Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Thailand
Thailand: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 6,020 million passenger-km in 2017. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in Thailand, 1995–2017
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, passengers carried in Thailand is 6,020 million passenger-km, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Thailand peaked at 12,975 million passenger-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6,020 million passenger-km, in 2017.
Thailand ranks 32nd of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12,975 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 12,205 million passenger-km | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 11,804 million passenger-km | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 10,947 million passenger-km | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 9,894 million passenger-km | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 9,935 million passenger-km | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 10,321 million passenger-km | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 10,378 million passenger-km | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 10,251 million passenger-km | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 9,195 million passenger-km | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 9,195 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8,037 million passenger-km | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 8,187 million passenger-km | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 8,032 million passenger-km | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 6,181 million passenger-km | -23.0% |
| 2017 | 6,020 million passenger-km | -2.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 6,020 million passenger-km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million passenger-km, 12.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 6,020 million passenger-km is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,163 million passenger-km, 1.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,565 million passenger-km | 9,894 million passenger-km | 12,975 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 9,616 million passenger-km | 8,037 million passenger-km | 10,378 million passenger-km | 7 |
| 2010s | 7,105 million passenger-km | 6,020 million passenger-km | 8,187 million passenger-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More infrastructure data for Thailand
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 160.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.90 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.45 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0545 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.61 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Thailand?
- Railways, passengers carried in Thailand was 6,020 million passenger-km in 2017, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 12,975 million passenger-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,020 million passenger-km in 2017.
- How does Thailand rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Thailand ranks 32nd out of 101 countries with data for 2017.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.