Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Ireland
Ireland: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 870 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Ireland, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 870 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Ireland peaked at 2,399 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 834 million passenger-km, in 2020.
That places Ireland 51st out of 101 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,291 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 1,295 million passenger-km | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,387 million passenger-km | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 1,421 million passenger-km | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1,458 million passenger-km | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1,389 million passenger-km | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 1,515 million passenger-km | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 1,628 million passenger-km | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 1,601 million passenger-km | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1,582 million passenger-km | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1,781 million passenger-km | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 1,872 million passenger-km | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 2,007 million passenger-km | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 1,976 million passenger-km | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1,683 million passenger-km | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 1,678 million passenger-km | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,638 million passenger-km | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1,578 million passenger-km | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 1,592 million passenger-km | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1,863 million passenger-km | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 1,917 million passenger-km | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1,990 million passenger-km | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 2,121 million passenger-km | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 2,281 million passenger-km | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 2,399 million passenger-km | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 834 million passenger-km | -65.2% |
| 2021 | 870 million passenger-km | +4.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 870 million passenger-km is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,435 million passenger-km, 16% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 870 million passenger-km is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,622 million passenger-km, 33% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -65.2% | 2,399 million passenger-km | 834 million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,370 million passenger-km | 1,291 million passenger-km | 1,458 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,703 million passenger-km | 1,389 million passenger-km | 2,007 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,906 million passenger-km | 1,578 million passenger-km | 2,399 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 852 million passenger-km | 834 million passenger-km | 870 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More infrastructure data for Ireland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.08 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1998 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.08 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 Ireland?
- Railways, passengers carried in Ireland was 870 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,399 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 834 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Ireland ranks 51st out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.