Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) 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.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 791 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 558 million passenger-km | -29.5% |
| 1997 | 489 million passenger-km | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 533 million passenger-km | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 422 million passenger-km | -20.8% |
| 2000 | 493 million passenger-km | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 537 million passenger-km | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 584 million passenger-km | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 654 million passenger-km | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 789 million passenger-km | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 878 million passenger-km | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 964 million passenger-km | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 1,108 million passenger-km | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 1,049 million passenger-km | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 1,024 million passenger-km | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 917 million passenger-km | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 660 million passenger-km | -28.0% |
| 2012 | 591 million passenger-km | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 609 million passenger-km | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 612 million passenger-km | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 495 million passenger-km | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 448 million passenger-km | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 467 million passenger-km | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 466 million passenger-km | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 544 million passenger-km | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 172 million passenger-km | -68.4% |
| 2021 | 104 million passenger-km | -39.5% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 104 million passenger-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million passenger-km, 21% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 104 million passenger-km is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,622 million passenger-km, 4% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More infrastructure data for Azerbaijan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.33 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.82 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1299 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -18.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.33 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.11 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 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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Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.