Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Vietnam

Vietnam: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.5492 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.5492 units per person
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
61st
of 183 countries
All-time high
0.5492 units per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.0001 units per person
in 1980
Years of data
50
1970–2023

Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Vietnam, 1970–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Vietnam is 0.5492 units per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 143.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Vietnam peaked at 0.5492 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 1980.

That places Vietnam 61st out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Vietnam, 1970 to 2023.
Year units per person Change
1970 0.0368 units per person —
1971 0.0248 units per person -32.7%
1972 0.0197 units per person -20.6%
1973 0.015 units per person -23.9%
1974 0.0122 units per person -18.7%
1975 0.0035 units per person -70.8%
1980 0.0001 units per person -96.8%
1981 0.0005 units per person +339.6%
1982 0.0005 units per person -2.3%
1983 0.0002 units per person -58.4%
1984 0.0013 units per person +528.2%
1985 0.0014 units per person +10.9%
1986 0.0015 units per person +2.5%
1987 0.0014 units per person -3.1%
1988 0.0014 units per person -1.1%
1989 0.0014 units per person -1.6%
1990 0.0014 units per person -1.2%
1991 0.003 units per person +117.9%
1992 0.003 units per person +1.1%
1993 0.0172 units per person +476.5%
1994 0.0236 units per person +36.7%
1995 0.0318 units per person +34.9%
1996 0.0288 units per person -9.4%
1997 0.034 units per person +18.2%
1998 0.0306 units per person -10.2%
1999 0.0341 units per person +11.4%
2000 0.0373 units per person +9.4%
2001 0.044 units per person +17.8%
2002 0.0513 units per person +16.6%
2003 0.0499 units per person -2.7%
2004 0.0629 units per person +26.0%
2005 0.0673 units per person +7.0%
2006 0.0643 units per person -4.4%
2007 0.086 units per person +33.8%
2008 0.1173 units per person +36.4%
2009 0.1281 units per person +9.2%
2010 0.1644 units per person +28.4%
2011 0.187 units per person +13.8%
2012 0.1897 units per person +1.4%
2013 0.2256 units per person +18.9%
2014 0.2599 units per person +15.2%
2015 0.3226 units per person +24.1%
2016 0.3973 units per person +23.2%
2017 0.4475 units per person +12.6%
2018 0.4889 units per person +9.2%
2019 0.5478 units per person +12.0%
2020 0.3239 units per person -40.9%
2021 0.1491 units per person -54.0%
2022 0.4883 units per person +227.4%
2023 0.5492 units per person +12.5%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 0.5492 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2541 units per person, 2.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 0.5492 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7241 units per person, 76% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Vietnam 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.

YearChange FromTo
1984 +528.2% 0.0002 units per person 0.0013 units per person
1993 +476.5% 0.003 units per person 0.0172 units per person
1981 +339.6% 0.0001 units per person 0.0005 units per person
2022 +227.4% 0.1491 units per person 0.4883 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0187 units per person 0.0035 units per person 0.0368 units per person 6
1980s 0.001 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0015 units per person 10
1990s 0.0207 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.0341 units per person 10
2000s 0.0708 units per person 0.0373 units per person 0.1281 units per person 10
2010s 0.3231 units per person 0.1644 units per person 0.5478 units per person 10
2020s 0.3776 units per person 0.1491 units per person 0.5492 units per person 4

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 58 Mexico 0.6071 units per person compare
  2. 59 Kazakhstan 0.5846 units per person compare
  3. 60 Serbia 0.5841 units per person compare
  4. 62 Cyprus 0.5383 units per person compare
  5. 63 Peru 0.5235 units per person compare
  6. 64 El Salvador 0.5173 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Vietnam?
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in Vietnam was 0.5492 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 0.5492 units per person in 2023.
What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1980.
How does Vietnam rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
Vietnam ranks 61st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 143.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vietnam 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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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

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.