Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Czechia
Czechia: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 6,820 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Czechia, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 6,820 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Czechia peaked at 10,931 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6,503 million passenger-km, in 2009.
Czechia ranks 30th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8,023 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 8,111 million passenger-km | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 7,721 million passenger-km | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 7,018 million passenger-km | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 6,957 million passenger-km | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 7,300 million passenger-km | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 7,299 million passenger-km | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 6,597 million passenger-km | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 6,518 million passenger-km | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 6,590 million passenger-km | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 6,667 million passenger-km | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 6,922 million passenger-km | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 6,900 million passenger-km | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 6,803 million passenger-km | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 6,503 million passenger-km | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 6,591 million passenger-km | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 6,714 million passenger-km | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 7,265 million passenger-km | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 7,601 million passenger-km | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 7,797 million passenger-km | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 8,298 million passenger-km | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 8,843 million passenger-km | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 9,498 million passenger-km | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 10,286 million passenger-km | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 10,931 million passenger-km | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 6,665 million passenger-km | -39.0% |
| 2021 | 6,820 million passenger-km | +2.3% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 6,820 million passenger-km is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,435 million passenger-km, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 6,820 million passenger-km is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,622 million passenger-km, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -39.0% | 10,931 million passenger-km | 6,665 million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,566 million passenger-km | 6,957 million passenger-km | 8,111 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 6,810 million passenger-km | 6,503 million passenger-km | 7,300 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,382 million passenger-km | 6,591 million passenger-km | 10,931 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,743 million passenger-km | 6,665 million passenger-km | 6,820 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More infrastructure data for Czechia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.59 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.16 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.79 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1062 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.16 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.25 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Czechia?
- Railways, passengers carried in Czechia was 6,820 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,931 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,503 million passenger-km in 2009.
- How does Czechia rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Czechia ranks 30th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.