Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in North America
North America: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 2.73 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in North America, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in North America stood at 2.73 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in North America peaked at 2.77 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7668 units per person, in 1970.
That places North America 1st out of 44 groups 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 North America, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7668 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.8028 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.8742 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9253 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9462 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9266 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.993 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 1.06 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 1.18 units per person | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 1.34 units per person | +13.5% |
| 1980 | 1.26 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 1.19 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 1.21 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.29 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 1.38 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 1.48 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 1.63 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 1.72 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 1.76 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.73 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.75 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.67 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 1.7 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.69 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.82 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 1.87 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.99 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 2.03 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 2 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.13 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 2.26 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 2.1 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 1.95 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.94 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.21 units per person | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 2.34 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 2.33 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.38 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.24 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 2.15 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.28 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 2.3 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.31 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.32 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.36 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.46 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.52 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.59 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.68 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.77 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.07 units per person | -61.3% |
| 2021 | 1.87 units per person | +73.7% |
| 2022 | 2.47 units per person | +32.1% |
| 2023 | 2.73 units per person | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9814 units per person | 0.7668 units per person | 1.34 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.46 units per person | 1.19 units per person | 1.76 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.86 units per person | 1.67 units per person | 2.13 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 units per person | 1.94 units per person | 2.38 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 units per person | 2.28 units per person | 2.77 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 units per person | 1.07 units per person | 2.73 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
More infrastructure data for North America
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 434.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 89.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2321 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 89.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in North America?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in North America was 2.73 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7668 units per person in 1970.
- How does North America rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- North America ranks 1st out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.