Number airline passengers, per capita in Kiribati

Kiribati: Number airline passengers, per capita was 0.4443 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.4443 units per person
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
69th
of 183 countries
All-time high
1 units per person
in 1984
All-time low
0.3199 units per person
in 1994
Years of data
25
1981–2023

Number airline passengers, per capita in Kiribati, 1981–2023

0.40.60.811981200220231981: 0.95 units per person1982: 0.95 units per person1983: 0.935 units per person1984: 1 units per person1985: 0.397 units per person1986: 0.47 units per person1987: 0.357 units per person1988: 0.336 units per person1989: 0.34 units per person1990: 0.333 units per person1991: 0.326 units per person1992: 0.327 units per person1993: 0.325 units per person1994: 0.32 units per person1995: 0.331 units per person1996: 0.344 units per person1997: 0.338 units per person1998: 0.33 units per person2017: 0.553 units per person2018: 0.545 units per person2019: 0.531 units per person2020: 0.446 units per person2021: 0.361 units per person2022: 0.515 units per person2023: 0.444 units per person

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

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 0.4443 units per person for number airline passengers, per capita in 2023.

The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number airline passengers, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 1 units per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.3199 units per person, in 1994.

That places Kiribati 69th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Number airline passengers, per capita in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Number airline passengers, per capita in Kiribati, 1981 to 2023.
Year units per person Change
1981 0.9498 units per person —
1982 0.9504 units per person +0.1%
1983 0.935 units per person -1.6%
1984 1 units per person +7.4%
1985 0.397 units per person -60.5%
1986 0.4702 units per person +18.4%
1987 0.3571 units per person -24.1%
1988 0.336 units per person -5.9%
1989 0.3404 units per person +1.3%
1990 0.3326 units per person -2.3%
1991 0.3261 units per person -2.0%
1992 0.3271 units per person +0.3%
1993 0.3247 units per person -0.7%
1994 0.3199 units per person -1.5%
1995 0.3311 units per person +3.5%
1996 0.3437 units per person +3.8%
1997 0.3375 units per person -1.8%
1998 0.3304 units per person -2.1%
2017 0.5535 units per person +67.5%
2018 0.5453 units per person -1.5%
2019 0.5314 units per person -2.5%
2020 0.4465 units per person -16.0%
2021 0.3614 units per person -19.1%
2022 0.5152 units per person +42.6%
2023 0.4443 units per person -13.8%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 0.4443 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.063 units per person, 7.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 0.4443 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7241 units per person, 61% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number airline passengers, per capita in Kiribati 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.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +67.5% 0.3304 units per person 0.5535 units per person
1985 -60.5% 1 units per person 0.397 units per person
2022 +42.6% 0.3614 units per person 0.5152 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6378 units per person 0.336 units per person 1 units per person 9
1990s 0.3304 units per person 0.3199 units per person 0.3437 units per person 9
2010s 0.5434 units per person 0.5314 units per person 0.5535 units per person 3
2020s 0.4418 units per person 0.3614 units per person 0.5152 units per person 4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 66 Argentina 0.4624 units per person compare
  2. 67 Bolivia 0.4575 units per person compare
  3. 68 Brazil 0.4518 units per person compare
  4. 70 Armenia 0.4424 units per person compare
  5. 71 China 0.4389 units per person compare
  6. 72 Croatia 0.4327 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number airline passengers, per capita in Kiribati?
Number airline passengers, per capita in Kiribati was 0.4443 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number airline passengers, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 1984.
What is the lowest number airline passengers, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3199 units per person in 1994.
How does Kiribati rank for number airline passengers, per capita?
Kiribati ranks 69th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is number airline passengers, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number airline passengers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number airline passengers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
183 places, 7,925 data points, 1970–2023
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Number airline passengers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.