What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in South Africa?

The highest recorded value was 0.4399 units per person in 2019.

What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in South Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0682 units per person in 1970.

How does South Africa rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?

South Africa ranks 85th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.

Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this South Africa 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.

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in South Africa

Name: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in South Africa
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

South Africa: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.2445 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.2445 units per person

Change on year

up 25.7%

World rank

85th

of 183 countries

All-time high

0.4399 units per person

in 2019

All-time low

0.0682 units per person

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2023

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in South Africa, 1970–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.2445 units per person.

The figure is up 25.7% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.4399 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0682 units per person, in 1970.

South Africa ranks 85th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in South Africa, 1970 to 2023.
Year	units per person	Change
1970	0.0682 units per person	—
1971	0.0723 units per person	+6.1%
1972	0.0791 units per person	+9.4%
1973	0.0952 units per person	+20.4%
1974	0.1106 units per person	+16.1%
1975	0.1143 units per person	+3.4%
1976	0.1136 units per person	-0.6%
1977	0.1135 units per person	-0.1%
1978	0.1152 units per person	+1.6%
1979	0.1321 units per person	+14.7%
1980	0.1394 units per person	+5.5%
1981	0.1362 units per person	-2.3%
1982	0.1294 units per person	-5.0%
1983	0.1207 units per person	-6.7%
1984	0.1316 units per person	+9.1%
1985	0.1238 units per person	-6.0%
1986	0.1057 units per person	-14.6%
1987	0.1175 units per person	+11.2%
1988	0.1332 units per person	+13.3%
1989	0.1424 units per person	+6.9%
1990	0.1317 units per person	-7.5%
1991	0.1156 units per person	-12.2%
1992	0.1104 units per person	-4.5%
1993	0.1289 units per person	+16.8%
1994	0.1318 units per person	+2.3%
1995	0.1436 units per person	+8.9%
1996	0.1592 units per person	+10.9%
1997	0.1593 units per person	+0.1%
1998	0.1402 units per person	-12.0%
1999	0.1584 units per person	+13.0%
2000	0.1697 units per person	+7.1%
2001	0.1671 units per person	-1.5%
2002	0.1677 units per person	+0.4%
2003	0.1889 units per person	+12.6%
2004	0.2016 units per person	+6.8%
2005	0.2393 units per person	+18.7%
2006	0.2587 units per person	+8.1%
2007	0.2547 units per person	-1.5%
2008	0.257 units per person	+0.9%
2009	0.2417 units per person	-5.9%
2010	0.3015 units per person	+24.7%
2011	0.3096 units per person	+2.7%
2012	0.3267 units per person	+5.5%
2013	0.2983 units per person	-8.7%
2014	0.3063 units per person	+2.7%
2015	0.3329 units per person	+8.7%
2016	0.3448 units per person	+3.6%
2017	0.3613 units per person	+4.8%
2018	0.4207 units per person	+16.5%
2019	0.4399 units per person	+4.5%
2020	0.1371 units per person	-68.8%
2021	0.1516 units per person	+10.5%
2022	0.1945 units per person	+28.3%
2023	0.2445 units per person	+25.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.1014 units per person	0.0682 units per person	0.1321 units per person	10
1980s	0.128 units per person	0.1057 units per person	0.1424 units per person	10
1990s	0.1379 units per person	0.1104 units per person	0.1593 units per person	10
2000s	0.2146 units per person	0.1671 units per person	0.2587 units per person	10
2010s	0.3442 units per person	0.2983 units per person	0.4399 units per person	10
2020s	0.1819 units per person	0.1371 units per person	0.2445 units per person	4

Countries ranked near South Africa

82 Azerbaijan 0.2543 units per person compare
83 Ecuador 0.254 units per person compare
84 Morocco 0.248 units per person compare
86 Bhutan 0.2415 units per person compare
87 Poland 0.2394 units per person compare
88 Suriname 0.238 units per person compare

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More infrastructure data for South Africa

Mobile cellular subscriptions 114.79 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 179.34 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.01 million (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0158 units per person (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.79 units per person (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)

All data for South Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in South Africa?: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in South Africa was 0.2445 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in South Africa?: The highest recorded value was 0.4399 units per person in 2019.
What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in South Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0682 units per person in 1970.
How does South Africa rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?: South Africa ranks 85th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa 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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Air transport, passengers carried Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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About this data

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
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

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.