Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 1.42 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.42 units per person for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 57.9% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.54 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1379 units per person, in 1971.
Saudi Arabia ranks 41st of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1566 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.1379 units per person | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1951 units per person | +41.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2358 units per person | +20.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2966 units per person | +25.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4029 units per person | +35.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6797 units per person | +68.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9256 units per person | +36.2% |
| 1978 | 1.16 units per person | +25.8% |
| 1979 | 1.35 units per person | +15.8% |
| 1980 | 1.53 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 1.42 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 1.49 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 1.47 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.48 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.32 units per person | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 1.15 units per person | -13.1% |
| 1987 | 1.12 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.03 units per person | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9861 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9691 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8431 units per person | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9545 units per person | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9712 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9523 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8672 units per person | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8464 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8166 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7919 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7968 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7768 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7532 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7573 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7357 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7597 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.775 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7843 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7663 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7175 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.723 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8476 units per person | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 0.922 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 1.01 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.14 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 1.12 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.13 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.21 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 1.32 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 1.54 units per person | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6646 units per person | -56.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9551 units per person | +43.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9015 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 1.42 units per person | +57.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.42 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.73 units per person, 82% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.42 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2871 units per person, 5.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +68.7% | 0.4029 units per person | 0.6797 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5543 units per person | 0.1379 units per person | 1.35 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3 units per person | 0.9861 units per person | 1.53 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8809 units per person | 0.7919 units per person | 0.9712 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7549 units per person | 0.7175 units per person | 0.7843 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 units per person | 0.8476 units per person | 1.54 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9862 units per person | 0.6646 units per person | 1.42 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More infrastructure data for Saudi Arabia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 54.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 159.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.71 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 19.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.19 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.53 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 1.42 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1379 units per person in 1971.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 41st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.