Rail lines in Sweden
Sweden: Rail lines was 9,714 total route-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
9,714 total route-km
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
18th
of 104 countries
All-time high
10,929 total route-km
in 1998
All-time low
9,684 total route-km
in 2016
Years of data
27
1995–2021
Rail lines in Sweden, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 9,714 total route-km for rail lines in 2021.
That represents a change of down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines in Sweden peaked at 10,929 total route-km in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9,684 total route-km, in 2016.
Sweden ranks 18th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Rail lines in Sweden, year by year
| Year | total route-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10,884 total route-km | — |
| 1996 | 10,923 total route-km | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 10,738 total route-km | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 10,929 total route-km | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 10,705 total route-km | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 10,698 total route-km | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 9,865 total route-km | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 9,940 total route-km | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 9,882 total route-km | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 9,895 total route-km | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 9,867 total route-km | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 9,869 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9,821 total route-km | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 9,840 total route-km | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 9,946 total route-km | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 9,968 total route-km | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 10,014 total route-km | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 9,944 total route-km | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 9,765 total route-km | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 9,689 total route-km | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 9,716 total route-km | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 9,684 total route-km | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 9,684 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9,708 total route-km | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 9,701 total route-km | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 9,711 total route-km | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 9,714 total route-km | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 9,714 total route-km is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,756 total route-km, 2.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 9,714 total route-km is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,619 total route-km, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,836 total route-km | 10,705 total route-km | 10,929 total route-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 9,962 total route-km | 9,821 total route-km | 10,698 total route-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,787 total route-km | 9,684 total route-km | 10,014 total route-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,712 total route-km | 9,711 total route-km | 9,714 total route-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More infrastructure data for Sweden
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 796,716 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 796,716 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.41 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines in Sweden?
- Rail lines in Sweden was 9,714 total route-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 10,929 total route-km in 1998.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,684 total route-km in 2016.
- How does Sweden rank for rail lines?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC), published as part of Rail lines (total route-km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total length of rail line in the country operated for passenger transport, goods transport, or both.