Railways, passengers carried in Türkiye
Türkiye: Railways, passengers carried was 10,683 million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Türkiye, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Türkiye 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 Türkiye peaked at 14,259 million passenger-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,036 million passenger-km, in 2005.
That places Türkiye 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.
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 Türkiye
- 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 Türkiye
- 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 Türkiye?
- Railways, passengers carried in Türkiye 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 14,259 million passenger-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,036 million passenger-km in 2005.
- How does Türkiye rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Türkiye ranks 21st out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.