What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Australia and Austria?

895 million passenger-km, with Australia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Austria?

27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), published as Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Austria: Railways, passengers carried

Australia

9,328 million passenger-km

in 2021

Austria

8,433 million passenger-km

in 2021

Australia rank

23rd

Austria rank

25th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Australia
Austria

How they compare

Australia currently reports 9,328 million passenger-km against 8,433 million passenger-km in Austria, a difference of 895 million passenger-km.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 23rd and Austria ranks 25th of 101 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Austria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10,827 million passenger-km	8,684 million passenger-km	2,143 million passenger-km	Australia
2000s	12,696 million passenger-km	9,013 million passenger-km	3,684 million passenger-km	Australia
2010s	16,338 million passenger-km	12,094 million passenger-km	4,244 million passenger-km	Australia
2020s	12,190 million passenger-km	7,925 million passenger-km	4,265 million passenger-km	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Australia or Austria?: Australia, at 9,328 million passenger-km against 8,433 million passenger-km in Austria as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Australia and Austria?: 895 million passenger-km, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Austria?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Australia and Austria rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Australia ranks 23rd and Austria ranks 25th of 101 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), published as Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)
Unit: million passenger-km
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 2,650 data points, 1995–2021
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.