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

14,950 million passenger-km, with Spain ahead.

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

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 Spain: Railways, passengers carried

Euro area

2,052 million passenger-km

in 2021

Spain

17,002 million passenger-km

in 2021

Euro area rank

2nd

Spain rank

13th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Euro area
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 17,002 million passenger-km against 2,052 million passenger-km in Euro area, a difference of 14,950 million passenger-km.

That makes Spain's figure about 8.3 times Euro area's.

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

Euro area ranks 2nd and Spain ranks 13th of 2 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,032 million passenger-km	17,959 million passenger-km	13,927 million passenger-km	Spain
2000s	3,066 million passenger-km	21,639 million passenger-km	18,573 million passenger-km	Spain
2010s	3,590 million passenger-km	25,416 million passenger-km	21,825 million passenger-km	Spain
2020s	2,209 million passenger-km	14,500 million passenger-km	12,291 million passenger-km	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Euro area or Spain?: Spain, at 17,002 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 Spain?: 14,950 million passenger-km, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Spain?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Euro area and Spain rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Euro area ranks 2nd and Spain ranks 13th 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.