Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Turkey
Turkey: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 10,683 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
10,683 million passenger-km
Change on year
up 28.8%
World rank
21st
of 101 countries
All-time high
14,259 million passenger-km
in 2019
All-time low
5,036 million passenger-km
in 2005
Years of data
27
1995–2021
Railways, passengers carried in Turkey, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 10,683 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2021.
That represents a change of up 28.8% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Turkey peaked at 14,259 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,036 million passenger-km, in 2005.
That places Turkey 21st 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.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5,797 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 5,229 million passenger-km | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 5,840 million passenger-km | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 6,160 million passenger-km | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 6,146 million passenger-km | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 5,832 million passenger-km | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 5,568 million passenger-km | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 5,204 million passenger-km | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 5,878 million passenger-km | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 5,163 million passenger-km | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 5,036 million passenger-km | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 5,277 million passenger-km | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 5,553 million passenger-km | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 5,097 million passenger-km | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 5,374 million passenger-km | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 5,584 million passenger-km | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 7,122 million passenger-km | +27.5% |
| 2012 | 6,361 million passenger-km | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 6,225 million passenger-km | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 7,401 million passenger-km | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 8,326 million passenger-km | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 7,829 million passenger-km | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 8,465 million passenger-km | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 8,938 million passenger-km | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 14,259 million passenger-km | +59.5% |
| 2020 | 8,297 million passenger-km | -41.8% |
| 2021 | 10,683 million passenger-km | +28.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 10,683 million passenger-km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million passenger-km, 21.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 10,683 million passenger-km is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,622 million passenger-km, 4.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,834 million passenger-km | 5,229 million passenger-km | 6,160 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 5,398 million passenger-km | 5,036 million passenger-km | 5,878 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,051 million passenger-km | 5,584 million passenger-km | 14,259 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,490 million passenger-km | 8,297 million passenger-km | 10,683 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 18 Iran 11,231 million passenger-km compare
- 19 Netherlands 10,900 million passenger-km compare
- 20 Ukraine 10,696 million passenger-km compare
- 22 Bangladesh 10,040 million passenger-km compare
- 23 Australia 9,328 million passenger-km compare
- 24 Kazakhstan 8,649 million passenger-km compare
More infrastructure data for Turkey
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.83 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.03 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.32 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1055 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 9.03 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Turkey?
- Railways, passengers carried in Turkey was 10,683 million passenger-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 14,259 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,036 million passenger-km in 2005.
- How does Turkey rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Turkey ranks 21st out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.