Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 580 million passenger-km in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
580 million passenger-km
Change on year
down 47.8%
Rank
21st
of 27 groups
All-time high
1,695 million passenger-km
in 2018
All-time low
580 million passenger-km
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020
Railways, passengers carried in Late-demographic dividend, 1995–2020
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 580 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 47.8% on the previous year and down 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 1,695 million passenger-km in 2018 and was at its lowest, 580 million passenger-km, in 2020.
That places Late-demographic dividend 21st out of 27 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,332 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 1,332 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,304 million passenger-km | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1,368 million passenger-km | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 1,102 million passenger-km | -19.4% |
| 2000 | 1,220 million passenger-km | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 1,072 million passenger-km | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 1,073 million passenger-km | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,039 million passenger-km | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 1,228 million passenger-km | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 1,549 million passenger-km | +26.1% |
| 2006 | 1,140 million passenger-km | -26.4% |
| 2007 | 1,487 million passenger-km | +30.4% |
| 2008 | 1,446 million passenger-km | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1,024 million passenger-km | -29.2% |
| 2010 | 1,377 million passenger-km | +34.5% |
| 2011 | 1,399 million passenger-km | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1,485 million passenger-km | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 1,592 million passenger-km | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 1,246 million passenger-km | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 1,246 million passenger-km | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,096 million passenger-km | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 1,164 million passenger-km | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 1,695 million passenger-km | +45.6% |
| 2019 | 1,112 million passenger-km | -34.4% |
| 2020 | 580 million passenger-km | -47.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,288 million passenger-km | 1,102 million passenger-km | 1,368 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,228 million passenger-km | 1,024 million passenger-km | 1,549 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,341 million passenger-km | 1,096 million passenger-km | 1,695 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 580 million passenger-km | 580 million passenger-km | 580 million passenger-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 18 Iran 11,231 million passenger-km compare
- 19 Netherlands 10,900 million passenger-km compare
- 20 Ukraine 10,696 million passenger-km compare
- 21 Turkey 10,683 million passenger-km compare
- 22 Bangladesh 10,040 million passenger-km compare
- 23 Australia 9,328 million passenger-km compare
- 24 Kazakhstan 8,649 million passenger-km compare
More infrastructure data for Late-demographic dividend
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.99 billion (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.75 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 267.08 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.38 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 267.08 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.29 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Late-demographic dividend?
- Railways, passengers carried in Late-demographic dividend was 580 million passenger-km in 2020, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1,695 million passenger-km in 2018.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 580 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 21st out of 27 groups with data for 2020.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.