Railways, passengers carried in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Railways, passengers carried was 104 million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in Azerbaijan, 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 Azerbaijan is 104 million passenger-km, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.5% on the previous year and down 84.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Azerbaijan peaked at 1,108 million passenger-km in 2007 and was at its lowest, 104 million passenger-km, in 2021.
Azerbaijan ranks 79th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 558.6 million passenger-km | 422 million passenger-km | 791 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 808 million passenger-km | 493 million passenger-km | 1,108 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 580.9 million passenger-km | 448 million passenger-km | 917 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 138 million passenger-km | 104 million passenger-km | 172 million passenger-km | 2 |
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.82 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.33 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.32 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 2.58 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1,434 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 28,424 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 8.12 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 800.16 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 90.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Azerbaijan?
- Railways, passengers carried in Azerbaijan was 104 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,108 million passenger-km in 2007.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 104 million passenger-km in 2021.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Azerbaijan ranks 79th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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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About this data
Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.