Railways, passengers carried in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Railways, passengers carried was 406.63 million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
406.63 million passenger-km
Change on year
up 16.9%
Rank
23rd
of 27 groups
All-time high
2,101 million passenger-km
in 1995
All-time low
347.97 million passenger-km
in 2020
Years of data
27
1995–2021
Railways, passengers carried in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) is 406.63 million passenger-km, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 16.9% on the previous year and down 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2,101 million passenger-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 347.97 million passenger-km, in 2020.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,101 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 1,722 million passenger-km | -18.0% |
| 1997 | 1,158 million passenger-km | -32.8% |
| 1998 | 1,092 million passenger-km | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 789 million passenger-km | -27.7% |
| 2000 | 1,090 million passenger-km | +38.1% |
| 2001 | 1,082 million passenger-km | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 954 million passenger-km | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 731.5 million passenger-km | -23.3% |
| 2004 | 1,017 million passenger-km | +39.0% |
| 2005 | 1,266 million passenger-km | +24.5% |
| 2006 | 1,163 million passenger-km | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 1,570 million passenger-km | +35.0% |
| 2008 | 1,748 million passenger-km | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 1,725 million passenger-km | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,742 million passenger-km | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1,486 million passenger-km | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 1,104 million passenger-km | -25.7% |
| 2013 | 948 million passenger-km | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 1,314 million passenger-km | +38.7% |
| 2015 | 951 million passenger-km | -27.7% |
| 2016 | 836 million passenger-km | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 745 million passenger-km | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 756 million passenger-km | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 734 million passenger-km | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 347.97 million passenger-km | -52.6% |
| 2021 | 406.63 million passenger-km | +16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,372 million passenger-km | 789 million passenger-km | 2,101 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,235 million passenger-km | 731.5 million passenger-km | 1,748 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,062 million passenger-km | 734 million passenger-km | 1,742 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 377.3 million passenger-km | 347.97 million passenger-km | 406.63 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 20 Ukraine 10,696 million passenger-km compare
- 21 Türkiye 10,683 million passenger-km compare
- 22 Bangladesh 10,040 million passenger-km compare
- 23 Australia 9,328 million passenger-km compare
- 24 Kazakhstan 8,649 million passenger-km compare
- 25 Austria 8,433 million passenger-km compare
- 26 Argentina 8,361 million passenger-km compare
More infrastructure data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 664.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 53.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1146 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 53.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.44 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Railways, passengers carried in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 406.63 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 2,101 million passenger-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 347.97 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd out of 27 groups with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.