What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Germany and Italy?

31,129 million passenger-km, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?

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.

Germany vs Italy: Railways, passengers carried

Germany

58,822 million passenger-km

in 2020

Italy

27,693 million passenger-km

in 2021

Germany rank

7th

Italy rank

10th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Germany
Italy

How they compare

Germany currently reports 58,822 million passenger-km against 27,693 million passenger-km in Italy, a difference of 31,129 million passenger-km.

That makes Germany's figure about 2.1 times Italy's.

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

Germany ranks 7th and Italy ranks 10th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1990s	72,314 million passenger-km	43,410 million passenger-km	28,905 million passenger-km	Germany
2000s	76,641 million passenger-km	48,202 million passenger-km	28,440 million passenger-km	Germany
2010s	92,021 million passenger-km	50,917 million passenger-km	41,105 million passenger-km	Germany
2020s	58,822 million passenger-km	22,269 million passenger-km	36,553 million passenger-km	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Germany or Italy?: Germany, at 58,822 million passenger-km against 27,693 million passenger-km in Italy as of 2020.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Germany and Italy?: 31,129 million passenger-km, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Germany and Italy rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Germany ranks 7th and Italy ranks 10th 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.