Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Euro area

Euro area: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 1.72 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.72 units per person
Change on year
up 15.0%
Rank
1st
of 3 groups
All-time high
1.81 units per person
in 2019
All-time low
0.1353 units per person
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Euro area, 1970–2023

00.511.52197019962023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Euro area recorded 1.72 units per person for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Euro area peaked at 1.81 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1353 units per person, in 1970.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Euro area, 1970 to 2023.
Year units per person Change
1970 0.1353 units per person
1971 0.1485 units per person +9.8%
1972 0.1631 units per person +9.8%
1973 0.1747 units per person +7.1%
1974 0.1803 units per person +3.2%
1975 0.1872 units per person +3.8%
1976 0.2011 units per person +7.4%
1977 0.2178 units per person +8.3%
1978 0.2372 units per person +8.9%
1979 0.2503 units per person +5.5%
1980 0.2529 units per person +1.0%
1981 0.2609 units per person +3.2%
1982 0.2688 units per person +3.0%
1983 0.2735 units per person +1.8%
1984 0.2851 units per person +4.2%
1985 0.3014 units per person +5.7%
1986 0.3027 units per person +0.4%
1987 0.3337 units per person +10.2%
1988 0.3619 units per person +8.5%
1989 0.3899 units per person +7.7%
1990 0.4198 units per person +7.7%
1991 0.4054 units per person -3.4%
1992 0.4446 units per person +9.7%
1993 0.4586 units per person +3.1%
1994 0.4897 units per person +6.8%
1995 0.5235 units per person +6.9%
1996 0.5798 units per person +10.8%
1997 0.6378 units per person +10.0%
1998 0.6645 units per person +4.2%
1999 0.7225 units per person +8.7%
2000 0.7821 units per person +8.2%
2001 0.7719 units per person -1.3%
2002 0.7722 units per person +0.0%
2003 0.8583 units per person +11.2%
2004 0.936 units per person +9.1%
2005 1.02 units per person +8.5%
2006 1.1 units per person +8.4%
2007 1.19 units per person +8.1%
2008 1.19 units per person -0.1%
2009 1.16 units per person -2.1%
2010 1.2 units per person +3.0%
2011 1.27 units per person +6.2%
2012 1.26 units per person -0.5%
2013 1.27 units per person +0.6%
2014 1.32 units per person +3.8%
2015 1.42 units per person +7.7%
2016 1.51 units per person +6.3%
2017 1.6 units per person +5.7%
2018 1.66 units per person +4.0%
2019 1.81 units per person +9.1%
2020 0.5388 units per person -70.3%
2021 0.7139 units per person +32.5%
2022 1.49 units per person +109.1%
2023 1.72 units per person +15.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1896 units per person 0.1353 units per person 0.2503 units per person 10
1980s 0.3031 units per person 0.2529 units per person 0.3899 units per person 10
1990s 0.5346 units per person 0.4054 units per person 0.7225 units per person 10
2000s 0.9778 units per person 0.7719 units per person 1.19 units per person 10
2010s 1.43 units per person 1.2 units per person 1.81 units per person 10
2020s 1.12 units per person 0.5388 units per person 1.72 units per person 4

Countries ranked near Euro area

  1. 1 Ireland 36.25 units per person compare
  2. 2 Qatar 14.2 units per person compare
  3. 3 Iceland 11.26 units per person compare
  4. 4 United Arab Emirates 8.69 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Euro area?
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Euro area was 1.72 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 1.81 units per person in 2019.
What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1353 units per person in 1970.
How does Euro area rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
Euro area ranks 1st out of 3 groups with data for 2023.
Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Euro area 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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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

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Indicator
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 10,242 data points, 1970–2023
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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.