What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Poland and Upper middle income?

13,958 million passenger-km, with Poland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Upper middle income?

24 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.

Poland vs Upper middle income: Railways, passengers carried

Poland

15,844 million passenger-km

in 2021

Upper middle income

1,886 million passenger-km

in 2019

Poland rank

15th

Upper middle income rank

12th

Railways, passengers carried over time

Poland
Upper middle income

How they compare

Poland currently reports 15,844 million passenger-km against 1,886 million passenger-km in Upper middle income, a difference of 13,958 million passenger-km.

That makes Poland's figure about 8.4 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26,174 million passenger-km	1,316 million passenger-km	24,858 million passenger-km	Poland
2000s	20,104 million passenger-km	1,067 million passenger-km	19,036 million passenger-km	Poland
2010s	18,406 million passenger-km	1,850 million passenger-km	16,556 million passenger-km	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, passengers carried, Poland or Upper middle income?: Poland, at 15,844 million passenger-km against 1,886 million passenger-km in Upper middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, passengers carried between Poland and Upper middle income?: 13,958 million passenger-km, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Upper middle income?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Poland and Upper middle income rank globally for railways, passengers carried?: Poland ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 12th 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.