Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Norway
Norway: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 1,780 million passenger-km in 2021. ▬ Flat
Railways, passengers carried in Norway, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1,780 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Norway peaked at 3,722 million passenger-km in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,780 million passenger-km, in 2021.
Norway ranks 45th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Norway, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,681 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 2,803 million passenger-km | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 2,941 million passenger-km | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 3,071 million passenger-km | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 3,416 million passenger-km | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 3,353 million passenger-km | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 3,272 million passenger-km | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 2,989 million passenger-km | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 2,896 million passenger-km | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 2,683 million passenger-km | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 2,723 million passenger-km | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 2,832 million passenger-km | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 2,958 million passenger-km | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 3,107 million passenger-km | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 3,080 million passenger-km | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 3,134 million passenger-km | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 3,076 million passenger-km | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 3,092 million passenger-km | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 3,260 million passenger-km | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 3,440 million passenger-km | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 3,555 million passenger-km | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 3,695 million passenger-km | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 3,584 million passenger-km | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 3,722 million passenger-km | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 3,715 million passenger-km | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,804 million passenger-km | -51.4% |
| 2021 | 1,780 million passenger-km | -1.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1,780 million passenger-km is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,435 million passenger-km, 33% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1,780 million passenger-km is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,622 million passenger-km, 68% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Norway 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 | -51.4% | 3,715 million passenger-km | 1,804 million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,982 million passenger-km | 2,681 million passenger-km | 3,416 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,989 million passenger-km | 2,683 million passenger-km | 3,353 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,427 million passenger-km | 3,076 million passenger-km | 3,722 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,792 million passenger-km | 1,780 million passenger-km | 1,804 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More infrastructure data for Norway
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,208 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.31 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0131 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 73,208 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.09 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 Norway?
- Railways, passengers carried in Norway was 1,780 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 3,722 million passenger-km in 2018.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,780 million passenger-km in 2021.
- How does Norway rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Norway ranks 45th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway 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.