Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Australia
Australia: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 9,328 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Australia, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2021, railways, passengers carried in Australia stood at 9,328 million passenger-km. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.0% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Australia peaked at 18,842 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9,328 million passenger-km, in 2021.
That places Australia 23rd out of 101 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Australia, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10,344 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 10,696 million passenger-km | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 10,977 million passenger-km | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 10,951 million passenger-km | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 11,165 million passenger-km | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 11,552 million passenger-km | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 12,150 million passenger-km | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 12,006 million passenger-km | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 12,022 million passenger-km | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 12,087 million passenger-km | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 12,063 million passenger-km | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 12,591 million passenger-km | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 13,213 million passenger-km | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 14,276 million passenger-km | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 15,004 million passenger-km | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 14,993 million passenger-km | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 15,276 million passenger-km | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 15,569 million passenger-km | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 15,544 million passenger-km | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 15,571 million passenger-km | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 16,017 million passenger-km | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 16,504 million passenger-km | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 17,039 million passenger-km | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 18,021 million passenger-km | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 18,842 million passenger-km | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 15,053 million passenger-km | -20.1% |
| 2021 | 9,328 million passenger-km | -38.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 9,328 million passenger-km is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,435 million passenger-km, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Australia's 9,328 million passenger-km is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,163 million passenger-km, 2.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -38.0% | 15,053 million passenger-km | 9,328 million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,827 million passenger-km | 10,344 million passenger-km | 11,165 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 12,696 million passenger-km | 11,552 million passenger-km | 15,004 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,338 million passenger-km | 14,993 million passenger-km | 18,842 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,190 million passenger-km | 9,328 million passenger-km | 15,053 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More infrastructure data for Australia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.95 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.28 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2189 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.11 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Australia?
- Railways, passengers carried in Australia was 9,328 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 18,842 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,328 million passenger-km in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Australia ranks 23rd out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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.