Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Denmark
Denmark: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 6,560 million passenger-km in 2018. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Denmark, 1995–2018
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, passengers carried in Denmark is 6,560 million passenger-km, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Denmark peaked at 7,076 million passenger-km in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4,621 million passenger-km, in 1996.
Denmark ranks 31st of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4,684 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 4,621 million passenger-km | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 4,978 million passenger-km | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 5,163 million passenger-km | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 5,113 million passenger-km | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 5,537 million passenger-km | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 5,721 million passenger-km | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 5,754 million passenger-km | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 5,893 million passenger-km | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 6,074 million passenger-km | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 6,136 million passenger-km | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 6,274 million passenger-km | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 6,353 million passenger-km | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 6,475 million passenger-km | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 6,367 million passenger-km | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 6,577 million passenger-km | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 6,890 million passenger-km | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 7,020 million passenger-km | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 7,076 million passenger-km | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 6,808 million passenger-km | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 6,808 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6,653 million passenger-km | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 6,623 million passenger-km | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 6,560 million passenger-km | -1.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 6,560 million passenger-km is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,435 million passenger-km, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 6,560 million passenger-km is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,622 million passenger-km, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,912 million passenger-km | 4,621 million passenger-km | 5,163 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 6,058 million passenger-km | 5,537 million passenger-km | 6,475 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,779 million passenger-km | 6,560 million passenger-km | 7,076 million passenger-km | 9 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More infrastructure data for Denmark
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.57 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 697,867 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1168 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 697,867 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.27 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 Denmark?
- Railways, passengers carried in Denmark was 6,560 million passenger-km in 2018, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 7,076 million passenger-km in 2013.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,621 million passenger-km in 1996.
- How does Denmark rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Denmark ranks 31st out of 101 countries with data for 2018.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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.