Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Oman
Oman: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 1.72 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Oman, 1974–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Oman is 1.72 units per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 44.0% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Oman peaked at 2.45 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1707 units per person, in 1974.
Oman ranks 36th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Oman, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.1707 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.2221 units per person | +30.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2947 units per person | +32.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3505 units per person | +18.9% |
| 1978 | 0.416 units per person | +18.7% |
| 1979 | 0.481 units per person | +15.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5208 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5465 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5098 units per person | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5094 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5403 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5413 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.458 units per person | -15.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4658 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4887 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.498 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4835 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5172 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5578 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5837 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7262 units per person | +24.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6852 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7512 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7661 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8321 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 0.858 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9282 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8571 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9001 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 1.17 units per person | +30.5% |
| 2004 | 1.36 units per person | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8793 units per person | -35.3% |
| 2010 | 1.18 units per person | +34.6% |
| 2011 | 1.23 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.25 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.3 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.26 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.52 units per person | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 1.76 units per person | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 1.99 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 2.27 units per person | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 2.45 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5519 units per person | -77.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4612 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 1.2 units per person | +159.3% |
| 2023 | 1.72 units per person | +44.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 1.72 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.73 units per person, 99% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Oman's 1.72 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2871 units per person, 6.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Oman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +159.3% | 0.4612 units per person | 1.2 units per person |
| 2020 | -77.5% | 2.45 units per person | 0.5519 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3225 units per person | 0.1707 units per person | 0.481 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.5079 units per person | 0.458 units per person | 0.5465 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6761 units per person | 0.4835 units per person | 0.858 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 units per person | 0.8571 units per person | 1.36 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.62 units per person | 1.18 units per person | 2.45 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9828 units per person | 0.4612 units per person | 1.72 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 33 Brunei 1.79 units per person compare
- 34 United Kingdom 1.74 units per person compare
- 35 Portugal 1.73 units per person compare
- 37 Trinidad and Tobago 1.48 units per person compare
- 38 Turkey 1.48 units per person compare
- 39 South Korea 1.47 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Oman
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.35 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 120.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 435,596 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.27 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0825 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -24.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 435,596 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.2 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Oman?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Oman was 1.72 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1707 units per person in 1974.
- How does Oman rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Oman ranks 36th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman 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.