Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 304 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Luxembourg, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2021, railways, passengers carried in Luxembourg stood at 304 million passenger-km.
The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Luxembourg peaked at 463 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 262 million passenger-km, in 2003.
That places Luxembourg 66th out of 101 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 286 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 284 million passenger-km | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 295 million passenger-km | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 300 million passenger-km | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 310 million passenger-km | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 332 million passenger-km | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 346 million passenger-km | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 268 million passenger-km | -22.5% |
| 2003 | 262 million passenger-km | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 266 million passenger-km | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 272 million passenger-km | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 298 million passenger-km | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 316 million passenger-km | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 345 million passenger-km | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 333 million passenger-km | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 347 million passenger-km | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 349 million passenger-km | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 373 million passenger-km | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 394 million passenger-km | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 409 million passenger-km | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 418 million passenger-km | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 418 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 438 million passenger-km | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 442 million passenger-km | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 463 million passenger-km | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 269 million passenger-km | -41.9% |
| 2021 | 304 million passenger-km | +13.0% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 304 million passenger-km is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,435 million passenger-km, 6% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 304 million passenger-km is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,622 million passenger-km, 12% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -41.9% | 463 million passenger-km | 269 million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 295 million passenger-km | 284 million passenger-km | 310 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 303.8 million passenger-km | 262 million passenger-km | 346 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 405.1 million passenger-km | 347 million passenger-km | 463 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 286.5 million passenger-km | 269 million passenger-km | 304 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More infrastructure data for Luxembourg
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 960,900 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 144.47 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 260,060 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 39.81 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3982 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 260,060 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.44 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Luxembourg?
- Railways, passengers carried in Luxembourg was 304 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 463 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 262 million passenger-km in 2003.
- How does Luxembourg rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Luxembourg ranks 66th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.