What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between France and OECD members?

83,941 million passenger-km, with France ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and OECD members?

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.

France vs OECD members: Railways, passengers carried

France

86,853 million passenger-km

in 2021

OECD members

2,912 million passenger-km

in 2021

France rank

6th

OECD members rank

7th

Railways, passengers carried over time

France
OECD members

How they compare

France currently reports 86,853 million passenger-km against 2,912 million passenger-km in OECD members, a difference of 83,941 million passenger-km.

That makes France's figure about 29.8 times OECD members's.

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

France ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 7th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	OECD members	Difference	Ahead
1990s	71,386 million passenger-km	6,448 million passenger-km	64,938 million passenger-km	France
2000s	91,204 million passenger-km	7,264 million passenger-km	83,939 million passenger-km	France
2010s	106,349 million passenger-km	7,974 million passenger-km	98,374 million passenger-km	France
2020s	75,856 million passenger-km	4,336 million passenger-km	71,520 million passenger-km	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, France or OECD members?: France, at 86,853 million passenger-km against 2,912 million passenger-km in OECD members as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between France and OECD members?: 83,941 million passenger-km, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and OECD members?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do France and OECD members rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: France ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 7th 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.