Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.4535 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Upper middle income, 1974–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Upper middle income is 0.4535 units per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 61.8% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Upper middle income peaked at 0.4874 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0238 units per person, in 1974.
Upper middle income ranks 18th of 44 groups 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0238 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0266 units per person | +11.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0291 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0312 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0339 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0374 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0393 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0405 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0414 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.042 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0441 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0451 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0482 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0507 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0527 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0523 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0562 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.056 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0658 units per person | +17.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0674 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0746 units per person | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.081 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0855 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0869 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0868 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.086 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0926 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1003 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1017 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1044 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1279 units per person | +22.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1377 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1487 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1637 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1712 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1877 units per person | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2456 units per person | +30.9% |
| 2011 | 0.271 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2933 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3179 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3432 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3737 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4024 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4408 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4746 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4874 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.241 units per person | -50.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2605 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2802 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4535 units per person | +61.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Upper middle income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -50.6% | 0.4874 units per person | 0.241 units per person |
| 2023 | +61.8% | 0.2802 units per person | 0.4535 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0303 units per person | 0.0238 units per person | 0.0374 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0456 units per person | 0.0393 units per person | 0.0527 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0746 units per person | 0.056 units per person | 0.0869 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1336 units per person | 0.0926 units per person | 0.1877 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.365 units per person | 0.2456 units per person | 0.4874 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3088 units per person | 0.241 units per person | 0.4535 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 15 Switzerland 3.12 units per person compare
- 16 Macao 3.02 units per person compare
- 17 New Zealand 2.89 units per person compare
- 18 United States 2.8 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 Upper middle income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.76 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 313.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1017 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 313.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.22 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Upper middle income?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Upper middle income was 0.4535 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4874 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0238 units per person in 1974.
- How does Upper middle income rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- Upper middle income ranks 18th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.