Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in High income
High income: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 2,908 million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in High income, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
High income recorded 2,908 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.1% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in High income peaked at 8,092 million passenger-km in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2,908 million passenger-km, in 2021.
High income ranks 9th of 27 groups 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 High income, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6,795 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 6,870 million passenger-km | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 7,001 million passenger-km | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 7,058 million passenger-km | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 7,156 million passenger-km | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 7,528 million passenger-km | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 7,668 million passenger-km | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 7,428 million passenger-km | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 7,384 million passenger-km | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 7,442 million passenger-km | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 7,985 million passenger-km | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 8,092 million passenger-km | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 7,476 million passenger-km | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 7,626 million passenger-km | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 8,073 million passenger-km | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 6,591 million passenger-km | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 7,348 million passenger-km | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 7,536 million passenger-km | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 7,722 million passenger-km | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 7,738 million passenger-km | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 7,609 million passenger-km | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 7,653 million passenger-km | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 6,623 million passenger-km | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 6,560 million passenger-km | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 7,752 million passenger-km | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 4,854 million passenger-km | -37.4% |
| 2021 | 2,908 million passenger-km | -40.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in High income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -40.1% | 4,854 million passenger-km | 2,908 million passenger-km |
| 2020 | -37.4% | 7,752 million passenger-km | 4,854 million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,976 million passenger-km | 6,795 million passenger-km | 7,156 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 7,670 million passenger-km | 7,384 million passenger-km | 8,092 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,313 million passenger-km | 6,560 million passenger-km | 7,752 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,881 million passenger-km | 2,908 million passenger-km | 4,854 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 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 24,188 million passenger-km compare
More infrastructure data for High income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.01 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 141.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 398.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2795 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 398.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.41 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 High income?
- Railways, passengers carried in High income was 2,908 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 8,092 million passenger-km in 2006.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,908 million passenger-km in 2021.
- How does High income rank for railways, passengers carried?
- High income ranks 9th out of 27 groups with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.