Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in United States
United States: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 2.8 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in United States, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
United States recorded 2.8 units per person for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in United States peaked at 2.81 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7971 units per person, in 1970.
United States ranks 18th of 183 countries on this measure, 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 United States, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7971 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.8386 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.9115 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9547 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9708 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9487 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 1.02 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 1.09 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 1.23 units per person | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 1.39 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1980 | 1.3 units per person | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 1.22 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 1.26 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 1.35 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 1.44 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 1.56 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 1.73 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 1.82 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 1.86 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.84 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.86 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.79 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 1.82 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.81 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.96 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 2 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.12 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 2.17 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.13 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 2.27 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 2.36 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 2.18 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 2.08 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 2.03 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 2.32 units per person | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 2.44 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 2.43 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.47 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.31 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 2.21 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.33 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 2.34 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.34 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.35 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.39 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.48 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 2.54 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.6 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.71 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 2.81 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.11 units per person | -60.3% |
| 2021 | 2.01 units per person | +80.0% |
| 2022 | 2.55 units per person | +27.3% |
| 2023 | 2.8 units per person | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 units per person | 0.7971 units per person | 1.39 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.54 units per person | 1.22 units per person | 1.86 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.99 units per person | 1.79 units per person | 2.27 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.28 units per person | 2.03 units per person | 2.47 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.49 units per person | 2.33 units per person | 2.81 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 units per person | 1.11 units per person | 2.8 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 15 Switzerland 3.12 units per person compare
- 16 Macau, China 3.02 units per person compare
- 17 New Zealand 2.89 units per person compare
- 19 Maldives 2.69 units per person compare
- 20 Norway 2.67 units per person compare
- 21 Australia 2.59 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for United States
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 390.99 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81.55 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2398 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 81.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 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 United States?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in United States was 2.8 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7971 units per person in 1970.
- How does United States rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- United States ranks 18th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.