Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Greece
Greece: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 653 million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
653 million passenger-km
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
54th
of 101 countries
All-time high
1,930 million passenger-km
in 2007
All-time low
640 million passenger-km
in 2020
Years of data
27
1995–2021
Railways, passengers carried in Greece, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Greece recorded 653 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Greece peaked at 1,930 million passenger-km in 2007 and was at its lowest, 640 million passenger-km, in 2020.
Greece ranks 54th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Greece, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,568 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 1,751 million passenger-km | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 1,812 million passenger-km | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 1,551 million passenger-km | -14.4% |
| 1999 | 1,882 million passenger-km | +21.3% |
| 2000 | 1,628 million passenger-km | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 1,797 million passenger-km | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 1,836 million passenger-km | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1,574 million passenger-km | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 1,669 million passenger-km | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 1,854 million passenger-km | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 1,811 million passenger-km | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1,930 million passenger-km | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 1,657 million passenger-km | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 1,414 million passenger-km | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 1,337 million passenger-km | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 958 million passenger-km | -28.3% |
| 2012 | 832 million passenger-km | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 755 million passenger-km | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 1,072 million passenger-km | +42.0% |
| 2015 | 1,263 million passenger-km | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 1,192 million passenger-km | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 1,109 million passenger-km | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 1,104 million passenger-km | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,252 million passenger-km | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 640 million passenger-km | -48.9% |
| 2021 | 653 million passenger-km | +2.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 653 million passenger-km is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,435 million passenger-km, 12% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Greece's 653 million passenger-km is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,622 million passenger-km, 25% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,713 million passenger-km | 1,551 million passenger-km | 1,882 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,717 million passenger-km | 1,414 million passenger-km | 1,930 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,087 million passenger-km | 755 million passenger-km | 1,337 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 646.5 million passenger-km | 640 million passenger-km | 653 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More infrastructure data for Greece
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.69 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 46.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4509 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.69 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Greece?
- Railways, passengers carried in Greece was 653 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1,930 million passenger-km in 2007.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 640 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Greece ranks 54th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.