Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Georgia
Georgia: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 273.27 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
273.27 million passenger-km
Change on year
up 10.7%
World rank
68th
of 101 countries
All-time high
808 million passenger-km
in 2006
All-time low
246.94 million passenger-km
in 2020
Years of data
27
1995–2021
Railways, passengers carried in Georgia, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 273.27 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2021.
The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Georgia peaked at 808 million passenger-km in 2006 and was at its lowest, 246.94 million passenger-km, in 2020.
Georgia ranks 68th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Georgia, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 371 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 380 million passenger-km | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 294 million passenger-km | -22.6% |
| 1998 | 397 million passenger-km | +35.0% |
| 1999 | 349 million passenger-km | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 453 million passenger-km | +29.8% |
| 2001 | 401 million passenger-km | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 401 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 396 million passenger-km | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 614 million passenger-km | +55.1% |
| 2005 | 713 million passenger-km | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 808 million passenger-km | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 773 million passenger-km | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 674 million passenger-km | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 626 million passenger-km | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 654 million passenger-km | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 641 million passenger-km | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 625 million passenger-km | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 585 million passenger-km | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 550 million passenger-km | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 464.6 million passenger-km | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 544.5 million passenger-km | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 596.7 million passenger-km | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 633.6 million passenger-km | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 676.64 million passenger-km | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 246.94 million passenger-km | -63.5% |
| 2021 | 273.27 million passenger-km | +10.7% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 273.27 million passenger-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million passenger-km, 54% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 273.27 million passenger-km is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,622 million passenger-km, 10% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 358.2 million passenger-km | 294 million passenger-km | 397 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 585.9 million passenger-km | 396 million passenger-km | 808 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 597.1 million passenger-km | 464.6 million passenger-km | 676.64 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 260.1 million passenger-km | 246.94 million passenger-km | 273.27 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More infrastructure data for Georgia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.14 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 161.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 258,038 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.78 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0677 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 258,038 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.61 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Georgia?
- Railways, passengers carried in Georgia was 273.27 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 808 million passenger-km in 2006.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 246.94 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Georgia rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Georgia ranks 68th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.