Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 929.34 million passenger-km in 2020. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Malaysia, 1995–2020
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, passengers carried in Malaysia is 929.34 million passenger-km, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 57.8% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Malaysia peaked at 2,497 million passenger-km in 2011 and was at its lowest, 929.34 million passenger-km, in 2020.
Malaysia ranks 50th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,270 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 1,370 million passenger-km | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 1,492 million passenger-km | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 1,397 million passenger-km | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 1,316 million passenger-km | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 1,220 million passenger-km | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 1,181 million passenger-km | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 2,256 million passenger-km | +91.0% |
| 2003 | 1,931 million passenger-km | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 1,931 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,152 million passenger-km | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 2,120 million passenger-km | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 2,193 million passenger-km | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 2,268 million passenger-km | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2,346 million passenger-km | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 2,415 million passenger-km | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 2,497 million passenger-km | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 2,321 million passenger-km | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 2,413 million passenger-km | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1,986 million passenger-km | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 1,964 million passenger-km | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2,344 million passenger-km | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 2,468 million passenger-km | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2,317 million passenger-km | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 2,200 million passenger-km | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 929.34 million passenger-km | -57.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 929.34 million passenger-km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million passenger-km, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 929.34 million passenger-km is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,163 million passenger-km, 22% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +91.0% | 1,181 million passenger-km | 2,256 million passenger-km |
| 2020 | -57.8% | 2,200 million passenger-km | 929.34 million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,369 million passenger-km | 1,270 million passenger-km | 1,492 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,960 million passenger-km | 1,181 million passenger-km | 2,346 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,293 million passenger-km | 1,964 million passenger-km | 2,497 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 929.34 million passenger-km | 929.34 million passenger-km | 929.34 million passenger-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More infrastructure data for Malaysia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.66 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 139.66 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.22 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2311 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 8.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Malaysia?
- Railways, passengers carried in Malaysia was 929.34 million passenger-km in 2020, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,497 million passenger-km in 2011.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 929.34 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Malaysia ranks 50th out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.