Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.0388 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Least developed countries, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Least developed countries is 0.0388 units per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.6% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Least developed countries peaked at 0.0388 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 units per person, in 1970.
That places Least developed countries 40th out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0117 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 0.0155 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0165 units per person | 0.015 units per person | 0.0173 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0128 units per person | 0.0114 units per person | 0.0153 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0122 units per person | 0.0103 units per person | 0.0138 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.028 units per person | 0.0206 units per person | 0.0369 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0263 units per person | 0.0157 units per person | 0.0388 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 37 Trinidad and Tobago 1.48 units per person compare
- 38 Türkiye 1.48 units per person compare
- 39 Korea 1.47 units per person compare
- 40 American Samoa 1.44 units per person compare
- 41 Saudi Arabia 1.42 units per person compare
- 42 Malaysia 1.33 units per person compare
- 43 Mauritius 1.21 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Least developed countries
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.05 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.864 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Least developed countries?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Least developed countries was 0.0388 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0388 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 units per person in 1970.
- How does Least developed countries rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Least developed countries ranks 40th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed 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.