Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 8,649 million passenger-km in 2020. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Kazakhstan, 1995–2020
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 8,649 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 51.1% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Kazakhstan peaked at 23,750 million passenger-km in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8,649 million passenger-km, in 2020.
That places Kazakhstan 24th out of 101 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 13,159 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 14,188 million passenger-km | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 12,801 million passenger-km | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 10,668 million passenger-km | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 8,859 million passenger-km | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 14,587 million passenger-km | +64.7% |
| 2008 | 14,130 million passenger-km | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 14,520 million passenger-km | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 15,800 million passenger-km | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 16,483 million passenger-km | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 19,081 million passenger-km | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 20,619 million passenger-km | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 23,750 million passenger-km | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 21,615 million passenger-km | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 17,322 million passenger-km | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 17,962 million passenger-km | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 18,510 million passenger-km | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 17,700 million passenger-km | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 8,649 million passenger-km | -51.1% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 8,649 million passenger-km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million passenger-km, 17.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 8,649 million passenger-km is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,622 million passenger-km, 3.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,935 million passenger-km | 8,859 million passenger-km | 14,188 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 14,413 million passenger-km | 14,130 million passenger-km | 14,587 million passenger-km | 3 |
| 2010s | 18,884 million passenger-km | 15,800 million passenger-km | 23,750 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,649 million passenger-km | 8,649 million passenger-km | 8,649 million passenger-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More infrastructure data for Kazakhstan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 26.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 127.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.44 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.87 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1186 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Kazakhstan?
- Railways, passengers carried in Kazakhstan was 8,649 million passenger-km in 2020, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 23,750 million passenger-km in 2014.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,649 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Kazakhstan ranks 24th out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.