Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in France
France: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 86,853 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in France, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
France recorded 86,853 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2021.
That represents a change of up 33.9% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in France peaked at 112,384 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64,444 million passenger-km, in 1995.
France ranks 6th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in France, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 64,444 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 69,183 million passenger-km | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 71,016 million passenger-km | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 75,175 million passenger-km | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 77,111 million passenger-km | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 82,253 million passenger-km | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 84,180 million passenger-km | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 86,186 million passenger-km | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 84,151 million passenger-km | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 88,567 million passenger-km | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 90,859 million passenger-km | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 94,590 million passenger-km | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 96,709 million passenger-km | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 102,721 million passenger-km | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 101,821 million passenger-km | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 102,167 million passenger-km | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 105,596 million passenger-km | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 105,956 million passenger-km | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 105,215 million passenger-km | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 104,589 million passenger-km | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 104,849 million passenger-km | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 104,207 million passenger-km | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 110,568 million passenger-km | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 107,958 million passenger-km | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 112,384 million passenger-km | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 64,859 million passenger-km | -42.3% |
| 2021 | 86,853 million passenger-km | +33.9% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 86,853 million passenger-km is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,435 million passenger-km, 16.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- France's 86,853 million passenger-km is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,622 million passenger-km, 33.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in France 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 | -42.3% | 112,384 million passenger-km | 64,859 million passenger-km |
| 2021 | +33.9% | 64,859 million passenger-km | 86,853 million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71,386 million passenger-km | 64,444 million passenger-km | 77,111 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 91,204 million passenger-km | 82,253 million passenger-km | 102,721 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 106,349 million passenger-km | 102,167 million passenger-km | 112,384 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,856 million passenger-km | 64,859 million passenger-km | 86,853 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near France
More infrastructure data for France
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 77.53 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.69 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 37.28 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 56.11 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.5453 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 37.28 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in France?
- Railways, passengers carried in France was 86,853 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 112,384 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,444 million passenger-km in 1995.
- How does France rank for railways, passengers carried?
- France ranks 6th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.