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

56,344 million passenger-km, with Germany ahead.

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

26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.

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 Germany: Railways, passengers carried

Europe & Central Asia

2,478 million passenger-km

in 2021

Germany

58,822 million passenger-km

in 2020

Europe & Central Asia rank

10th

Germany rank

7th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Europe & Central Asia
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 58,822 million passenger-km against 2,478 million passenger-km in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 56,344 million passenger-km.

That makes Germany's figure about 23.7 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 10th and Germany ranks 7th of 27 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,153 million passenger-km	72,314 million passenger-km	68,162 million passenger-km	Germany
2000s	3,320 million passenger-km	76,641 million passenger-km	73,322 million passenger-km	Germany
2010s	4,021 million passenger-km	92,021 million passenger-km	88,001 million passenger-km	Germany
2020s	2,366 million passenger-km	58,822 million passenger-km	56,456 million passenger-km	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Europe & Central Asia or Germany?: Germany, at 58,822 million passenger-km against 2,478 million passenger-km in Europe & Central Asia as of 2020.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Europe & Central Asia and Germany?: 56,344 million passenger-km, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Germany?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Germany rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 10th and Germany ranks 7th 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.