Railways, passengers carried in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Railways, passengers carried was 1,493 million passenger-km in 2008. ▬ Flat
Railways, passengers carried in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1995–2008
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 1,493 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2008.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 1,680 million passenger-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,116 million passenger-km, in 2002.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Railways, passengers carried in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,680 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 1,472 million passenger-km | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 1,278 million passenger-km | -13.2% |
| 1998 | 1,150 million passenger-km | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 1,130 million passenger-km | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 1,200 million passenger-km | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 1,131 million passenger-km | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 1,116 million passenger-km | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1,294 million passenger-km | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 1,317 million passenger-km | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1,508 million passenger-km | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 1,493 million passenger-km | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,342 million passenger-km | 1,130 million passenger-km | 1,680 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,294 million passenger-km | 1,116 million passenger-km | 1,508 million passenger-km | 7 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24,188 million passenger-km compare
- 13 Spain 17,002 million passenger-km compare
- 14 Brazil 16,486 million passenger-km
- 15 Poland 15,844 million passenger-km compare
- 16 Switzerland 14,308 million passenger-km compare
- 17 United States of America 12,460 million passenger-km compare
- 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 11,231 million passenger-km compare
More infrastructure data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 884.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 84.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.2 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1014 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 84.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.07 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Railways, passengers carried in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 1,493 million passenger-km in 2008, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,680 million passenger-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,116 million passenger-km in 2002.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th out of 27 groups with data for 2008.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.