Railways, passengers carried in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Railways, passengers carried was 1,205 million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in Bulgaria, 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 Bulgaria is 1,205 million passenger-km, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Bulgaria peaked at 5,886 million passenger-km in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1,119 million passenger-km, in 2020.
Bulgaria ranks 49th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,841 million passenger-km | 3,819 million passenger-km | 5,886 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,570 million passenger-km | 2,144 million passenger-km | 3,472 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,702 million passenger-km | 1,438 million passenger-km | 2,100 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,162 million passenger-km | 1,119 million passenger-km | 1,205 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More infrastructure data for Bulgaria
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 551,943 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.98 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 723,825 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.626 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 7,027 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 21 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,248 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 82.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Bulgaria?
- Railways, passengers carried in Bulgaria was 1,205 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5,886 million passenger-km in 1997.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,119 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Bulgaria ranks 49th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.