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

44,625 million passenger-km, with Russia ahead.

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

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

Germany

58,822 million passenger-km

in 2020

Russia

103,447 million passenger-km

in 2021

Germany rank

7th

Russia rank

4th

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

Germany
Russia

How they compare

Russia currently reports 103,447 million passenger-km against 58,822 million passenger-km in Germany, a difference of 44,625 million passenger-km.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.8 times Germany's.

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

Germany ranks 7th 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	Germany	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	72,314 million passenger-km	162,083 million passenger-km	89,769 million passenger-km	Russia
2000s	76,641 million passenger-km	163,715 million passenger-km	87,074 million passenger-km	Russia
2010s	92,021 million passenger-km	132,136 million passenger-km	40,115 million passenger-km	Russia
2020s	58,822 million passenger-km	78,135 million passenger-km	19,313 million passenger-km	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Germany or Russia?: Russia, at 103,447 million passenger-km against 58,822 million passenger-km in Germany as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Germany and Russia?: 44,625 million passenger-km, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Russia?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Germany and Russia rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Germany ranks 7th 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.