Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 25.35 million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in North Macedonia, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2021, railways, passengers carried in North Macedonia stood at 25.35 million passenger-km.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 82.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in North Macedonia peaked at 178 million passenger-km in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25 million passenger-km, in 2020.
North Macedonia ranks 90th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 65 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 120 million passenger-km | +84.6% |
| 1997 | 141 million passenger-km | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 150 million passenger-km | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 150 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 176 million passenger-km | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 133 million passenger-km | -24.4% |
| 2002 | 98 million passenger-km | -26.3% |
| 2003 | 92 million passenger-km | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 94 million passenger-km | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 94 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 105 million passenger-km | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 109 million passenger-km | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 148 million passenger-km | +35.8% |
| 2009 | 154 million passenger-km | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 155 million passenger-km | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 145 million passenger-km | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 99 million passenger-km | -31.7% |
| 2013 | 80 million passenger-km | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 80 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 178 million passenger-km | +122.5% |
| 2016 | 83 million passenger-km | -53.4% |
| 2017 | 59 million passenger-km | -28.9% |
| 2018 | 64 million passenger-km | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 62 million passenger-km | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 25 million passenger-km | -59.7% |
| 2021 | 25.35 million passenger-km | +1.4% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 25.35 million passenger-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million passenger-km, 5% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 25.35 million passenger-km is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,622 million passenger-km, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in North Macedonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +122.5% | 80 million passenger-km | 178 million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 125.2 million passenger-km | 65 million passenger-km | 150 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 120.3 million passenger-km | 92 million passenger-km | 176 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.5 million passenger-km | 59 million passenger-km | 178 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.17 million passenger-km | 25 million passenger-km | 25.35 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 87 Armenia 55 million passenger-km compare
- 88 Cambodia 45 million passenger-km compare
- 89 Montenegro 27.8 million passenger-km compare
- 91 Moldova 23.3 million passenger-km compare
- 92 Tajikistan 21.7 million passenger-km compare
- 93 Kyrgyzstan 21 million passenger-km compare
More infrastructure data for North Macedonia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.39 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 456,183 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 25.02 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2501 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 456,183 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 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 North Macedonia?
- Railways, passengers carried in North Macedonia was 25.35 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 178 million passenger-km in 2015.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does North Macedonia rank for railways, passengers carried?
- North Macedonia ranks 90th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.