Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 31.22 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Upper middle income, 1974–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 31.22 units per square kilometre for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.2% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Upper middle income peaked at 33.04 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1 units per square kilometre, in 1974.
Upper middle income ranks 15th 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 square kilometre in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 1.14 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 1.27 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 1.39 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 1.53 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 1.72 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 1.84 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 1.93 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 2.01 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 2.08 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 2.22 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 2.31 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 2.51 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 2.69 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 2.85 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 2.88 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 3.14 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 3.18 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 3.43 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 3.56 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 4 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 4.39 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 4.69 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 4.83 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 4.89 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 4.9 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.32 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 5.82 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 5.96 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 6.18 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 7.63 units per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2005 | 8.29 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 9.01 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 10 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 10.55 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 11.67 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 15.4 units per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2011 | 17.14 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 18.74 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 20.5 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 22.34 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 24.54 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 26.65 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 29.44 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 31.95 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 33.04 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 16.43 units per square kilometre | -50.3% |
| 2021 | 17.84 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 19.24 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 31.22 units per square kilometre | +62.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.34 units per square kilometre | 1 units per square kilometre | 1.72 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 2.33 units per square kilometre | 1.84 units per square kilometre | 2.88 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1 units per square kilometre | 3.14 units per square kilometre | 4.9 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.04 units per square kilometre | 5.32 units per square kilometre | 11.67 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.98 units per square kilometre | 15.4 units per square kilometre | 33.04 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.18 units per square kilometre | 16.43 units per square kilometre | 31.22 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 12 Luxembourg 954.64 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Republic of Korea 781.48 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Mauritius 753.46 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Switzerland 701.73 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Hungary 609.4 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Austria 557.93 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Kuwait 533.1 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Upper middle income?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Upper middle income was 31.22 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 33.04 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 units per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Upper middle income rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Upper middle income ranks 15th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Air transport, passengers carried divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Air transport, passengers carried ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Air transport, passengers carried Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.