Railways, passengers carried in World
World: Railways, passengers carried was 2,344 million passenger-km in 2007. ▲ Rising
Railways, passengers carried in World, 1995–2007
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, passengers carried in World is 2,344 million passenger-km, measured in 2007. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, passengers carried in World peaked at 2,344 million passenger-km in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,445 million passenger-km, in 1998.
That places World 11th out of 27 groups with data for 2007, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,613 million passenger-km | 1,445 million passenger-km | 1,899 million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,860 million passenger-km | 1,588 million passenger-km | 2,344 million passenger-km | 8 |
Countries ranked near World
- 8 Egypt 40,837 million passenger-km compare
- 9 Indonesia 29,066 million passenger-km compare
- 10 Italy 27,693 million passenger-km compare
- 11 Pakistan 24,903 million passenger-km compare
- 12 United Kingdom 24,188 million passenger-km compare
- 13 Spain 17,002 million passenger-km compare
- 14 Brazil 16,486 million passenger-km compare
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- Air transport, freight 213,782 million ton-km (2023)
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- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 42,807 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 5,393 cubic meters (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, passengers carried in World?
- Railways, passengers carried in World was 2,344 million passenger-km in 2007, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, passengers carried recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 2,344 million passenger-km in 2007.
- What is the lowest railways, passengers carried recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,445 million passenger-km in 1998.
- How does World rank for railways, passengers carried?
- World ranks 11th out of 27 groups with data for 2007.
- Is railways, passengers carried rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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About this data
Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail multiplied by kilometers traveled.