Air transport, passengers carried in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Air transport, passengers carried was 157,418 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Solomon Islands, 1980–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried in Solomon Islands is 157,418, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 39.8% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Solomon Islands peaked at 427,806 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 42,400, in 1980.
That places Solomon Islands 135th 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 42,400 | — |
| 1981 | 46,200 | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 51,100 | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 54,600 | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 63,700 | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 66,000 | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 64,900 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 67,500 | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 68,500 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 69,300 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 69,400 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 69,400 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 69,400 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 74,600 | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 78,500 | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 89,500 | +14.0% |
| 1996 | 94,300 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 94,300 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 94,000 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 97,700 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 75,262 | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 81,376 | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 84,537 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 68,104 | -19.4% |
| 2004 | 84,676 | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 91,450 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 101,190 | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 102,090 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 100,558 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 94,027 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 142,660 | +51.7% |
| 2011 | 140,183 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 138,160 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 302,412 | +118.9% |
| 2014 | 330,456 | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 373,739 | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 373,467 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 427,806 | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 427,806 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 229,671 | -46.3% |
| 2020 | 138,661 | -39.6% |
| 2021 | 100,593 | -27.5% |
| 2022 | 112,565 | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 157,418 | +39.8% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 157,418 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 23% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 157,418 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.05 million, 8% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Solomon Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +118.9% | 138,160 | 302,412 |
| 2019 | -46.3% | 427,806 | 229,671 |
| 2010 | +51.7% | 94,027 | 142,660 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59,420 | 42,400 | 69,300 | 10 |
| 1990s | 83,110 | 69,400 | 97,700 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88,327 | 68,104 | 102,090 | 10 |
| 2010s | 288,636 | 138,160 | 427,806 | 10 |
| 2020s | 127,309 | 100,593 | 157,418 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More infrastructure data for Solomon Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 484,835 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.07 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,978 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.8934 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0089 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.3143 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6,978 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6207 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Solomon Islands?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Solomon Islands was 157,418 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 427,806 in 2017.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,400 in 1980.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Solomon Islands ranks 135th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.