Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 10,040 million passenger-km in 2016. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Bangladesh, 1995–2016
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, passengers carried in Bangladesh is 10,040 million passenger-km, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.3% on the previous year and up 141.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Bangladesh peaked at 10,040 million passenger-km in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3,678 million passenger-km, in 1999.
Bangladesh ranks 22nd of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4,037 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 3,754 million passenger-km | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 3,754 million passenger-km | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,856 million passenger-km | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 3,678 million passenger-km | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 3,941 million passenger-km | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 4,209 million passenger-km | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 3,972 million passenger-km | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 4,024 million passenger-km | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 4,342 million passenger-km | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 4,164 million passenger-km | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 4,586 million passenger-km | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 5,609 million passenger-km | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 6,801 million passenger-km | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 7,304 million passenger-km | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 8,052 million passenger-km | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 8,787 million passenger-km | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 8,253 million passenger-km | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 8,135 million passenger-km | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 8,711 million passenger-km | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 10,040 million passenger-km | +15.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 10,040 million passenger-km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 173.63 million passenger-km, 57.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,816 million passenger-km | 3,678 million passenger-km | 4,037 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 4,628 million passenger-km | 3,941 million passenger-km | 6,801 million passenger-km | 9 |
| 2010s | 8,469 million passenger-km | 7,304 million passenger-km | 10,040 million passenger-km | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More infrastructure data for Bangladesh
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 187.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 284,748 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1641 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 284,748 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Bangladesh?
- Railways, passengers carried in Bangladesh was 10,040 million passenger-km in 2016, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 10,040 million passenger-km in 2016.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,678 million passenger-km in 1999.
- How does Bangladesh rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Bangladesh ranks 22nd out of 101 countries with data for 2016.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.