Railways, passengers carried in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Railways, passengers carried was 21 million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
21 million passenger-km
Change on year
up 208.8%
World rank
93rd
of 101 countries
All-time high
106.1 million passenger-km
in 2009
All-time low
6.8 million passenger-km
in 2020
Years of data
24
1995–2021
Railways, passengers carried in Kyrgyzstan, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2021, railways, passengers carried in Kyrgyzstan stood at 21 million passenger-km.
The figure is up 208.8% on the previous year and down 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 106.1 million passenger-km in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.8 million passenger-km, in 2020.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 93rd of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 87 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 92 million passenger-km | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 93 million passenger-km | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 59 million passenger-km | -36.6% |
| 1999 | 31 million passenger-km | -47.5% |
| 2000 | 44 million passenger-km | +41.9% |
| 2001 | 50 million passenger-km | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 43 million passenger-km | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 50 million passenger-km | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 45 million passenger-km | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 60.3 million passenger-km | +34.0% |
| 2007 | 59.9 million passenger-km | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 90.2 million passenger-km | +50.6% |
| 2009 | 106.1 million passenger-km | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 98.7 million passenger-km | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 82.8 million passenger-km | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 75.8 million passenger-km | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 41 million passenger-km | -45.9% |
| 2016 | 40.8 million passenger-km | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 43 million passenger-km | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 35 million passenger-km | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 37.1 million passenger-km | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 6.8 million passenger-km | -81.7% |
| 2021 | 21 million passenger-km | +208.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.4 million passenger-km | 31 million passenger-km | 93 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 60.94 million passenger-km | 43 million passenger-km | 106.1 million passenger-km | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.77 million passenger-km | 35 million passenger-km | 98.7 million passenger-km | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.9 million passenger-km | 6.8 million passenger-km | 21 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 90 North Macedonia 25.35 million passenger-km compare
- 91 Republic of Moldova 23.3 million passenger-km compare
- 92 Tajikistan 21.7 million passenger-km compare
- 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15 million passenger-km compare
- 95 Côte d'Ivoire 10 million passenger-km compare
- 95 Madagascar 10 million passenger-km compare
More infrastructure data for Kyrgyzstan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.72 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.49 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 156,698 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.18 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0217 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 156,698 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.07 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Kyrgyzstan?
- Railways, passengers carried in Kyrgyzstan was 21 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 106.1 million passenger-km in 2009.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 93rd out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.