Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Ukraine
Ukraine: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 10,696 million passenger-km in 2020. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in Ukraine, 1995–2020
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2020, railways, passengers carried in Ukraine stood at 10,696 million passenger-km. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.4% on the previous year and down 78.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Ukraine peaked at 63,752 million passenger-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10,696 million passenger-km, in 2020.
That places Ukraine 20th out of 101 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 63,752 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 59,080 million passenger-km | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 54,433 million passenger-km | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 49,938 million passenger-km | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 47,600 million passenger-km | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 51,767 million passenger-km | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 49,661 million passenger-km | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 50,544 million passenger-km | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 52,558 million passenger-km | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 51,726 million passenger-km | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 52,655 million passenger-km | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 53,230 million passenger-km | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 53,089 million passenger-km | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 53,056 million passenger-km | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 48,327 million passenger-km | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 50,248 million passenger-km | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 50,593 million passenger-km | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 49,329 million passenger-km | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 48,981 million passenger-km | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 35,865 million passenger-km | -26.8% |
| 2015 | 35,367 million passenger-km | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 36,839 million passenger-km | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 28,075 million passenger-km | -23.8% |
| 2018 | 28,685 million passenger-km | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 28,413 million passenger-km | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 10,696 million passenger-km | -62.4% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 10,696 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)
- Ukraine's 10,696 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)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Ukraine 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 | -62.4% | 28,413 million passenger-km | 10,696 million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54,961 million passenger-km | 47,600 million passenger-km | 63,752 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 51,661 million passenger-km | 48,327 million passenger-km | 53,230 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,240 million passenger-km | 28,075 million passenger-km | 50,593 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,696 million passenger-km | 10,696 million passenger-km | 10,696 million passenger-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 17 United States 12,460 million passenger-km compare
- 18 Iran 11,231 million passenger-km compare
- 19 Netherlands 10,900 million passenger-km compare
- 21 Turkey 10,683 million passenger-km compare
- 22 Bangladesh 10,040 million passenger-km compare
- 23 Australia 9,328 million passenger-km compare
More infrastructure data for Ukraine
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 50.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 133.38 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.43 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.8 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.038 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -17.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Ukraine?
- Railways, passengers carried in Ukraine was 10,696 million passenger-km in 2020, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 63,752 million passenger-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,696 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Ukraine rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Ukraine ranks 20th out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.