Railways, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Railways, passengers carried was 4,234 million passenger-km in 2015. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1995–2015
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 4,234 million passenger-km, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 6,876 million passenger-km in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,702 million passenger-km, in 1995.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 27 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,702 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 1,923 million passenger-km | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 1,964 million passenger-km | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1,970 million passenger-km | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 2,018 million passenger-km | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 3,200 million passenger-km | +58.5% |
| 2001 | 3,697 million passenger-km | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 4,115 million passenger-km | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 4,041 million passenger-km | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 4,163 million passenger-km | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 6,876 million passenger-km | +65.2% |
| 2015 | 4,234 million passenger-km | -38.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,915 million passenger-km | 1,702 million passenger-km | 2,018 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 4,349 million passenger-km | 3,200 million passenger-km | 6,876 million passenger-km | 6 |
| 2010s | 4,234 million passenger-km | 4,234 million passenger-km | 4,234 million passenger-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 3 India 231,126 million passenger-km compare
- 4 Russian Federation 103,447 million passenger-km compare
- 5 Republic of Korea 100,381 million passenger-km compare
- 6 France 86,853 million passenger-km compare
- 7 Germany 58,822 million passenger-km compare
- 8 Egypt 40,837 million passenger-km compare
- 9 Indonesia 29,066 million passenger-km compare
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.79 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 129.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 186.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0868 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 186.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.3 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Railways, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 4,234 million passenger-km in 2015, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6,876 million passenger-km in 2005.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,702 million passenger-km in 1995.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for railways, passengers carried?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 27 groups with data for 2015.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.