Air transport, passengers carried in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Air transport, passengers carried was 272.32 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Lower middle income, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried in Lower middle income is 272.32 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.8% on the previous year and up 86.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Lower middle income peaked at 272.32 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.78 million, in 1970.
That places Lower middle income 23rd out of 47 groups 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.78 million | — |
| 1971 | 10.00 million | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 11.02 million | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 12.72 million | +15.4% |
| 1974 | 13.37 million | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 15.94 million | +19.2% |
| 1976 | 18.84 million | +18.2% |
| 1977 | 21.30 million | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 24.53 million | +15.1% |
| 1979 | 27.44 million | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 29.34 million | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 31.46 million | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 33.10 million | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 34.12 million | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 34.87 million | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 37.45 million | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 37.81 million | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 39.88 million | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 43.48 million | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 44.45 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 40.05 million | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 39.10 million | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 45.42 million | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 41.74 million | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 43.37 million | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 45.24 million | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 44.52 million | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 48.96 million | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 48.66 million | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 49.89 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 50.52 million | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 55.35 million | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 50.78 million | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 49.50 million | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 58.41 million | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 64.51 million | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 78.97 million | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 92.83 million | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 92.80 million | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.30 million | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 123.71 million | +28.5% |
| 2011 | 139.11 million | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 139.88 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 145.67 million | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 156.25 million | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 174.70 million | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 196.94 million | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 219.34 million | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 250.36 million | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 252.77 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 104.26 million | -58.8% |
| 2021 | 130.00 million | +24.7% |
| 2022 | 216.48 million | +66.5% |
| 2023 | 272.32 million | +25.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Lower 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 | -58.8% | 252.77 million | 104.26 million |
| 2022 | +66.5% | 130.00 million | 216.48 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.49 million | 9.78 million | 27.44 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.60 million | 29.34 million | 44.45 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.70 million | 39.10 million | 49.89 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.00 million | 49.50 million | 96.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 179.87 million | 123.71 million | 252.77 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 180.76 million | 104.26 million | 272.32 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More infrastructure data for Lower middle income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.84 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 94.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0319 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 13.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 94.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9646 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Lower middle income?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Lower middle income was 272.32 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 272.32 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.78 million in 1970.
- How does Lower middle income rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Lower middle income ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower 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.