Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in World
World: Air transport, passengers carried, per capita was 0.5295 units per person in 2023. β² Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per capita in World, 1970β2023
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.
World ranks 17th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
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
- 14 Nauru 3.29 units per person compare
- 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
- 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
More infrastructure data for World
- 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 17th out of 46 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.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 53 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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 Γ· 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.