Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in South Korea
South Korea: Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate was 62.79 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in South Korea, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in South Korea stood at 62.79 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.5% on the previous year and up 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in South Korea peaked at 62.79 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -67.51 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places South Korea 24th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 21.15 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 12.05 % change on previous year | -43.0% |
| 1973 | 34.96 % change on previous year | +190.1% |
| 1974 | -13.08 % change on previous year | -137.4% |
| 1975 | 6.39 % change on previous year | -148.8% |
| 1976 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -78.2% |
| 1977 | 18.86 % change on previous year | +1254.1% |
| 1978 | 25.68 % change on previous year | +36.2% |
| 1979 | 20.2 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
| 1980 | -4.28 % change on previous year | -121.2% |
| 1981 | 17.39 % change on previous year | -506.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3535 % change on previous year | -98.0% |
| 1983 | 15.71 % change on previous year | +4343.8% |
| 1984 | 10.12 % change on previous year | -35.6% |
| 1985 | 15.86 % change on previous year | +56.8% |
| 1986 | 16.27 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 15.52 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 17.95 % change on previous year | +15.6% |
| 1989 | 33.94 % change on previous year | +89.1% |
| 1990 | 19.18 % change on previous year | -43.5% |
| 1991 | 7.8 % change on previous year | -59.3% |
| 1992 | 16.91 % change on previous year | +116.8% |
| 1993 | 8.39 % change on previous year | -50.4% |
| 1994 | 16.37 % change on previous year | +95.0% |
| 1995 | 17.7 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 12.46 % change on previous year | -29.6% |
| 1997 | 7.58 % change on previous year | -39.1% |
| 1998 | -23.65 % change on previous year | -411.8% |
| 1999 | 13.87 % change on previous year | -158.7% |
| 2000 | 11.21 % change on previous year | -19.2% |
| 2001 | -1.81 % change on previous year | -116.1% |
| 2002 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -283.9% |
| 2003 | -4.19 % change on previous year | -225.9% |
| 2004 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -181.5% |
| 2005 | -1.81 % change on previous year | -152.9% |
| 2006 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -256.0% |
| 2007 | 5.2 % change on previous year | +84.7% |
| 2008 | -1.58 % change on previous year | -130.3% |
| 2009 | -5.29 % change on previous year | +235.8% |
| 2010 | 8.25 % change on previous year | -255.9% |
| 2011 | 7.9 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1451 % change on previous year | -98.2% |
| 2013 | 36.43 % change on previous year | +25011.3% |
| 2014 | 6.89 % change on previous year | -81.1% |
| 2015 | 13.39 % change on previous year | +94.2% |
| 2016 | 16.29 % change on previous year | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 7.75 % change on previous year | -52.4% |
| 2018 | 6.45 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 4.85 % change on previous year | -24.7% |
| 2020 | -67.51 % change on previous year | -1491.6% |
| 2021 | 13.27 % change on previous year | -119.7% |
| 2022 | 37.72 % change on previous year | +184.2% |
| 2023 | 62.79 % change on previous year | +66.5% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 62.79 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.54 % change on previous year, 2.9× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 62.79 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63.65 % change on previous year, 99% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in South Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +25011.3% | 0.1451 % change on previous year | 36.43 % change on previous year |
| 1983 | +4343.8% | 0.3535 % change on previous year | 15.71 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -1491.6% | 4.85 % change on previous year | -67.51 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | +1254.1% | 1.39 % change on previous year | 18.86 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.18 % change on previous year | -13.08 % change on previous year | 34.96 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 13.88 % change on previous year | -4.28 % change on previous year | 33.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.66 % change on previous year | -23.65 % change on previous year | 19.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 % change on previous year | -5.29 % change on previous year | 11.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.84 % change on previous year | 0.1451 % change on previous year | 36.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.57 % change on previous year | -67.51 % change on previous year | 62.79 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 21 Saudi Arabia 65.42 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Indonesia 64.51 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Cyprus 64.48 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Guinea 62.05 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Serbia 60.79 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Algeria 54.95 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for South Korea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.29 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 41.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4114 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 21.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.72 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in South Korea?
- Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in South Korea was 62.79 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 62.79 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -67.51 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does South Korea rank for air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate?
- South Korea ranks 24th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea 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.