Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in OECD members
OECD members: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 2,912 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 2,912 million passenger-km, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 49.4% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in OECD members peaked at 10,849 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,912 million passenger-km, in 2021.
That places OECD members 7th out of 27 groups 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6,277 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 6,008 million passenger-km | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 6,410 million passenger-km | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 6,589 million passenger-km | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 6,957 million passenger-km | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 7,300 million passenger-km | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 7,299 million passenger-km | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 6,597 million passenger-km | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 6,518 million passenger-km | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 6,590 million passenger-km | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 7,568 million passenger-km | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 8,109 million passenger-km | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 7,826 million passenger-km | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 7,548 million passenger-km | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 7,288 million passenger-km | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 6,591 million passenger-km | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 7,122 million passenger-km | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 7,265 million passenger-km | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 7,601 million passenger-km | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 7,738 million passenger-km | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 8,298 million passenger-km | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 7,829 million passenger-km | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 8,098 million passenger-km | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 8,354 million passenger-km | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 10,849 million passenger-km | +29.9% |
| 2020 | 5,760 million passenger-km | -46.9% |
| 2021 | 2,912 million passenger-km | -49.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in OECD members 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 | -49.4% | 5,760 million passenger-km | 2,912 million passenger-km |
| 2020 | -46.9% | 10,849 million passenger-km | 5,760 million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,448 million passenger-km | 6,008 million passenger-km | 6,957 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 7,264 million passenger-km | 6,518 million passenger-km | 8,109 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,974 million passenger-km | 6,591 million passenger-km | 10,849 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,336 million passenger-km | 2,912 million passenger-km | 5,760 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 4 Russia 103,447 million passenger-km compare
- 5 South Korea 100,381 million passenger-km compare
- 6 France 86,853 million passenger-km compare
- 7 Germany 58,822 million passenger-km compare
- 8 Egypt 40,837 million passenger-km compare
- 9 Indonesia 29,066 million passenger-km compare
- 10 Italy 27,693 million passenger-km compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in OECD members?
- Railways, passengers carried in OECD members was 2,912 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 10,849 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,912 million passenger-km in 2021.
- How does OECD members rank for railways, passengers carried?
- OECD members ranks 7th out of 27 groups with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.