Railways, passengers carried in Switzerland
Switzerland: Railways, passengers carried was 14,308 million passenger-km in 2021. β² Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Switzerland, 1995β2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 14,308 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2021.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Switzerland peaked at 21,737 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11,713 million passenger-km, in 1995.
That places Switzerland 16th out of 101 countries 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,061 million passenger-km | 11,713 million passenger-km | 12,501 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 15,599 million passenger-km | 12,620 million passenger-km | 18,571 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,178 million passenger-km | 19,177 million passenger-km | 21,737 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,821 million passenger-km | 13,334 million passenger-km | 14,308 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 13 Spain 17,002 million passenger-km compare
- 14 Brazil 16,486 million passenger-km compare
- 15 Poland, Republic of 15,844 million passenger-km compare
- 17 United States 12,460 million passenger-km compare
- 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 11,231 million passenger-km compare
- 19 Netherlands, The 10,900 million passenger-km compare
More infrastructure data for Switzerland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 129.47 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.73 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 30.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 205,045 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1,258 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 27.73 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 40.4 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 4,603 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 97.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Switzerland?
- Railways, passengers carried in Switzerland was 14,308 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 21,737 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,713 million passenger-km in 1995.
- How does Switzerland rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Switzerland ranks 16th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.