Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) was 1,516 million passenger-km in 2020. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in Vietnam, 1995–2020
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 1,516 million passenger-km for railways, passengers carried in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.4% on the previous year and down 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in Vietnam peaked at 4,659 million passenger-km in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,516 million passenger-km, in 2020.
Vietnam ranks 46th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,133 million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 2,476 million passenger-km | +16.1% |
| 1997 | 2,437 million passenger-km | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 2,542 million passenger-km | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 2,721 million passenger-km | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 3,200 million passenger-km | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 3,697 million passenger-km | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 3,426 million passenger-km | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 4,041 million passenger-km | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 4,376 million passenger-km | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 4,558 million passenger-km | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 4,335 million passenger-km | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 4,659 million passenger-km | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 4,492 million passenger-km | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 4,138 million passenger-km | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 4,378 million passenger-km | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 4,571 million passenger-km | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 4,558 million passenger-km | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 4,548 million passenger-km | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 4,253 million passenger-km | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 4,234 million passenger-km | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 3,416 million passenger-km | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 3,657 million passenger-km | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 3,542 million passenger-km | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 3,185 million passenger-km | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 1,516 million passenger-km | -52.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1,516 million passenger-km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million passenger-km, 3.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1,516 million passenger-km is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,163 million passenger-km, 36% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,462 million passenger-km | 2,133 million passenger-km | 2,721 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 4,092 million passenger-km | 3,200 million passenger-km | 4,659 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,034 million passenger-km | 3,185 million passenger-km | 4,571 million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,516 million passenger-km | 1,516 million passenger-km | 1,516 million passenger-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More infrastructure data for Vietnam
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 128.87 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 127.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.64 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0262 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 14.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in Vietnam?
- Railways, passengers carried in Vietnam was 1,516 million passenger-km in 2020, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 4,659 million passenger-km in 2007.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,516 million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Vietnam rank for railways, passengers carried?
- Vietnam ranks 46th out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.