Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 1.96 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Kuwait, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 1.96 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 22.6% on the previous year and up 111.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 1.96 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3896 units per person, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 27th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3896 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.3956 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4245 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.464 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4988 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5655 units per person | +13.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6253 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6457 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6338 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.678 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7152 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.791 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8786 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8797 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8227 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7651 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7431 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.736 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7295 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7399 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5731 units per person | -22.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6217 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8616 units per person | +38.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9292 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 1.06 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 1.16 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 1.23 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 1.18 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 1.21 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.12 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 1.08 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.04 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.12 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 1.04 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 1.16 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 1.09 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.11 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.06 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9519 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.929 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.55 units per person | +66.9% |
| 2011 | 1.19 units per person | -23.3% |
| 2012 | 1.04 units per person | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 0.925 units per person | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9632 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9787 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.02 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.38 units per person | +35.7% |
| 2018 | 1.5 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 1.66 units per person | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4144 units per person | -75.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5006 units per person | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 1.6 units per person | +219.1% |
| 2023 | 1.96 units per person | +22.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1.96 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.73 units per person, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1.96 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2871 units per person, 6.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Kuwait 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 | +219.1% | 0.5006 units per person | 1.6 units per person |
| 2020 | -75.1% | 1.66 units per person | 0.4144 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5321 units per person | 0.3896 units per person | 0.678 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7801 units per person | 0.7152 units per person | 0.8797 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9952 units per person | 0.5731 units per person | 1.23 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 units per person | 0.929 units per person | 1.16 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 units per person | 0.925 units per person | 1.66 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 units per person | 0.4144 units per person | 1.96 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More infrastructure data for Kuwait
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.11 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 167.68 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 572,621 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.83 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.118 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.0192 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 572,621 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.67 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 Kuwait?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Kuwait was 1.96 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3896 units per person in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 27th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.