -61% |