Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in France
France: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.9455 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in France, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in France is 0.9455 units per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in France peaked at 1.06 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1751 units per person, in 1970.
France ranks 50th 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 France, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1751 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.1823 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2131 units per person | +16.9% |
| 1973 | 0.224 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2262 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2428 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2637 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2832 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3073 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3268 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3532 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3883 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4009 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4149 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4202 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4322 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4426 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4881 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5324 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5864 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6173 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5658 units per person | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5772 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6028 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6434 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.605 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6904 units per person | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7237 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7016 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8188 units per person | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8631 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8226 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7977 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7592 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7741 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8306 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9358 units per person | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9615 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9509 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9013 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.936 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9823 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9852 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9686 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9566 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9773 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9796 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.05 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.06 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3692 units per person | -65.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4717 units per person | +27.8% |
| 2022 | 0.87 units per person | +84.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9455 units per person | +8.7% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.9455 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.73 units per person, 55% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- France's 0.9455 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5383 units per person, 1.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in France 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 | +84.5% | 0.4717 units per person | 0.87 units per person |
| 2020 | -65.1% | 1.06 units per person | 0.3692 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2445 units per person | 0.1751 units per person | 0.3268 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4459 units per person | 0.3532 units per person | 0.5864 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6546 units per person | 0.5658 units per person | 0.8188 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8597 units per person | 0.7592 units per person | 0.9615 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.991 units per person | 0.936 units per person | 1.06 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6641 units per person | 0.3692 units per person | 0.9455 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More infrastructure data for France
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 77.53 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.69 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 37.28 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 56.11 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.5453 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 37.28 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in France?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in France was 0.9455 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1751 units per person in 1970.
- How does France rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- France ranks 50th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.