Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Japan
Japan: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.9662 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Japan, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Japan is 0.9662 units per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 39.8% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Japan peaked at 1.03 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1578 units per person, in 1970.
Japan ranks 48th 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1578 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.1692 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1882 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2336 units per person | +24.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2495 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2445 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2622 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3177 units per person | +21.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3529 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3915 units per person | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3865 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4085 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3916 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3902 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4201 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4245 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4321 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4732 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5065 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5633 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6173 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.635 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.654 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6414 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6704 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7316 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7627 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7536 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8046 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.837 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8603 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.848 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8556 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8142 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7963 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8005 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8044 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.78 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7576 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6786 units per person | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8559 units per person | +26.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7024 units per person | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 0.775 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8441 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8686 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8976 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9263 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9758 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9967 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.03 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.405 units per person | -60.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3613 units per person | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.691 units per person | +91.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9662 units per person | +39.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.9662 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.73 units per person, 56% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.9662 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7241 units per person, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Japan 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 | +91.2% | 0.3613 units per person | 0.691 units per person |
| 2020 | -60.6% | 1.03 units per person | 0.405 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2567 units per person | 0.1578 units per person | 0.3915 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4396 units per person | 0.3865 units per person | 0.5633 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7108 units per person | 0.6173 units per person | 0.837 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7996 units per person | 0.6786 units per person | 0.8603 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8871 units per person | 0.7024 units per person | 1.03 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6059 units per person | 0.3613 units per person | 0.9662 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More infrastructure data for Japan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 221.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 178.43 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 59.33 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.7 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4765 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 59.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.78 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Japan?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Japan was 0.9662 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1578 units per person in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Japan ranks 48th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.