Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 91 million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in Mongolia, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, passengers carried in Mongolia is 91 million passenger-km, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 84.3% on the previous year and down 93.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Mongolia peaked at 1,485 million passenger-km in 2012 and was at its lowest, 91 million passenger-km, in 2021.
Mongolia ranks 82nd of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 680 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 744 million passenger-km | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 957 million passenger-km | +28.6% |
| 1998 | 982 million passenger-km | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1,013 million passenger-km | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1,070 million passenger-km | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 1,072 million passenger-km | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,073 million passenger-km | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,039 million passenger-km | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 1,228 million passenger-km | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 1,288 million passenger-km | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 1,406 million passenger-km | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 1,400 million passenger-km | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,008 million passenger-km | -28.0% |
| 2010 | 1,220 million passenger-km | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 1,399 million passenger-km | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 1,485 million passenger-km | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 1,394 million passenger-km | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 1,194 million passenger-km | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 996.74 million passenger-km | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 956 million passenger-km | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 973 million passenger-km | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,112 million passenger-km | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 580 million passenger-km | -47.8% |
| 2021 | 91 million passenger-km | -84.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 91 million passenger-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million passenger-km, 18% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 91 million passenger-km is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,163 million passenger-km, 2% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Mongolia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -84.3% | 580 million passenger-km | 91 million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 875.2 million passenger-km | 680 million passenger-km | 1,013 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,176 million passenger-km | 1,008 million passenger-km | 1,406 million passenger-km | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,192 million passenger-km | 956 million passenger-km | 1,485 million passenger-km | 9 |
| 2020s | 335.5 million passenger-km | 91 million passenger-km | 580 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More infrastructure data for Mongolia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.89 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.67 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 519,169 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1473 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 519,169 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.39 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Mongolia?
- Railways, passengers carried in Mongolia was 91 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,485 million passenger-km in 2012.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91 million passenger-km in 2021.
- How does Mongolia rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Mongolia ranks 82nd out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.