Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Egypt
Egypt: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 40,837 million passenger-km in 2008. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in Egypt, 1995–2008
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2008, railways, passengers carried in Egypt stood at 40,837 million passenger-km.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Egypt peaked at 73,565 million passenger-km in 2000 and was at its lowest, 40,800 million passenger-km, in 2005.
Egypt ranks 8th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 52,406 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 55,438 million passenger-km | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 60,617 million passenger-km | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 64,860 million passenger-km | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 67,981 million passenger-km | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 73,565 million passenger-km | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 46,059 million passenger-km | -37.4% |
| 2002 | 40,837 million passenger-km | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 41,046 million passenger-km | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 40,800 million passenger-km | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 40,830 million passenger-km | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 40,837 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 40,837 million passenger-km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 173.63 million passenger-km, 235.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 40,837 million passenger-km is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 928.17 million passenger-km, 44.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60,260 million passenger-km | 52,406 million passenger-km | 67,981 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 46,282 million passenger-km | 40,800 million passenger-km | 73,565 million passenger-km | 7 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More infrastructure data for Egypt
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 97.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.25 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.37 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1137 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 13.25 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9713 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Egypt?
- Railways, passengers carried in Egypt was 40,837 million passenger-km in 2008, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 73,565 million passenger-km in 2000.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,800 million passenger-km in 2005.
- How does Egypt rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Egypt ranks 8th out of 101 countries with data for 2008.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.