Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.1374 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Cape Verde, 1976–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.1374 units per person for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of down 61.5% on the previous year and down 88.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 1.61 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1374 units per person, in 2023.
Cape Verde ranks 107th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.1713 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.1758 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1898 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2035 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.232 units per person | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3145 units per person | +35.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3126 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3619 units per person | +15.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3708 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3691 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4258 units per person | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 0.487 units per person | +14.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4863 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4804 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4712 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2496 units per person | -47.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2542 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2488 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2884 units per person | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2971 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3036 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5476 units per person | +80.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5369 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.565 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5814 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5275 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5065 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5339 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 1.17 units per person | +118.8% |
| 2005 | 1.42 units per person | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 1.54 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 1.61 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.53 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.12 units per person | -27.0% |
| 2011 | 1.21 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 1.17 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.17 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.15 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.07 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6565 units per person | -40.5% |
| 2018 | 1.09 units per person | +66.7% |
| 2019 | 1.31 units per person | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4404 units per person | -66.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1478 units per person | -66.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3566 units per person | +141.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1374 units per person | -61.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.1374 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2541 units per person, 54% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.1374 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0202 units per person, 6.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Cape Verde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +141.3% | 0.1478 units per person | 0.3566 units per person |
| 2004 | +118.8% | 0.5339 units per person | 1.17 units per person |
| 1997 | +80.4% | 0.3036 units per person | 0.5476 units per person |
| 2020 | -66.5% | 1.31 units per person | 0.4404 units per person |
| 2021 | -66.4% | 0.4404 units per person | 0.1478 units per person |
| 2018 | +66.7% | 0.6565 units per person | 1.09 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1851 units per person | 0.1713 units per person | 0.2035 units per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.384 units per person | 0.232 units per person | 0.487 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3762 units per person | 0.2488 units per person | 0.565 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 units per person | 0.5065 units per person | 1.61 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 units per person | 0.6565 units per person | 1.31 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2706 units per person | 0.1374 units per person | 0.4404 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More infrastructure data for Cape Verde
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 587,026 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.84 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 61,294 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1168 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 61,294 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.1374 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1374 units per person in 2023.
- How does Cape Verde rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 107th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Air transport, passengers carried, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Air transport, passengers carried divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Air transport, passengers carried ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Air transport, passengers carried Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Air transport, passengers carried divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.