Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Japan
Japan: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 263,211 million passenger-km in 2020. ▬ Flat
Railways, passengers carried in Japan, 1995–2020
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Japan recorded 263,211 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.5% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Japan peaked at 441,614 million passenger-km in 2018 and was at its lowest, 263,211 million passenger-km, in 2020.
Japan ranks 2nd of 101 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Japan, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 400,084 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 402,156 million passenger-km | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 395,278 million passenger-km | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 388,917 million passenger-km | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 385,098 million passenger-km | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 384,287 million passenger-km | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 385,402 million passenger-km | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 382,239 million passenger-km | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 385,012 million passenger-km | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 385,163 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 391,215 million passenger-km | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 395,908 million passenger-km | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 405,544 million passenger-km | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 404,585 million passenger-km | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 393,765 million passenger-km | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 393,466 million passenger-km | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 395,067 million passenger-km | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 404,396 million passenger-km | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 414,387 million passenger-km | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 413,970 million passenger-km | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 427,486 million passenger-km | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 431,799 million passenger-km | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 437,363 million passenger-km | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 441,614 million passenger-km | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 435,063 million passenger-km | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 263,211 million passenger-km | -39.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 263,211 million passenger-km is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,435 million passenger-km, 48.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Japan's 263,211 million passenger-km is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,163 million passenger-km, 63.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Japan 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 | -39.5% | 435,063 million passenger-km | 263,211 million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 394,307 million passenger-km | 385,098 million passenger-km | 402,156 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 391,312 million passenger-km | 382,239 million passenger-km | 405,544 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 419,461 million passenger-km | 393,466 million passenger-km | 441,614 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 263,211 million passenger-km | 263,211 million passenger-km | 263,211 million passenger-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More infrastructure data for Japan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 221.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 178.43 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 59.33 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.7 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4765 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 59.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.78 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Japan?
- Railways, passengers carried in Japan was 263,211 million passenger-km in 2020, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 441,614 million passenger-km in 2018.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 263,211 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Japan ranks 2nd out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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.