Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.3591 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 0.3591 units per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.3% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.3836 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0324 units per person, in 1970.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0324 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0357 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0376 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0425 units per person | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0505 units per person | +19.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0608 units per person | +20.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0767 units per person | +26.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0891 units per person | +16.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1002 units per person | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1044 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1108 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1106 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1155 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1209 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1234 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1187 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1135 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1154 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.116 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1175 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1157 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1061 units per person | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1159 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1149 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1191 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1175 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1228 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1295 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1254 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1291 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1316 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1461 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1322 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1466 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 0.154 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1201 units per person | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 0.127 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1313 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1283 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1953 units per person | +52.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2555 units per person | +30.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2668 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2833 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2978 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3155 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3276 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3546 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3712 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3734 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3836 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1275 units per person | -66.8% |
| 2021 | 0.158 units per person | +23.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2777 units per person | +75.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3591 units per person | +29.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 | -66.8% | 0.3836 units per person | 0.1275 units per person |
| 2022 | +75.8% | 0.158 units per person | 0.2777 units per person |
| 2009 | +52.3% | 0.1283 units per person | 0.1953 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.063 units per person | 0.0324 units per person | 0.1044 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1162 units per person | 0.1106 units per person | 0.1234 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1196 units per person | 0.1061 units per person | 0.1295 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1412 units per person | 0.1201 units per person | 0.1953 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3229 units per person | 0.2555 units per person | 0.3836 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2306 units per person | 0.1275 units per person | 0.3591 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.3591 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3836 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0324 units per person in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.