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

16,594 million passenger-km, with Russia ahead.

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

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 Russia: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)

France

86,853 million passenger-km

in 2021

Russia

103,447 million passenger-km

in 2021

France rank

6th

Russia rank

4th

Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) over time

France
Russia

How they compare

Russia currently reports 103,447 million passenger-km against 86,853 million passenger-km in France, a difference of 16,594 million passenger-km.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times France's.

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

France ranks 6th and Russia ranks 4th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	71,386 million passenger-km	162,083 million passenger-km	90,697 million passenger-km	Russia
2000s	91,204 million passenger-km	163,715 million passenger-km	72,511 million passenger-km	Russia
2010s	106,349 million passenger-km	132,136 million passenger-km	25,788 million passenger-km	Russia
2020s	75,856 million passenger-km	90,791 million passenger-km	14,935 million passenger-km	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, France or Russia?: Russia, at 103,447 million passenger-km against 86,853 million passenger-km in France as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between France and Russia?: 16,594 million passenger-km, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Russia?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do France and Russia rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: France ranks 6th and Russia ranks 4th 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: 29 October 2026

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