Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.1043 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 0.1043 units per person for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.1151 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0252 units per person, in 1970.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 31st out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0252 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.026 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0265 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0302 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0364 units per person | +20.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0445 units per person | +22.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0529 units per person | +18.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0589 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0634 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0615 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0629 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.063 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.066 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0709 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0719 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0697 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0686 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0699 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.072 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.073 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.073 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0649 units per person | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0676 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0634 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0644 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0641 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0677 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0747 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0695 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0687 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0681 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0847 units per person | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 0.064 units per person | -24.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0755 units per person | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0703 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0708 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0755 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.077 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.075 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0767 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1063 units per person | +38.6% |
| 2011 | 0.106 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1009 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1037 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1029 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.096 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1042 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1151 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1126 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1135 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0449 units per person | -60.4% |
| 2021 | 0.056 units per person | +24.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0909 units per person | +62.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1043 units per person | +14.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -60.4% | 0.1135 units per person | 0.0449 units per person |
| 2022 | +62.3% | 0.056 units per person | 0.0909 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0425 units per person | 0.0252 units per person | 0.0634 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0688 units per person | 0.0629 units per person | 0.073 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0678 units per person | 0.0634 units per person | 0.0747 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0738 units per person | 0.064 units per person | 0.0847 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1061 units per person | 0.096 units per person | 0.1151 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.074 units per person | 0.0449 units per person | 0.1043 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.1043 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1151 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0252 units per person in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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.