Air transport, passengers carried in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Air transport, passengers carried was 2.02 billion in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend is 2.02 billion, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.4% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 2.18 billion in 2019 and was at its lowest, 268.16 million, in 1970.
That places Post-demographic dividend 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 268.16 million | — |
| 1971 | 286.86 million | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 316.02 million | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 344.45 million | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 356.86 million | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 358.19 million | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 386.12 million | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 417.93 million | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 469.68 million | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 528.34 million | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 512.93 million | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 504.21 million | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 512.51 million | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 539.25 million | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 577.76 million | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 622.75 million | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 673.84 million | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 725.45 million | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 762.61 million | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 788.10 million | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 823.53 million | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 803.34 million | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 851.47 million | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 866.60 million | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 939.02 million | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 989.61 million | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 1.07 billion | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 1.12 billion | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 1.13 billion | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.21 billion | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 1.30 billion | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 1.25 billion | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.21 billion | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.23 billion | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.36 billion | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 1.41 billion | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.46 billion | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.51 billion | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.47 billion | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.41 billion | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.58 billion | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 1.62 billion | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.65 billion | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.70 billion | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.76 billion | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.85 billion | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.93 billion | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.00 billion | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.09 billion | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 2.18 billion | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 730.93 million | -66.4% |
| 2021 | 1.07 billion | +46.1% |
| 2022 | 1.68 billion | +57.5% |
| 2023 | 2.02 billion | +20.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Post-demographic dividend 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 | -66.4% | 2.18 billion | 730.93 million |
| 2022 | +57.5% | 1.07 billion | 1.68 billion |
| 2021 | +46.1% | 730.93 million | 1.07 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 373.26 million | 268.16 million | 528.34 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 621.94 million | 504.21 million | 788.10 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 980.38 million | 803.34 million | 1.21 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 billion | 1.21 billion | 1.51 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 billion | 1.58 billion | 2.18 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 billion | 730.93 million | 2.02 billion | 4 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More infrastructure data for Post-demographic dividend
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.39 billion (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.35 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 385.20 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3447 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.63 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 385.20 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Post-demographic dividend?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Post-demographic dividend was 2.02 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 billion in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 268.16 million in 1970.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.