Railways, passengers carried in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Railways, passengers carried was 147.5 million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, passengers carried in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 147.5 million passenger-km, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 1,019 million passenger-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 147.5 million passenger-km, in 2021.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 27 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,019 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 882 million passenger-km | -13.4% |
| 1997 | 639 million passenger-km | -27.6% |
| 1998 | 552 million passenger-km | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 385.5 million passenger-km | -30.2% |
| 2000 | 453 million passenger-km | +17.5% |
| 2001 | 401 million passenger-km | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 378 million passenger-km | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 352 million passenger-km | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 614 million passenger-km | +74.4% |
| 2005 | 713 million passenger-km | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 684 million passenger-km | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 730 million passenger-km | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 674 million passenger-km | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 574 million passenger-km | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 588 million passenger-km | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 591 million passenger-km | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 565.5 million passenger-km | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 597 million passenger-km | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 550 million passenger-km | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 479.8 million passenger-km | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 443 million passenger-km | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 422 million passenger-km | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 406.5 million passenger-km | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 414.5 million passenger-km | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 164.5 million passenger-km | -60.3% |
| 2021 | 147.5 million passenger-km | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 695.5 million passenger-km | 385.5 million passenger-km | 1,019 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 557.3 million passenger-km | 352 million passenger-km | 730 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 505.73 million passenger-km | 406.5 million passenger-km | 597 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 156 million passenger-km | 147.5 million passenger-km | 164.5 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 24 Kazakhstan 8,649 million passenger-km compare
- 25 Austria 8,433 million passenger-km compare
- 26 Argentina 8,361 million passenger-km compare
- 27 Sweden 8,008 million passenger-km compare
- 28 Sri Lanka 7,407 million passenger-km compare
- 29 Belgium 6,970 million passenger-km compare
- 30 Czechia 6,820 million passenger-km compare
More infrastructure data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 299.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 29.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1145 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 29.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Railways, passengers carried in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 147.5 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,019 million passenger-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 147.5 million passenger-km in 2021.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 27 groups with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.