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

1,355 million passenger-km, with Türkiye ahead.

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

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 Türkiye: Railways, passengers carried

Australia

9,328 million passenger-km

in 2021

Türkiye

10,683 million passenger-km

in 2021

Australia rank

23rd

Türkiye rank

21st

Railways, passengers carried over time

Australia
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 10,683 million passenger-km against 9,328 million passenger-km in Australia, a difference of 1,355 million passenger-km.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 23rd and Türkiye ranks 21st of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10,827 million passenger-km	5,834 million passenger-km	4,992 million passenger-km	Australia
2000s	12,696 million passenger-km	5,398 million passenger-km	7,298 million passenger-km	Australia
2010s	16,338 million passenger-km	8,051 million passenger-km	8,286 million passenger-km	Australia
2020s	12,190 million passenger-km	9,490 million passenger-km	2,700 million passenger-km	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Australia or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 10,683 million passenger-km against 9,328 million passenger-km in Australia as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Australia and Türkiye?: 1,355 million passenger-km, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Türkiye?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Australia and Türkiye rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Australia ranks 23rd and Türkiye ranks 21st 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: 20 August 2026

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