Railways, passengers carried in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Railways, passengers carried was 873.5 million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
873.5 million passenger-km
Change on year
up 11.4%
Rank
17th
of 25 groups
All-time high
4,202 million passenger-km
in 1995
All-time low
784 million passenger-km
in 2020
Years of data
27
1995–2021
Railways, passengers carried in Central Europe and the Baltics, 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 Central Europe and the Baltics is 873.5 million passenger-km, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and down 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 4,202 million passenger-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 784 million passenger-km, in 2020.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 17th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4,202 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 3,769 million passenger-km | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 3,057 million passenger-km | -18.9% |
| 1998 | 3,092 million passenger-km | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 2,968 million passenger-km | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 2,870 million passenger-km | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 2,805 million passenger-km | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 2,598 million passenger-km | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 2,316 million passenger-km | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 2,228 million passenger-km | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 2,182 million passenger-km | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 2,213 million passenger-km | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2,165 million passenger-km | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 2,296 million passenger-km | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 2,144 million passenger-km | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 2,100 million passenger-km | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2,068 million passenger-km | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,876 million passenger-km | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 1,826 million passenger-km | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1,702 million passenger-km | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 1,552 million passenger-km | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 1,458 million passenger-km | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 1,438 million passenger-km | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1,479 million passenger-km | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1,524 million passenger-km | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 784 million passenger-km | -48.5% |
| 2021 | 873.5 million passenger-km | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,418 million passenger-km | 2,968 million passenger-km | 4,202 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,382 million passenger-km | 2,144 million passenger-km | 2,870 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,702 million passenger-km | 1,438 million passenger-km | 2,100 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 828.75 million passenger-km | 784 million passenger-km | 873.5 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 14 Brazil 16,486 million passenger-km compare
- 15 Poland 15,844 million passenger-km compare
- 16 Switzerland 14,308 million passenger-km compare
- 17 United States 12,460 million passenger-km compare
- 18 Iran 11,231 million passenger-km compare
- 19 Netherlands 10,900 million passenger-km compare
- 20 Ukraine 10,696 million passenger-km compare
More infrastructure data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.27 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.68 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.39 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.73 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1538 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 15.39 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.3 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Railways, passengers carried in Central Europe and the Baltics was 873.5 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 4,202 million passenger-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 784 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 17th out of 25 groups with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.