Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Algeria
Algeria: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 348 million passenger-km in 2020. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in Algeria, 1995–2020
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 348 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 76.1% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Algeria peaked at 1,826 million passenger-km in 1996 and was at its lowest, 348 million passenger-km, in 2020.
Algeria ranks 64th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,797 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 1,826 million passenger-km | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1,360 million passenger-km | -25.5% |
| 1998 | 1,163 million passenger-km | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 1,069 million passenger-km | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 1,142 million passenger-km | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 981 million passenger-km | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 954.87 million passenger-km | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 964 million passenger-km | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 950 million passenger-km | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 929 million passenger-km | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 821 million passenger-km | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 757.53 million passenger-km | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 937.08 million passenger-km | +23.7% |
| 2009 | 1,141 million passenger-km | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 1,045 million passenger-km | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 1,040 million passenger-km | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,141 million passenger-km | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 1,186 million passenger-km | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1,269 million passenger-km | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 1,337 million passenger-km | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 1,550 million passenger-km | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 1,602 million passenger-km | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1,454 million passenger-km | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 348 million passenger-km | -76.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 348 million passenger-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million passenger-km, 69% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 348 million passenger-km is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 928.17 million passenger-km, 37% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -76.1% | 1,454 million passenger-km | 348 million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,443 million passenger-km | 1,069 million passenger-km | 1,826 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 957.75 million passenger-km | 757.53 million passenger-km | 1,142 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,292 million passenger-km | 1,040 million passenger-km | 1,602 million passenger-km | 9 |
| 2020s | 348 million passenger-km | 348 million passenger-km | 348 million passenger-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More infrastructure data for Algeria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 54.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.93 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1481 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 9.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Algeria?
- Railways, passengers carried in Algeria was 348 million passenger-km in 2020, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,826 million passenger-km in 1996.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 348 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Algeria rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Algeria ranks 64th out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), published as part of Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.