Railways, passengers carried in Iran
Iran: Railways, passengers carried was 11,231 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Iran, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Iran recorded 11,231 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2021.
The figure is up 117.2% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Iran peaked at 17,877 million passenger-km in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5,170 million passenger-km, in 2020.
Iran ranks 18th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,505 million passenger-km | 5,631 million passenger-km | 7,294 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 11,279 million passenger-km | 7,119 million passenger-km | 16,814 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,764 million passenger-km | 12,982 million passenger-km | 17,877 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,200 million passenger-km | 5,170 million passenger-km | 11,231 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 15 Poland 15,844 million passenger-km compare
- 16 Switzerland 14,308 million passenger-km compare
- 17 United States 12,460 million passenger-km compare
- 19 Netherlands 10,900 million passenger-km compare
- 20 Ukraine 10,696 million passenger-km compare
- 21 Turkey 10,683 million passenger-km compare
More infrastructure data for Iran
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 30.83 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28.23 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 174.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 159.39 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 18.07 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 136.93 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 144,976 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 128.5 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,435 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 85.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Iran?
- Railways, passengers carried in Iran was 11,231 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 17,877 million passenger-km in 2011.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,170 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Iran rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Iran ranks 18th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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.