Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Austria
Austria: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 8,433 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Austria, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, passengers carried in Austria is 8,433 million passenger-km, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Austria peaked at 13,350 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7,417 million passenger-km, in 2020.
That places Austria 25th 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 Austria, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9,625 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 9,689 million passenger-km | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 8,140 million passenger-km | -16.0% |
| 1998 | 7,971 million passenger-km | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 7,995 million passenger-km | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 8,206 million passenger-km | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 8,240 million passenger-km | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 8,300 million passenger-km | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 8,249 million passenger-km | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 8,295 million passenger-km | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 8,470 million passenger-km | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 9,296 million passenger-km | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 9,580 million passenger-km | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 10,837 million passenger-km | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 10,653 million passenger-km | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 10,737 million passenger-km | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 10,875 million passenger-km | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 11,323 million passenger-km | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 11,915 million passenger-km | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 12,092 million passenger-km | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 12,208 million passenger-km | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 12,578 million passenger-km | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 12,657 million passenger-km | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 13,205 million passenger-km | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 13,350 million passenger-km | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 7,417 million passenger-km | -44.4% |
| 2021 | 8,433 million passenger-km | +13.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 8,433 million passenger-km is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,435 million passenger-km, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Austria's 8,433 million passenger-km is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,622 million passenger-km, 3.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Austria 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 | -44.4% | 13,350 million passenger-km | 7,417 million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,684 million passenger-km | 7,971 million passenger-km | 9,689 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 9,013 million passenger-km | 8,206 million passenger-km | 10,837 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,094 million passenger-km | 10,737 million passenger-km | 13,350 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,925 million passenger-km | 7,417 million passenger-km | 8,433 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More infrastructure data for Austria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.35 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.48 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 38.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3793 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 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 Austria?
- Railways, passengers carried in Austria was 8,433 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 13,350 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,417 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Austria ranks 25th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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.