Railways, passengers carried in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Railways, passengers carried was 2,478 million passenger-km in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
2,478 million passenger-km
Change on year
up 4.7%
Rank
9th
of 25 groups
All-time high
4,924 million passenger-km
in 2019
All-time low
2,366 million passenger-km
in 2020
Years of data
27
1995–2021
Railways, passengers carried in Europe & Central Asia, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 2,478 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 4,924 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,366 million passenger-km, in 2020.
That places Europe & Central Asia 9th out of 25 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Railways, passengers carried in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4,684 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 4,503 million passenger-km | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 3,970 million passenger-km | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 3,990 million passenger-km | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 3,618 million passenger-km | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 3,405 million passenger-km | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 3,272 million passenger-km | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 3,154 million passenger-km | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 3,338 million passenger-km | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 2,683 million passenger-km | -19.6% |
| 2005 | 3,616 million passenger-km | +34.7% |
| 2006 | 2,832 million passenger-km | -21.7% |
| 2007 | 3,368 million passenger-km | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 4,052 million passenger-km | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 3,478 million passenger-km | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 3,547 million passenger-km | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 3,479 million passenger-km | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 3,620 million passenger-km | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 4,232 million passenger-km | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 3,852 million passenger-km | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 3,858 million passenger-km | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 3,901 million passenger-km | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 4,282 million passenger-km | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 4,510 million passenger-km | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 4,924 million passenger-km | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 2,366 million passenger-km | -51.9% |
| 2021 | 2,478 million passenger-km | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,153 million passenger-km | 3,618 million passenger-km | 4,684 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 3,320 million passenger-km | 2,683 million passenger-km | 4,052 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,021 million passenger-km | 3,479 million passenger-km | 4,924 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,422 million passenger-km | 2,366 million passenger-km | 2,478 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 6 France 86,853 million passenger-km compare
- 7 Germany 58,822 million passenger-km compare
- 8 Egypt 40,837 million passenger-km compare
- 9 Indonesia 29,066 million passenger-km compare
- 10 Italy 27,693 million passenger-km compare
- 11 Pakistan 24,903 million passenger-km compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24,188 million passenger-km compare
More infrastructure data for Europe & Central Asia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.25 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 134.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 217.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2327 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 217.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.34 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Europe & Central Asia?
- Railways, passengers carried in Europe & Central Asia was 2,478 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?
- The highest recorded value was 4,924 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,366 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 9th out of 25 groups with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.