What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Bulgaria and Ireland?

335 million passenger-km, with Bulgaria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ireland?

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.

Bulgaria vs Ireland: Railways, passengers carried

Bulgaria

1,205 million passenger-km

in 2021

Ireland

870 million passenger-km

in 2021

Bulgaria rank

49th

Ireland rank

51st

Railways, passengers carried over time

Bulgaria
Ireland

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1,205 million passenger-km against 870 million passenger-km in Ireland, a difference of 335 million passenger-km.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.4 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 49th and Ireland ranks 51st of 101 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,841 million passenger-km	1,370 million passenger-km	3,470 million passenger-km	Bulgaria
2000s	2,570 million passenger-km	1,703 million passenger-km	866.1 million passenger-km	Bulgaria
2010s	1,702 million passenger-km	1,906 million passenger-km	203.42 million passenger-km	Ireland
2020s	1,162 million passenger-km	852 million passenger-km	310 million passenger-km	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Bulgaria or Ireland?: Bulgaria, at 1,205 million passenger-km against 870 million passenger-km in Ireland as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Bulgaria and Ireland?: 335 million passenger-km, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ireland?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and Ireland rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Bulgaria ranks 49th and Ireland ranks 51st 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.