Railways, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Railways, passengers carried was 4,838 million passenger-km in 2017. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1995–2017
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 4,838 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2017.
That represents a change of up 68.0% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 6,876 million passenger-km in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,702 million passenger-km, in 1995.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th of 27 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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% |
| 2007 | 6,348 million passenger-km | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 6,282 million passenger-km | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 6,302 million passenger-km | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4,234 million passenger-km | -32.8% |
| 2016 | 2,880 million passenger-km | -32.0% |
| 2017 | 4,838 million passenger-km | +68.0% |
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 | 4,634 million passenger-km | 3,200 million passenger-km | 6,876 million passenger-km | 7 |
| 2010s | 4,907 million passenger-km | 2,880 million passenger-km | 6,302 million passenger-km | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 2 Japan 263,211 million passenger-km compare
- 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
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.79 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 185.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0874 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 185.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.32 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Railways, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 4,838 million passenger-km in 2017, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 6,876 million passenger-km in 2005.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,702 million passenger-km in 1995.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for railways, passengers carried?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th out of 27 groups with data for 2017.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.