Air transport, passengers carried in Fiji
Fiji: Air transport, passengers carried was 2.15 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Fiji, 1973–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
Fiji recorded 2.15 million for air transport, passengers carried in 2023. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 84.4% on the previous year and up 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Fiji peaked at 2.15 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 133,708, in 2021.
That places Fiji 81st 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 in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 257,100 | — |
| 1974 | 296,200 | +15.2% |
| 1975 | 300,000 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 313,000 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 305,000 | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 280,000 | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 310,000 | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 322,000 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 319,300 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 330,000 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 309,300 | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 324,800 | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 320,200 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 313,400 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 309,700 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 382,000 | +23.3% |
| 1989 | 458,800 | +20.1% |
| 1990 | 433,400 | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 413,700 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 426,000 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 424,200 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 464,600 | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 494,500 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 479,600 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 516,900 | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 516,200 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 549,800 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 586,043 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 612,727 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 715,000 | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 972,000 | +35.9% |
| 2004 | 836,719 | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 870,571 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 932,394 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 960,546 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 946,138 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.15 million | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 1.26 million | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 1.28 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.23 million | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.16 million | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.24 million | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 1.34 million | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 1.40 million | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 1.56 million | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 1.67 million | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 1.70 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 409,104 | -75.9% |
| 2021 | 133,708 | -67.3% |
| 2022 | 1.17 million | +773.9% |
| 2023 | 2.15 million | +84.4% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 2.15 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.37 million, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 2.15 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.05 million, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Fiji 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +773.9% | 133,708 | 1.17 million |
| 2023 | +84.4% | 1.17 million | 2.15 million |
| 2020 | -75.9% | 1.70 million | 409,104 |
| 2021 | -67.3% | 409,104 | 133,708 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 294,471 | 257,100 | 313,000 | 7 |
| 1980s | 338,950 | 309,300 | 458,800 | 10 |
| 1990s | 471,890 | 413,700 | 549,800 | 10 |
| 2000s | 857,873 | 586,043 | 1.15 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 million | 1.16 million | 1.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 966,478 | 133,708 | 2.15 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More infrastructure data for Fiji
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.33 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 574.15 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77,765 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.37 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 77,765 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 5.74 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Fiji?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Fiji was 2.15 million in 2023, according to Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 133,708 in 2021.
- How does Fiji rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Fiji ranks 81st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as part of Air transport, passengers carried. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.