Railways, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Railways, passengers carried was 10,789 million passenger-km in 2017. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific, 1995–2017
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 10,789 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.6% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 16,572 million passenger-km in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3,784 million passenger-km, in 1997.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd of 25 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4,178 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 4,294 million passenger-km | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 3,784 million passenger-km | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 3,948 million passenger-km | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 7,003 million passenger-km | +77.4% |
| 2000 | 9,935 million passenger-km | +41.9% |
| 2001 | 10,037 million passenger-km | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 10,022 million passenger-km | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 8,726 million passenger-km | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 9,195 million passenger-km | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 10,781 million passenger-km | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 12,835 million passenger-km | +19.0% |
| 2010 | 15,741 million passenger-km | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 16,572 million passenger-km | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 16,017 million passenger-km | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 10,789 million passenger-km | -32.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,641 million passenger-km | 3,784 million passenger-km | 7,003 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 10,219 million passenger-km | 8,726 million passenger-km | 12,835 million passenger-km | 7 |
| 2010s | 14,780 million passenger-km | 10,789 million passenger-km | 16,572 million passenger-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.24 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 135.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 288.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1205 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 288.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.36 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?
- Railways, passengers carried in East Asia & Pacific was 10,789 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?
- The highest recorded value was 16,572 million passenger-km in 2011.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,784 million passenger-km in 1997.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for railways, passengers carried?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd out of 25 groups with data for 2017.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.