Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Euro area
Euro area: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 2,052 million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in Euro area, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 2,052 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Euro area peaked at 4,508 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,052 million passenger-km, in 2021.
That places Euro area 13th out of 27 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Euro area, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4,448 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 4,136 million passenger-km | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 3,970 million passenger-km | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 3,990 million passenger-km | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 3,617 million passenger-km | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 3,438 million passenger-km | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 3,136 million passenger-km | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 3,000 million passenger-km | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 2,928 million passenger-km | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 2,878 million passenger-km | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 2,934 million passenger-km | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 2,981 million passenger-km | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 3,101 million passenger-km | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 3,194 million passenger-km | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 3,070 million passenger-km | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 3,134 million passenger-km | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 3,156 million passenger-km | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 3,131 million passenger-km | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 3,067 million passenger-km | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 3,218 million passenger-km | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 3,684 million passenger-km | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 3,732 million passenger-km | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 4,072 million passenger-km | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 4,201 million passenger-km | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 4,508 million passenger-km | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 2,366 million passenger-km | -47.5% |
| 2021 | 2,052 million passenger-km | -13.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Euro area changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -47.5% | 4,508 million passenger-km | 2,366 million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,032 million passenger-km | 3,617 million passenger-km | 4,448 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 3,066 million passenger-km | 2,878 million passenger-km | 3,438 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,590 million passenger-km | 3,067 million passenger-km | 4,508 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,209 million passenger-km | 2,052 million passenger-km | 2,366 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 10 Italy 27,693 million passenger-km compare
- 11 Pakistan 24,903 million passenger-km compare
- 12 United Kingdom 24,188 million passenger-km compare
- 13 Spain 17,002 million passenger-km compare
- 14 Brazil 16,486 million passenger-km compare
- 15 Poland 15,844 million passenger-km compare
- 16 Switzerland 14,308 million passenger-km compare
More infrastructure data for Euro area
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 424.06 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 123.5 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 142.04 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 41.34 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4005 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 142.04 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.2 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Euro area?
- Railways, passengers carried in Euro area was 2,052 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 4,508 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,052 million passenger-km in 2021.
- How does Euro area rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Euro area ranks 13th out of 27 groups with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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.