Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 10,900 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Netherlands, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2021, railways, passengers carried in Netherlands stood at 10,900 million passenger-km.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Netherlands peaked at 22,600 million passenger-km in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9,200 million passenger-km, in 2020.
That places Netherlands 19th out of 101 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 13,000 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 13,100 million passenger-km | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 14,200 million passenger-km | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 14,900 million passenger-km | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 15,000 million passenger-km | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 15,400 million passenger-km | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 15,500 million passenger-km | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 15,500 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14,500 million passenger-km | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 14,079 million passenger-km | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 14,730 million passenger-km | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 15,889 million passenger-km | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 15,546 million passenger-km | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 15,313 million passenger-km | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 15,400 million passenger-km | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 14,600 million passenger-km | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 16,500 million passenger-km | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 16,100 million passenger-km | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 17,700 million passenger-km | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 16,200 million passenger-km | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 15,800 million passenger-km | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 16,900 million passenger-km | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 17,800 million passenger-km | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 22,600 million passenger-km | +27.0% |
| 2019 | 19,400 million passenger-km | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 9,200 million passenger-km | -52.6% |
| 2021 | 10,900 million passenger-km | +18.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 10,900 million passenger-km is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,435 million passenger-km, 2.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 10,900 million passenger-km is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,622 million passenger-km, 4.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Netherlands 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 | -52.6% | 19,400 million passenger-km | 9,200 million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,040 million passenger-km | 13,000 million passenger-km | 15,000 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 15,186 million passenger-km | 14,079 million passenger-km | 15,889 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,360 million passenger-km | 14,600 million passenger-km | 22,600 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,050 million passenger-km | 9,200 million passenger-km | 10,900 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 16 Switzerland 14,308 million passenger-km compare
- 17 United States 12,460 million passenger-km compare
- 18 Iran 11,231 million passenger-km compare
- 20 Ukraine 10,696 million passenger-km compare
- 21 Turkey 10,683 million passenger-km compare
- 22 Bangladesh 10,040 million passenger-km compare
More infrastructure data for Netherlands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.43 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 128.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.98 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2209 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.3 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Netherlands?
- Railways, passengers carried in Netherlands was 10,900 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 22,600 million passenger-km in 2018.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,200 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Netherlands ranks 19th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.