Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in World
World: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.5295 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in World, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in World stood at 0.5295 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.9% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per capita in World peaked at 0.5729 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0843 units per person, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0843 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0882 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1027 units per person | +16.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1056 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1064 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1141 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 0.122 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1345 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1487 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1446 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1418 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1423 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1463 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1537 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1615 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1707 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.18 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1864 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1888 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1934 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2103 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2091 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2053 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2182 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2271 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2389 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2463 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2447 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.257 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2717 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2651 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2572 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2598 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2909 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2995 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3112 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3276 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3233 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3253 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3813 units per person | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3998 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4101 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4267 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4467 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4737 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4996 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5287 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5579 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5729 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2256 units per person | -60.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2879 units per person | +27.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4044 units per person | +40.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5295 units per person | +30.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in World 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 | -60.6% | 0.5729 units per person | 0.2256 units per person |
| 2022 | +40.5% | 0.2879 units per person | 0.4044 units per person |
| 2023 | +30.9% | 0.4044 units per person | 0.5295 units per person |
| 2021 | +27.6% | 0.2256 units per person | 0.2879 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1118 units per person | 0.0843 units per person | 0.1487 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.1616 units per person | 0.1418 units per person | 0.1888 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2251 units per person | 0.1934 units per person | 0.257 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2932 units per person | 0.2572 units per person | 0.3276 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4698 units per person | 0.3813 units per person | 0.5729 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3618 units per person | 0.2256 units per person | 0.5295 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.17 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 815.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0992 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 815.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 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 World?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in World was 0.5295 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5729 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0843 units per person in 1970.
- How does World rank for air transport, passengers carried, per capita?
- World ranks 3rd out of 3 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.