Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Morocco
Morocco: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 4,464 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Morocco, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2021, railways, passengers carried in Morocco stood at 4,464 million passenger-km.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 85.3% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Morocco peaked at 5,507 million passenger-km in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,564 million passenger-km, in 1995.
That places Morocco 36th 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,564 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 1,776 million passenger-km | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 1,856 million passenger-km | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 1,875 million passenger-km | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1,880 million passenger-km | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,956 million passenger-km | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 2,019 million passenger-km | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 2,145 million passenger-km | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 2,374 million passenger-km | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 2,644 million passenger-km | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 2,987 million passenger-km | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 3,333 million passenger-km | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 3,659 million passenger-km | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 3,820 million passenger-km | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 4,190 million passenger-km | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 4,398 million passenger-km | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 4,819 million passenger-km | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 5,114 million passenger-km | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 5,397 million passenger-km | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 5,449 million passenger-km | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 5,507 million passenger-km | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 5,208 million passenger-km | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 4,923 million passenger-km | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 4,475 million passenger-km | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 4,803 million passenger-km | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 2,409 million passenger-km | -49.8% |
| 2021 | 4,464 million passenger-km | +85.3% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 4,464 million passenger-km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 173.63 million passenger-km, 25.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 4,464 million passenger-km is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 928.17 million passenger-km, 4.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Morocco 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 | +85.3% | 2,409 million passenger-km | 4,464 million passenger-km |
| 2020 | -49.8% | 4,803 million passenger-km | 2,409 million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,790 million passenger-km | 1,564 million passenger-km | 1,880 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,913 million passenger-km | 1,956 million passenger-km | 4,190 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,009 million passenger-km | 4,398 million passenger-km | 5,507 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,436 million passenger-km | 2,409 million passenger-km | 4,464 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More infrastructure data for Morocco
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 58.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 153.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.04 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.98 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0797 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.04 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.53 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Morocco?
- Railways, passengers carried in Morocco was 4,464 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 5,507 million passenger-km in 2015.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,564 million passenger-km in 1995.
- How does Morocco rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Morocco ranks 36th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.