What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Europe & Central Asia and France?

84,375 million passenger-km, with France ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and France?

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.

Europe & Central Asia vs France: Railways, passengers carried

Europe & Central Asia

2,478 million passenger-km

in 2021

France

86,853 million passenger-km

in 2021

Europe & Central Asia rank

10th

France rank

6th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Europe & Central Asia
France

How they compare

France currently reports 86,853 million passenger-km against 2,478 million passenger-km in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 84,375 million passenger-km.

That makes France's figure about 35.1 times Europe & Central Asia's.

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

Europe & Central Asia ranks 10th and France ranks 6th of 27 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	France	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,153 million passenger-km	71,386 million passenger-km	67,233 million passenger-km	France
2000s	3,320 million passenger-km	91,204 million passenger-km	87,884 million passenger-km	France
2010s	4,021 million passenger-km	106,349 million passenger-km	102,328 million passenger-km	France
2020s	2,422 million passenger-km	75,856 million passenger-km	73,434 million passenger-km	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Europe & Central Asia or France?: France, at 86,853 million passenger-km against 2,478 million passenger-km in Europe & Central Asia as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Europe & Central Asia and France?: 84,375 million passenger-km, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and France?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Europe & Central Asia and France rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 10th and France ranks 6th of 27 groups.
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: 03 September 2026

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