Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.1051 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 0.1051 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0.1158 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 (IDA & IBRD) 30th 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 (IDA & IBRD), 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 | 0.0734 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0653 units per person | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 0.068 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0638 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0648 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0645 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0681 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0752 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0699 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0691 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0686 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0853 units per person | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0644 units per person | -24.5% |
| 2003 | 0.076 units per person | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0708 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0713 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.076 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0775 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0755 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0772 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.107 units per person | +38.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1067 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1016 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1044 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1036 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0967 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1049 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1158 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1133 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1143 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0453 units per person | -60.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0564 units per person | +24.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0916 units per person | +62.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1051 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 (IDA & IBRD) 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% | 0.1143 units per person | 0.0453 units per person |
| 2022 | +62.3% | 0.0564 units per person | 0.0916 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 | 0.0682 units per person | 0.0638 units per person | 0.0752 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0742 units per person | 0.0644 units per person | 0.0853 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1068 units per person | 0.0967 units per person | 0.1158 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0746 units per person | 0.0453 units per person | 0.1051 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More infrastructure data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 757.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 101.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 71.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0949 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 71.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.01 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 0.1051 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1158 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0252 units per person in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 30th 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD) 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.