Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in New Zealand

New Zealand: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 2.89 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.89 units per person
Change on year
up 25.4%
World rank
17th
of 183 countries
All-time high
3.57 units per person
in 2019
All-time low
0.6625 units per person
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in New Zealand, 1970–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in New Zealand is 2.89 units per person, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 25.4% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 3.57 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6625 units per person, in 1970.

That places New Zealand 17th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in New Zealand, 1970 to 2023.
Year units per person Change
1970 0.6625 units per person
1971 0.6743 units per person +1.8%
1972 0.7178 units per person +6.4%
1973 0.8592 units per person +19.7%
1974 0.9794 units per person +14.0%
1975 0.9884 units per person +0.9%
1976 0.9719 units per person -1.7%
1977 1.03 units per person +5.5%
1978 1.09 units per person +6.3%
1979 1.22 units per person +12.4%
1980 1.12 units per person -8.3%
1981 1.06 units per person -5.6%
1982 0.974 units per person -8.2%
1983 1.01 units per person +3.4%
1984 1.17 units per person +15.8%
1985 1.28 units per person +9.8%
1986 1.39 units per person +8.9%
1987 1.47 units per person +5.4%
1988 1.55 units per person +5.6%
1989 1.73 units per person +11.8%
1990 1.76 units per person +1.5%
1991 1.54 units per person -12.8%
1992 1.64 units per person +6.6%
1993 1.76 units per person +7.5%
1994 2.13 units per person +21.0%
1995 2.09 units per person -2.0%
1996 2.57 units per person +23.1%
1997 2.5 units per person -3.0%
1998 2.27 units per person -9.1%
1999 2.49 units per person +9.9%
2000 2.79 units per person +12.0%
2001 2.96 units per person +5.7%
2002 2.86 units per person -3.3%
2003 3.04 units per person +6.5%
2004 2.77 units per person -9.1%
2005 2.89 units per person +4.5%
2006 2.96 units per person +2.3%
2007 2.97 units per person +0.4%
2008 3.04 units per person +2.4%
2009 2.81 units per person -7.5%
2010 3.06 units per person +8.6%
2011 3.14 units per person +2.6%
2012 3.16 units per person +0.8%
2013 3.25 units per person +2.8%
2014 3.02 units per person -7.2%
2015 3.12 units per person +3.5%
2016 3.25 units per person +4.0%
2017 3.38 units per person +4.1%
2018 3.52 units per person +4.1%
2019 3.57 units per person +1.5%
2020 1.68 units per person -53.0%
2021 1.72 units per person +2.3%
2022 2.31 units per person +34.3%
2023 2.89 units per person +25.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9192 units per person 0.6625 units per person 1.22 units per person 10
1980s 1.28 units per person 0.974 units per person 1.73 units per person 10
1990s 2.07 units per person 1.54 units per person 2.57 units per person 10
2000s 2.91 units per person 2.77 units per person 3.04 units per person 10
2010s 3.25 units per person 3.02 units per person 3.57 units per person 10
2020s 2.15 units per person 1.68 units per person 2.89 units per person 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 14 Naoero 3.29 units per person compare
  2. 15 Switzerland 3.12 units per person compare
  3. 16 Macao 3.02 units per person compare
  4. 18 United States 2.8 units per person compare
  5. 19 Maldives 2.69 units per person compare
  6. 20 Norway 2.67 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in New Zealand?
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in New Zealand was 2.89 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 3.57 units per person in 2019.
What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6625 units per person in 1970.
How does New Zealand rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 17th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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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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

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Indicator
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 10,242 data points, 1970–2023
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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.