Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in India
India: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 231,126 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in India, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2021, railways, passengers carried in India stood at 231,126 million passenger-km. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 78.0% on the previous year and down 76.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in India peaked at 1.18 million million passenger-km in 2018 and was at its lowest, 231,126 million passenger-km, in 2021.
India ranks 3rd 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 India, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 319,365 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 341,999 million passenger-km | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 357,013 million passenger-km | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 379,897 million passenger-km | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 403,884 million passenger-km | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 430,666 million passenger-km | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 457,022 million passenger-km | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 493,489 million passenger-km | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 515,044 million passenger-km | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 541,208 million passenger-km | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 575,702 million passenger-km | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 615,634 million passenger-km | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 694,764 million passenger-km | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 769,956 million passenger-km | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 838,032 million passenger-km | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 903,465 million passenger-km | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 978,508 million passenger-km | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 1.05 million million passenger-km | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 1.05 million million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million million passenger-km | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 1.15 million million passenger-km | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.14 million million passenger-km | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.15 million million passenger-km | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.18 million million passenger-km | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.16 million million passenger-km | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.05 million million passenger-km | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 231,126 million passenger-km | -78.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 231,126 million passenger-km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 173.63 million passenger-km, 1331.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in India 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 | -78.0% | 1.05 million million passenger-km | 231,126 million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 360,432 million passenger-km | 319,365 million passenger-km | 403,884 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 593,152 million passenger-km | 430,666 million passenger-km | 838,032 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 million million passenger-km | 903,465 million passenger-km | 1.18 million million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 640,933 million passenger-km | 231,126 million passenger-km | 1.05 million million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
More infrastructure data for India
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 79.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 39.24 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.027 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 26.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 39.24 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7935 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in India?
- Railways, passengers carried in India was 231,126 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million million passenger-km in 2018.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 231,126 million passenger-km in 2021.
- How does India rank for railways, passengers carried?
- India ranks 3rd out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.