How does OECD members rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita?

OECD members ranks 7th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.

Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita rising or falling in OECD members?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in OECD members

Name: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in OECD members
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OECD members: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita was 0.0149 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0149 units per person

Change on year

up 7.5%

Rank

7th

of 44 groups

All-time high

0.0167 units per person

in 2019

All-time low

0.0079 units per person

in 1975

Years of data

1970–2023

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in OECD members, 1970–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

OECD members recorded 0.0149 units per person for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in OECD members peaked at 0.0167 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 units per person, in 1975.

OECD members ranks 7th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in OECD members, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in OECD members, 1970 to 2023.
Year	units per person	Change
1970	0.0089 units per person	—
1971	0.0089 units per person	+0.1%
1972	0.0088 units per person	-1.3%
1973	0.0088 units per person	+0.7%
1974	0.0081 units per person	-8.3%
1975	0.0079 units per person	-3.1%
1976	0.008 units per person	+1.5%
1977	0.0082 units per person	+3.3%
1978	0.0084 units per person	+1.6%
1979	0.0086 units per person	+2.6%
1980	0.0085 units per person	-1.2%
1981	0.0079 units per person	-6.2%
1982	0.0079 units per person	-0.6%
1983	0.0081 units per person	+3.0%
1984	0.0085 units per person	+4.6%
1985	0.0089 units per person	+4.4%
1986	0.0095 units per person	+6.7%
1987	0.0098 units per person	+3.9%
1988	0.0102 units per person	+4.1%
1989	0.0103 units per person	+0.5%
1990	0.0107 units per person	+3.8%
1991	0.0103 units per person	-3.6%
1992	0.0106 units per person	+2.7%
1993	0.0106 units per person	-0.2%
1994	0.0114 units per person	+8.5%
1995	0.012 units per person	+4.5%
1996	0.0126 units per person	+5.0%
1997	0.0129 units per person	+2.8%
1998	0.013 units per person	+0.5%
1999	0.0137 units per person	+6.0%
2000	0.0147 units per person	+6.6%
2001	0.0144 units per person	-2.0%
2002	0.0132 units per person	-8.3%
2003	0.0135 units per person	+2.6%
2004	0.0149 units per person	+10.1%
2005	0.015 units per person	+0.9%
2006	0.015 units per person	-0.2%
2007	0.0153 units per person	+2.1%
2008	0.0147 units per person	-4.2%
2009	0.0145 units per person	-0.9%
2010	0.0162 units per person	+11.5%
2011	0.0162 units per person	+0.3%
2012	0.016 units per person	-1.1%
2013	0.016 units per person	-0.3%
2014	0.0159 units per person	-0.4%
2015	0.0161 units per person	+1.1%
2016	0.0164 units per person	+2.0%
2017	0.0165 units per person	+0.1%
2018	0.0166 units per person	+0.7%
2019	0.0167 units per person	+1.0%
2020	0.0085 units per person	-49.3%
2021	0.0107 units per person	+26.4%
2022	0.0138 units per person	+29.2%
2023	0.0149 units per person	+7.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0084 units per person	0.0079 units per person	0.0089 units per person	10
1980s	0.009 units per person	0.0079 units per person	0.0103 units per person	10
1990s	0.0118 units per person	0.0103 units per person	0.0137 units per person	10
2000s	0.0145 units per person	0.0132 units per person	0.0153 units per person	10
2010s	0.0163 units per person	0.0159 units per person	0.0167 units per person	10
2020s	0.012 units per person	0.0085 units per person	0.0149 units per person	4

Countries ranked near OECD members

4 Seychelles 0.108 units per person compare
5 Bahamas 0.1047 units per person compare
6 Iceland 0.098 units per person compare
7 Naoero 0.0797 units per person compare
8 Qatar 0.0779 units per person compare
9 Luxembourg 0.0728 units per person compare
10 Maldives 0.0637 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 230 places →

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Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3113 units per person (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2022)
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Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.22 units per person (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in OECD members?: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita in OECD members was 0.0149 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita recorded in OECD members?: The highest recorded value was 0.0167 units per person in 2019.
What is the lowest air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita recorded in OECD members?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 units per person in 1975.
How does OECD members rank for air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita?: OECD members ranks 7th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita rising or falling in OECD members?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD members data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide ÷ Population, total

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Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 230 places, 10,236 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.