India vs Post-demographic dividend: Railways, passengers carried

India
231,126 million passenger-km
in 2021
Post-demographic dividend
5,435 million passenger-km
in 2021
India rank
3rd
Post-demographic dividend rank
4th

Railways, passengers carried over time

  • India
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

India currently reports 231,126 million passenger-km against 5,435 million passenger-km in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 225,691 million passenger-km.

That makes India's figure about 42.5 times Post-demographic dividend's.

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

India ranks 3rd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 360,432 million passenger-km 7,783 million passenger-km 352,649 million passenger-km India
2000s 593,152 million passenger-km 9,171 million passenger-km 583,981 million passenger-km India
2010s 1.09 million million passenger-km 10,522 million passenger-km 1.08 million million passenger-km India
2020s 640,933 million passenger-km 6,233 million passenger-km 634,700 million passenger-km India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, India or Post-demographic dividend?
India, at 231,126 million passenger-km against 5,435 million passenger-km in Post-demographic dividend as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between India and Post-demographic dividend?
225,691 million passenger-km, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Post-demographic dividend?
27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do India and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for railways, passengers carried?
India ranks 3rd and Post-demographic dividend 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
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Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.