Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Libya
Libya: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.1498 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Libya, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Libya stood at 0.1498 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.5001 units per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2005.
Libya ranks 100th of 183 countries 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0913 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.1205 units per person | +31.9% |
| 1972 | 0.147 units per person | +22.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1521 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1677 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 0.217 units per person | +29.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2462 units per person | +13.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2783 units per person | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2918 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2826 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3413 units per person | +20.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4103 units per person | +20.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4182 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5001 units per person | +19.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4197 units per person | -16.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4051 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3442 units per person | -15.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3669 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3731 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3723 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4056 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4145 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2909 units per person | -29.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1802 units per person | -38.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1329 units per person | -26.3% |
| 1995 | 0.127 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.128 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1127 units per person | -12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.111 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1122 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1132 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1078 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1016 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1115 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1482 units per person | +32.9% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1926 units per person | — |
| 2007 | 0.1973 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1947 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1802 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4507 units per person | +150.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3601 units per person | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2263 units per person | -37.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4354 units per person | +92.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3721 units per person | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 0.219 units per person | -41.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1935 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1761 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2106 units per person | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1967 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1015 units per person | -48.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1357 units per person | +33.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1474 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1498 units per person | +1.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.1498 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2541 units per person, 59% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.1498 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2871 units per person, 52% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +150.1% | 0.1802 units per person | 0.4507 units per person |
| 2005 | -100.0% | 0.1482 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1994 units per person | 0.0913 units per person | 0.2918 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3951 units per person | 0.3413 units per person | 0.5001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2015 units per person | 0.111 units per person | 0.4145 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1347 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.1973 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.284 units per person | 0.1761 units per person | 0.4507 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1336 units per person | 0.1015 units per person | 0.1498 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 97 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1679 units per person compare
- 98 Albania 0.1554 units per person compare
- 99 Algeria 0.1551 units per person compare
- 101 Papua New Guinea 0.1489 units per person compare
- 102 Romania 0.1472 units per person compare
- 103 Turkmenistan 0.1464 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Libya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.94 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 192.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.22 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1686 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -22.7 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.22 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.93 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Libya?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Libya was 0.1498 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5001 units per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2005.
- How does Libya rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Libya ranks 100th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.