Air transport, passengers carried in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Air transport, passengers carried was 1.68 billion in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Low & middle income, 1974–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 1.68 billion for air transport, passengers carried in 2023.
That represents a change of up 54.4% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Low & middle income peaked at 1.74 billion in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55.62 million, in 1974.
Low & middle income ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 55.62 million | — |
| 1975 | 63.90 million | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 72.77 million | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 80.06 million | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 89.19 million | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 99.97 million | +12.1% |
| 1980 | 106.85 million | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 112.92 million | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 117.80 million | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 121.44 million | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 128.05 million | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 133.82 million | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 142.57 million | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 151.74 million | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 161.92 million | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 163.98 million | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 170.49 million | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 170.64 million | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 201.73 million | +18.2% |
| 1993 | 203.84 million | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 224.74 million | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 243.87 million | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 256.79 million | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 267.39 million | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 269.31 million | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 271.14 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 291.13 million | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 317.88 million | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 319.08 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 327.47 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 401.84 million | +22.7% |
| 2005 | 437.74 million | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 485.24 million | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 543.99 million | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 568.73 million | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 621.90 million | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 818.94 million | +31.7% |
| 2011 | 913.98 million | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 985.07 million | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 1.07 billion | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 1.16 billion | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 1.28 billion | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 1.39 billion | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 1.54 billion | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 1.69 billion | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 1.74 billion | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 841.55 million | -51.6% |
| 2021 | 933.56 million | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 1.09 billion | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 1.68 billion | +54.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Low & middle income 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 | -51.6% | 1.74 billion | 841.55 million |
| 2023 | +54.4% | 1.09 billion | 1.68 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.92 million | 55.62 million | 99.97 million | 6 |
| 1980s | 134.11 million | 106.85 million | 163.98 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 227.99 million | 170.49 million | 271.14 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 431.50 million | 291.13 million | 621.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 billion | 818.94 million | 1.74 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 billion | 841.55 million | 1.68 billion | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions 104.4 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 417.49 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.81 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0633 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.9 % change on previous year (2022)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9876 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Low & middle income?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Low & middle income was 1.68 billion 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 billion in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.62 million in 1974.
- How does Low & middle income rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Low & middle income ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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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Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.