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

425 million passenger-km, with Austria ahead.

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

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.

Austria vs Sweden: Railways, passengers carried

Austria

8,433 million passenger-km

in 2021

Sweden

8,008 million passenger-km

in 2021

Austria rank

25th

Sweden rank

27th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Austria
Sweden

How they compare

Austria currently reports 8,433 million passenger-km against 8,008 million passenger-km in Sweden, a difference of 425 million passenger-km.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 27th of 101 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8,684 million passenger-km	7,144 million passenger-km	1,540 million passenger-km	Austria
2000s	9,013 million passenger-km	9,462 million passenger-km	449.6 million passenger-km	Sweden
2010s	12,094 million passenger-km	12,523 million passenger-km	429.36 million passenger-km	Sweden
2020s	7,925 million passenger-km	8,068 million passenger-km	143.43 million passenger-km	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Austria or Sweden?: Austria, at 8,433 million passenger-km against 8,008 million passenger-km in Sweden as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Austria and Sweden?: 425 million passenger-km, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Austria ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 27th 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.