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

24,781 million passenger-km, with Italy ahead.

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

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.

Italy vs OECD members: Railways, passengers carried

Italy

27,693 million passenger-km

in 2021

OECD members

2,912 million passenger-km

in 2021

Italy rank

10th

OECD members rank

7th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Italy
OECD members

How they compare

Italy currently reports 27,693 million passenger-km against 2,912 million passenger-km in OECD members, a difference of 24,781 million passenger-km.

That makes Italy's figure about 9.5 times OECD members's.

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

Italy ranks 10th and OECD members ranks 7th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	OECD members	Difference	Ahead
1990s	43,410 million passenger-km	6,448 million passenger-km	36,961 million passenger-km	Italy
2000s	48,202 million passenger-km	7,264 million passenger-km	40,937 million passenger-km	Italy
2010s	50,917 million passenger-km	7,974 million passenger-km	42,942 million passenger-km	Italy
2020s	24,981 million passenger-km	4,336 million passenger-km	20,645 million passenger-km	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Italy or OECD members?: Italy, at 27,693 million passenger-km against 2,912 million passenger-km in OECD members as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Italy and OECD members?: 24,781 million passenger-km, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and OECD members?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Italy and OECD members rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Italy ranks 10th and OECD members ranks 7th 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.