Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 8 million passenger-km in 2015. ▼ Falling
Railways, passengers carried in Uruguay, 1999–2015
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2015, railways, passengers carried in Uruguay stood at 8 million passenger-km. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Uruguay peaked at 17 million passenger-km in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8 million passenger-km, in 2002.
Uruguay ranks 97th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10 million passenger-km | — |
| 2000 | 9 million passenger-km | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 9 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 million passenger-km | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 11 million passenger-km | +37.5% |
| 2004 | 11 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12 million passenger-km | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 17 million passenger-km | +41.7% |
| 2007 | 15 million passenger-km | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 8 million passenger-km | -46.7% |
| 2015 | 8 million passenger-km | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 8 million passenger-km is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,435 million passenger-km, 0% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 8 million passenger-km is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,011 million passenger-km, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 million passenger-km | 10 million passenger-km | 10 million passenger-km | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.5 million passenger-km | 8 million passenger-km | 17 million passenger-km | 8 |
| 2010s | 8 million passenger-km | 8 million passenger-km | 8 million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15 million passenger-km compare
- 95 Cote d'Ivoire 10 million passenger-km compare
- 95 Madagascar 10 million passenger-km compare
- 98 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.25 million passenger-km compare
- 99 Zambia 4.18 million passenger-km compare
- 100 Albania 0.812 million passenger-km compare
More infrastructure data for Uruguay
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 145.5 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.21 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3562 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1195 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.46 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 Uruguay?
- Railways, passengers carried in Uruguay was 8 million passenger-km in 2015, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 17 million passenger-km in 2006.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 million passenger-km in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Uruguay ranks 97th out of 101 countries with data for 2015.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.