Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Sweden
Sweden: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) 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.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6,833 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 6,953 million passenger-km | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 7,022 million passenger-km | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 7,210 million passenger-km | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 7,701 million passenger-km | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 8,243 million passenger-km | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 8,732 million passenger-km | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 8,874 million passenger-km | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 8,834 million passenger-km | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 8,658 million passenger-km | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 8,936 million passenger-km | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 9,617 million passenger-km | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 10,261 million passenger-km | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 11,146 million passenger-km | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 11,321 million passenger-km | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 11,155 million passenger-km | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 11,378 million passenger-km | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 11,792 million passenger-km | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 11,842 million passenger-km | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 12,121 million passenger-km | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 12,650 million passenger-km | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 12,800 million passenger-km | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 13,331 million passenger-km | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 13,547 million passenger-km | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 14,617 million passenger-km | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 8,129 million passenger-km | -44.4% |
| 2021 | 8,008 million passenger-km | -1.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 8,008 million passenger-km is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,435 million passenger-km, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 8,008 million passenger-km is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,622 million passenger-km, 3.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Sweden 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 | -44.4% | 14,617 million passenger-km | 8,129 million passenger-km |
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 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More infrastructure data for Sweden
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 796,716 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 796,716 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.41 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 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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Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.