Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.4899 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.4899 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 11.6% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.4899 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0617 units per person, in 1970.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 44 groups on this measure, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0617 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0637 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0701 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0749 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0859 units per person | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0964 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1047 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1123 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.121 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1378 units per person | +13.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1468 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1439 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1454 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1406 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1401 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1413 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.149 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1493 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1452 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1542 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1477 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1433 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1432 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1482 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1578 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1527 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.159 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1732 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1803 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1824 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1856 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1936 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1847 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1761 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1863 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.196 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.199 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2139 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2357 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2453 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3076 units per person | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3384 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3677 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3932 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4132 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4345 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4342 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.445 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4686 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.484 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.19 units per person | -60.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2944 units per person | +55.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4389 units per person | +49.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4899 units per person | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0928 units per person | 0.0617 units per person | 0.1378 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1456 units per person | 0.1401 units per person | 0.1542 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1588 units per person | 0.1432 units per person | 0.1824 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2016 units per person | 0.1761 units per person | 0.2453 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4086 units per person | 0.3076 units per person | 0.484 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3533 units per person | 0.19 units per person | 0.4899 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 13 Hong Kong, China 3.41 units per person compare
- 14 Naoero 3.29 units per person compare
- 15 Switzerland 3.12 units per person compare
- 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
More infrastructure data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 765.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 77.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.17 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.4899 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4899 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0617 units per person in 1970.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.