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

41,559 million passenger-km, with Korea ahead.

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

25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.

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 Korea: Railways, passengers carried

Germany

58,822 million passenger-km

in 2020

Korea

100,381 million passenger-km

in 2019

Germany rank

7th

Korea rank

5th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Germany
Korea

How they compare

Korea currently reports 100,381 million passenger-km against 58,822 million passenger-km in Germany, a difference of 41,559 million passenger-km.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.7 times Germany's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 7th and Korea ranks 5th of 101 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	72,314 million passenger-km	43,703 million passenger-km	28,611 million passenger-km	Germany
2000s	76,641 million passenger-km	54,252 million passenger-km	22,389 million passenger-km	Germany
2010s	92,021 million passenger-km	76,350 million passenger-km	15,672 million passenger-km	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Germany or Korea?: Korea, at 100,381 million passenger-km against 58,822 million passenger-km in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Germany and Korea?: 41,559 million passenger-km, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Korea?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Germany and Korea rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Germany ranks 7th and Korea ranks 5th 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: 06 August 2026

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