Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in China
China: Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate was 146.94 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in China, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in China stood at 146.94 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 441.3% on the previous year and up 1,263.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in China peaked at 146.94 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -43.05 % change on previous year, in 2022.
China ranks 8th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in China, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 40.85 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | 5 % change on previous year | -87.8% |
| 1977 | 5.71 % change on previous year | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 38.74 % change on previous year | +577.9% |
| 1979 | 63.57 % change on previous year | +64.1% |
| 1980 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -96.9% |
| 1981 | 26.01 % change on previous year | +1237.3% |
| 1982 | 21.82 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 1983 | -2.69 % change on previous year | -112.3% |
| 1984 | 30.34 % change on previous year | -1228.5% |
| 1985 | 46 % change on previous year | +51.6% |
| 1986 | 36.99 % change on previous year | -19.6% |
| 1987 | 25 % change on previous year | -32.4% |
| 1988 | 36 % change on previous year | +44.0% |
| 1989 | -34.82 % change on previous year | -196.7% |
| 1990 | 49.78 % change on previous year | -243.0% |
| 1991 | 17.62 % change on previous year | -64.6% |
| 1992 | 40.09 % change on previous year | +127.5% |
| 1993 | 14.51 % change on previous year | -63.8% |
| 1994 | 20.08 % change on previous year | +38.4% |
| 1995 | 26.5 % change on previous year | +31.9% |
| 1996 | 8.84 % change on previous year | -66.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9791 % change on previous year | -88.9% |
| 1998 | 1.83 % change on previous year | +87.0% |
| 1999 | 4.92 % change on previous year | +168.8% |
| 2000 | 10.81 % change on previous year | +119.8% |
| 2001 | 17.4 % change on previous year | +60.9% |
| 2002 | 15.15 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -81.3% |
| 2004 | 39.22 % change on previous year | +1285.5% |
| 2005 | 14.14 % change on previous year | -64.0% |
| 2006 | 15.57 % change on previous year | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 16.2 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 4.02 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
| 2009 | 19.93 % change on previous year | +395.2% |
| 2010 | 16.25 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 9.71 % change on previous year | -40.2% |
| 2012 | 9.01 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 10.78 % change on previous year | +19.6% |
| 2014 | 10.79 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 11.59 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 11.87 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 12.97 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 10.92 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 7.88 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 2020 | -36.74 % change on previous year | -566.2% |
| 2021 | 5.52 % change on previous year | -115.0% |
| 2022 | -43.05 % change on previous year | -879.5% |
| 2023 | 146.94 % change on previous year | -441.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 146.94 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.06 % change on previous year, 7.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 146.94 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63.65 % change on previous year, 2.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1285.5% | 2.83 % change on previous year | 39.22 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | +1237.3% | 1.95 % change on previous year | 26.01 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | +1228.5% | -2.69 % change on previous year | 30.34 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -879.5% | 5.52 % change on previous year | -43.05 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.77 % change on previous year | 5 % change on previous year | 63.57 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 1980s | 18.66 % change on previous year | -34.82 % change on previous year | 46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.52 % change on previous year | 0.9791 % change on previous year | 49.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.53 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 39.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.18 % change on previous year | 7.88 % change on previous year | 16.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.17 % change on previous year | -43.05 % change on previous year | 146.94 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 5 Congo 162.86 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Lithuania 159.16 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Dominican Republic 153.6 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Marshall Islands 142.34 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Brunei 133.36 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Mongolia 116.11 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for China
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.87 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 166.51 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 166.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in China?
- Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in China was 146.94 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 146.94 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -43.05 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does China rank for air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate?
- China ranks 8th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,263.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Air transport, passengers carried. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Air transport, passengers carried Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Air transport, passengers carried. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.