Railways, passengers carried in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Railways, passengers carried was 8,649 million passenger-km in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
8,649 million passenger-km
Change on year
down 51.1%
World rank
24th
of 101 countries
All-time high
23,750 million passenger-km
in 2014
All-time low
8,649 million passenger-km
in 2020
Years of data
19
1995–2020

Railways, passengers carried in Kazakhstan, 1995–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1995200720201995: 13.2k million passenger-km1996: 14.2k million passenger-km1997: 12.8k million passenger-km1998: 10.7k million passenger-km1999: 8.9k million passenger-km2007: 14.6k million passenger-km2008: 14.1k million passenger-km2009: 14.5k million passenger-km2010: 15.8k million passenger-km2011: 16.5k million passenger-km2012: 19.1k million passenger-km2013: 20.6k million passenger-km2014: 23.8k million passenger-km2015: 21.6k million passenger-km2016: 17.3k million passenger-km2017: 18.0k million passenger-km2018: 18.5k million passenger-km2019: 17.7k million passenger-km2020: 8.6k million passenger-km

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 21 Turkey 10,683 million passenger-km compare
  2. 22 Bangladesh 10,040 million passenger-km compare
  3. 23 Australia 9,328 million passenger-km compare
  4. 25 Austria 8,433 million passenger-km compare
  5. 26 Argentina 8,361 million passenger-km compare
  6. 27 Sweden 8,008 million passenger-km compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)
Unit
million passenger-km
Source
Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,650 data points, 1995–2021
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Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.