Railways, passengers carried in Latvia
Latvia: Railways, passengers carried was 360.8 million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in Latvia, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2021, railways, passengers carried in Latvia stood at 360.8 million passenger-km. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Latvia peaked at 1,373 million passenger-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 360.8 million passenger-km, in 2021.
That places Latvia 63rd out of 101 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,149 million passenger-km | 984 million passenger-km | 1,373 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 831.4 million passenger-km | 706 million passenger-km | 992 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 663.1 million passenger-km | 584 million passenger-km | 749 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 386.9 million passenger-km | 360.8 million passenger-km | 413 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More infrastructure data for Latvia
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 204,756 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 121.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.27 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 4.48 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 2.37 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 43,243 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 16.94 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 9,014 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 92.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Latvia?
- Railways, passengers carried in Latvia was 360.8 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,373 million passenger-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 360.8 million passenger-km in 2021.
- How does Latvia rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Latvia ranks 63rd out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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
Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.