Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.4428 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.4428 units per person. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.4428 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0606 units per person, in 1970.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 19th out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0606 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0624 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0694 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0744 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0847 units per person | +13.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0946 units per person | +11.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1029 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.111 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1211 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1373 units per person | +13.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1451 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1393 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1397 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1378 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1369 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1383 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1458 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1461 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1413 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1505 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1443 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1384 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1367 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1402 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1479 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1417 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1494 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1621 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 0.168 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1699 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1725 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1808 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1728 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1631 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1744 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1832 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.186 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1984 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2191 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2231 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.285 units per person | +27.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3111 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3366 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3555 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3756 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.397 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3932 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4048 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4252 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4389 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1773 units per person | -59.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2733 units per person | +54.1% |
| 2022 | 0.39 units per person | +42.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4428 units per person | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0918 units per person | 0.0606 units per person | 0.1373 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1421 units per person | 0.1369 units per person | 0.1505 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1499 units per person | 0.1367 units per person | 0.1699 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1873 units per person | 0.1631 units per person | 0.2231 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3723 units per person | 0.285 units per person | 0.4389 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3209 units per person | 0.1773 units per person | 0.4428 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 16 Macau, China 3.02 units per person compare
- 17 New Zealand 2.89 units per person compare
- 18 United States of America 2.8 units per person compare
- 19 Maldives 2.69 units per person compare
- 20 Norway 2.67 units per person compare
- 21 Australia 2.59 units per person compare
- 22 Latvia 2.38 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 704.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 72.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 72.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.4428 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4428 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0606 units per person in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.