Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.3861 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Costa Rica, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.3861 units per person for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 26.4% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4067 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0905 units per person, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1392 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.1485 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1585 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1581 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1835 units per person | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1777 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1818 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1482 units per person | -18.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1419 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1573 units per person | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1804 units per person | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1741 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1816 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1463 units per person | -19.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1209 units per person | -17.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1131 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1188 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1202 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.135 units per person | +12.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1448 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1496 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1585 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1896 units per person | +19.6% |
| 1993 | 0.205 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.224 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2462 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2536 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2678 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3092 units per person | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2732 units per person | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2229 units per person | -18.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1841 units per person | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1657 units per person | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1812 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2146 units per person | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2237 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2183 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2322 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2306 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2072 units per person | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3727 units per person | +79.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3969 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3795 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3178 units per person | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2994 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3167 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3231 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.371 units per person | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3933 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4067 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0905 units per person | -77.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1323 units per person | +46.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3054 units per person | +130.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3861 units per person | +26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1595 units per person | 0.1392 units per person | 0.1835 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1435 units per person | 0.1131 units per person | 0.1816 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2277 units per person | 0.1496 units per person | 0.3092 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.208 units per person | 0.1657 units per person | 0.2322 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3577 units per person | 0.2994 units per person | 0.4067 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2286 units per person | 0.0905 units per person | 0.3861 units per person | 4 |
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More infrastructure data for Costa Rica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 136.03 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 610,457 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.9 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.119 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 610,457 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.36 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, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.3861 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4067 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0905 units per person in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.