Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in World
World: Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate was 32.15 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in World, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in World stood at 32.15 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.9% on the previous year and up 503.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in World peaked at 41.68 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -60.23 % change on previous year, in 2020.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in World, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.82 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 4.87 % change on previous year | -28.5% |
| 1975 | 2.64 % change on previous year | -45.8% |
| 1976 | 9.14 % change on previous year | +245.7% |
| 1977 | 8.8 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 12.24 % change on previous year | +39.2% |
| 1979 | 12.55 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1980 | -1.01 % change on previous year | -108.0% |
| 1981 | -0.1954 % change on previous year | -80.6% |
| 1982 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -1207.7% |
| 1983 | 4.68 % change on previous year | +116.2% |
| 1984 | 6.91 % change on previous year | +47.6% |
| 1985 | 6.93 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 7.58 % change on previous year | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 7.39 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 5.42 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 1989 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -43.3% |
| 1990 | 4.25 % change on previous year | +38.3% |
| 1991 | 10.56 % change on previous year | +148.6% |
| 1992 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -89.8% |
| 1993 | -0.2767 % change on previous year | -125.7% |
| 1994 | 7.96 % change on previous year | -2977.4% |
| 1995 | 5.65 % change on previous year | -29.1% |
| 1996 | 6.76 % change on previous year | +19.7% |
| 1997 | 4.61 % change on previous year | -31.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8151 % change on previous year | -82.3% |
| 1999 | 6.5 % change on previous year | +697.0% |
| 2000 | 7.16 % change on previous year | +10.2% |
| 2001 | -1.12 % change on previous year | -115.7% |
| 2002 | -1.68 % change on previous year | +49.5% |
| 2003 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -238.5% |
| 2004 | 13.41 % change on previous year | +475.8% |
| 2005 | 4.28 % change on previous year | -68.1% |
| 2006 | 5.22 % change on previous year | +21.9% |
| 2007 | 6.6 % change on previous year | +26.4% |
| 2008 | -0.0416 % change on previous year | -100.6% |
| 2009 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -4613.8% |
| 2010 | 18.65 % change on previous year | +892.4% |
| 2011 | 6.14 % change on previous year | -67.1% |
| 2012 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 2013 | 5.33 % change on previous year | +37.3% |
| 2014 | 5.96 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 7.31 % change on previous year | +22.5% |
| 2016 | 6.68 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 7.04 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 6.66 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 3.77 % change on previous year | -43.5% |
| 2020 | -60.23 % change on previous year | -1698.8% |
| 2021 | 28.67 % change on previous year | -147.6% |
| 2022 | 41.68 % change on previous year | +45.4% |
| 2023 | 32.15 % change on previous year | -22.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +4613.8% | -0.0416 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +2977.4% | -0.2767 % change on previous year | 7.96 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -1698.8% | 3.77 % change on previous year | -60.23 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | +1207.7% | -0.1954 % change on previous year | 2.16 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +892.4% | 1.88 % change on previous year | 18.65 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +697.0% | 0.8151 % change on previous year | 6.5 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.15 % change on previous year | 2.64 % change on previous year | 12.55 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 1980s | 4.29 % change on previous year | -1.01 % change on previous year | 7.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.79 % change on previous year | -0.2767 % change on previous year | 10.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.8 % change on previous year | -1.68 % change on previous year | 13.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.14 % change on previous year | 3.77 % change on previous year | 18.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.57 % change on previous year | -60.23 % change on previous year | 41.68 % change on previous year | 4 |
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0992 units per person (2025)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in World?
- Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in World was 32.15 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 41.68 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -60.23 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does World rank for air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate?
- World ranks 1st out of 3 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 503.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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)
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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.