Railways, passengers carried in Sweden
Sweden: Railways, passengers carried was 8,008 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Sweden, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2021, railways, passengers carried in Sweden stood at 8,008 million passenger-km.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Sweden peaked at 14,617 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6,833 million passenger-km, in 1995.
That places Sweden 27th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,144 million passenger-km | 6,833 million passenger-km | 7,701 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 9,462 million passenger-km | 8,243 million passenger-km | 11,321 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,523 million passenger-km | 11,155 million passenger-km | 14,617 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,068 million passenger-km | 8,008 million passenger-km | 8,129 million passenger-km | 2 |
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions 796,716 (2024)
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- Air transport, passengers carried 19.55 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 324.82 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 180,974 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 171 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 16,306 cubic meters (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Sweden?
- Railways, passengers carried in Sweden was 8,008 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 14,617 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,833 million passenger-km in 1995.
- How does Sweden rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Sweden ranks 27th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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About this data
Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.