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
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in New Zealand, 1970–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More infrastructure data for New Zealand
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.09 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 564,000 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.82 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1066 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -14.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 564,000 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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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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.