Air transport, passengers carried in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Air transport, passengers carried was 359,290 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Vanuatu, 1982–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried in Vanuatu is 359,290, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 54.5% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Vanuatu peaked at 466,865 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14,400, in 1985.
Vanuatu ranks 124th of 183 countries on this measure, 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 16,800 | — |
| 1983 | 24,600 | +46.4% |
| 1984 | 16,700 | -32.1% |
| 1985 | 14,400 | -13.8% |
| 1986 | 15,300 | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 16,600 | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 18,500 | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 18,500 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 18,500 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 53,000 | +186.5% |
| 1992 | 59,200 | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 66,700 | +12.7% |
| 1994 | 70,400 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 65,600 | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 72,800 | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 75,000 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 88,700 | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 86,000 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 101,503 | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 97,471 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 104,294 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 83,151 | -20.3% |
| 2004 | 103,939 | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 112,254 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 116,744 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 122,581 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 120,742 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 112,169 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 247,944 | +121.0% |
| 2011 | 240,396 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 318,747 | +32.6% |
| 2013 | 327,060 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 320,232 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 272,332 | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 299,315 | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 341,110 | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 374,603 | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 466,865 | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 136,360 | -70.8% |
| 2021 | 128,164 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 232,525 | +81.4% |
| 2023 | 359,290 | +54.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 359,290 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 52% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 359,290 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.05 million, 17% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +186.5% | 18,500 | 53,000 |
| 2010 | +121.0% | 112,169 | 247,944 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17,675 | 14,400 | 24,600 | 8 |
| 1990s | 65,590 | 18,500 | 88,700 | 10 |
| 2000s | 107,485 | 83,151 | 122,581 | 10 |
| 2010s | 320,860 | 240,396 | 466,865 | 10 |
| 2020s | 214,085 | 128,164 | 359,290 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More infrastructure data for Vanuatu
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 286,107 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.29 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,036 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.9262 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,036 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8929 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Vanuatu?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Vanuatu was 359,290 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 466,865 in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,400 in 1985.
- How does Vanuatu rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Vanuatu ranks 124th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.