Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.8104 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Colombia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.8104 units per person for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.8104 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1358 units per person, in 1972.
That places Colombia 51st out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1446 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.1388 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1358 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.141 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1366 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1446 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1563 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1688 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1903 units per person | +12.7% |
| 1979 | 0.198 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1842 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1711 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2451 units per person | +43.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2352 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2003 units per person | -14.8% |
| 1985 | 0.196 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1918 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1836 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1754 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1751 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1624 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1674 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1846 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2012 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2188 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2196 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2288 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2475 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2458 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2241 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2192 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2419 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2337 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2233 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2125 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.237 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2487 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.269 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.282 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2737 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3781 units per person | +38.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4147 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4815 units per person | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5835 units per person | +21.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6158 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6581 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6801 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6753 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6875 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.742 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2424 units per person | -67.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5112 units per person | +110.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7641 units per person | +49.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8104 units per person | +6.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.8104 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2541 units per person, 3.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.8104 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3183 units per person, 2.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +110.9% | 0.2424 units per person | 0.5112 units per person |
| 2020 | -67.3% | 0.742 units per person | 0.2424 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1555 units per person | 0.1358 units per person | 0.198 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1958 units per person | 0.1711 units per person | 0.2451 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.21 units per person | 0.1624 units per person | 0.2475 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2441 units per person | 0.2125 units per person | 0.282 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5917 units per person | 0.3781 units per person | 0.742 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.582 units per person | 0.2424 units per person | 0.8104 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More infrastructure data for Colombia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 174.09 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.32 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1194 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -13.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.74 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 Colombia?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Colombia was 0.8104 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8104 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1358 units per person in 1972.
- How does Colombia rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 51st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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.