Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.7241 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Thailand, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Thailand is 0.7241 units per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 51.0% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Thailand peaked at 1.07 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0193 units per person, in 1971.
Thailand ranks 54th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0213 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0193 units per person | -9.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0207 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0262 units per person | +26.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0316 units per person | +20.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0395 units per person | +25.1% |
| 1976 | 0.039 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0311 units per person | -20.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0405 units per person | +30.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0467 units per person | +15.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0539 units per person | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0609 units per person | +13.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0664 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0693 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0744 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0809 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0854 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0995 units per person | +16.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1177 units per person | +18.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1368 units per person | +16.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1498 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1386 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1512 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1776 units per person | +17.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1958 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2161 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 0.235 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2344 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2441 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.256 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.276 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2775 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2818 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2562 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3108 units per person | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2863 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.302 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3158 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2957 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.288 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4197 units per person | +45.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4629 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5241 units per person | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6161 units per person | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6629 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8002 units per person | +20.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8798 units per person | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9936 units per person | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 1.07 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 1.07 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3933 units per person | -63.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1775 units per person | -54.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4794 units per person | +170.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7241 units per person | +51.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.7241 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2541 units per person, 2.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.7241 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7241 units per person, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Thailand 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 | +170.0% | 0.1775 units per person | 0.4794 units per person |
| 2020 | -63.2% | 1.07 units per person | 0.3933 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0316 units per person | 0.0193 units per person | 0.0467 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0845 units per person | 0.0539 units per person | 0.1368 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1999 units per person | 0.1386 units per person | 0.256 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.289 units per person | 0.2562 units per person | 0.3158 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7492 units per person | 0.4197 units per person | 1.07 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4436 units per person | 0.1775 units per person | 0.7241 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More infrastructure data for Thailand
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 160.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.90 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.45 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0545 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.61 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Thailand?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Thailand was 0.7241 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0193 units per person in 1971.
- How does Thailand rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Thailand ranks 54th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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.