What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Euro area and Poland?

13,792 million passenger-km, with Poland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Poland?

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.

Euro area vs Poland: Railways, passengers carried

Euro area

2,052 million passenger-km

in 2021

Poland

15,844 million passenger-km

in 2021

Euro area rank

2nd

Poland rank

15th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Euro area
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 15,844 million passenger-km against 2,052 million passenger-km in Euro area, a difference of 13,792 million passenger-km.

That makes Poland's figure about 7.7 times Euro area's.

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

Euro area ranks 2nd and Poland ranks 15th of 2 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,032 million passenger-km	26,174 million passenger-km	22,142 million passenger-km	Poland
2000s	3,066 million passenger-km	20,104 million passenger-km	17,038 million passenger-km	Poland
2010s	3,590 million passenger-km	18,670 million passenger-km	15,079 million passenger-km	Poland
2020s	2,209 million passenger-km	14,166 million passenger-km	11,956 million passenger-km	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Euro area or Poland?: Poland, at 15,844 million passenger-km against 2,052 million passenger-km in Euro area as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Euro area and Poland?: 13,792 million passenger-km, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Poland?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Euro area and Poland rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Euro area ranks 2nd and Poland ranks 15th of 2 regions.
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.