Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Iran
Iran: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) 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.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Iran, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7,294 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 7,044 million passenger-km | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 6,103 million passenger-km | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 5,631 million passenger-km | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 6,451 million passenger-km | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 7,119 million passenger-km | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 8,043 million passenger-km | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 8,582 million passenger-km | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 9,314 million passenger-km | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 10,012 million passenger-km | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 11,149 million passenger-km | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 12,549 million passenger-km | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 13,900 million passenger-km | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 15,312 million passenger-km | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 16,814 million passenger-km | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 17,611 million passenger-km | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 17,877 million passenger-km | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 17,172 million passenger-km | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 17,409 million passenger-km | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 16,272 million passenger-km | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 14,938 million passenger-km | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 12,982 million passenger-km | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 13,270 million passenger-km | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 15,239 million passenger-km | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 14,875 million passenger-km | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 5,170 million passenger-km | -65.2% |
| 2021 | 11,231 million passenger-km | +117.2% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 11,231 million passenger-km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million passenger-km, 22.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Iran's 11,231 million passenger-km is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 928.17 million passenger-km, 12.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Iran 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 | +117.2% | 5,170 million passenger-km | 11,231 million passenger-km |
| 2020 | -65.2% | 14,875 million passenger-km | 5,170 million passenger-km |
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
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 159.39 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 174.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28.23 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 30.83 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3083 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 28.23 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.74 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 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.