Reported passenger kilometers by country
Number of kilometers traveled by passengers by rail.
Countries reporting
61
Highest
1.47 trillion passenger-kilometers
China
Lowest
0 passenger-kilometers
Albania
Median
4.42 billion passenger-kilometers
Years covered
53
1970–2022
Data points
2,649
What the numbers show
Reported passenger kilometers is currently reported for 61 countries. The highest value is 1.47 trillion passenger-kilometers in China; the lowest is 0 passenger-kilometers in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.42 billion passenger-kilometers, and the mean is 60.18 billion passenger-kilometers.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Philippines (up 362.7%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Reported passenger kilometers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.47 trillion passenger-kilometers | 2019 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers | 2017 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 3 | Japan | 289.89 billion passenger-kilometers | 2021 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 4 | France | 117.85 billion passenger-kilometers | 2022 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 5 | South Korea | 100.38 billion passenger-kilometers | 2019 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Russia | 78.57 billion passenger-kilometers | 2020 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 7 | Germany | 57.53 billion passenger-kilometers | 2021 | down 32.6% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 51.15 billion passenger-kilometers | 2022 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 46.50 billion passenger-kilometers | 2022 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 23.83 billion passenger-kilometers | 2022 | up 33.7% | falling |
| 11 | United States | 21.20 billion passenger-kilometers | 2022 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 12 | Turkey | 19.79 billion passenger-kilometers | 2022 | up 199.3% | rising |
| 13 | Switzerland | 19.34 billion passenger-kilometers | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 17.48 billion passenger-kilometers | 2021 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 17.10 billion passenger-kilometers | 2022 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 16 | Indonesia | 16.93 billion passenger-kilometers | 2018 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 17 | Ukraine | 15.71 billion passenger-kilometers | 2021 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 18 | Austria | 12.93 billion passenger-kilometers | 2022 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 12.88 billion passenger-kilometers | 2022 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 20 | Belgium | 9.68 billion passenger-kilometers | 2022 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 21 | Czechia | 9.52 billion passenger-kilometers | 2022 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 22 | Thailand | 9.06 billion passenger-kilometers | 2019 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 8.65 billion passenger-kilometers | 2020 | down 45.3% | flat |
| 24 | Argentina | 8.36 billion passenger-kilometers | 2017 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 25 | Australia | 8.18 billion passenger-kilometers | 2022 | down 45.6% | rising |
| 26 | Hungary | 7.82 billion passenger-kilometers | 2022 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 27 | Denmark | 6.56 billion passenger-kilometers | 2018 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 5.91 billion passenger-kilometers | 2019 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Morocco | 4.92 billion passenger-kilometers | 2017 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 30 | Finland | 4.57 billion passenger-kilometers | 2022 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 31 | Portugal | 4.42 billion passenger-kilometers | 2022 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 32 | Belarus | 3.74 billion passenger-kilometers | 2020 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 33 | Slovakia | 3.35 billion passenger-kilometers | 2022 | up 36.4% | falling |
| 34 | Vietnam | 3.17 billion passenger-kilometers | 2019 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 35 | Norway | 3.06 billion passenger-kilometers | 2022 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 36 | Malaysia | 2.32 billion passenger-kilometers | 2018 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 37 | Myanmar | 2.25 billion passenger-kilometers | 2018 | down 75.2% | rising |
| 38 | Israel | 1.96 billion passenger-kilometers | 2021 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 1.80 billion passenger-kilometers | 2020 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 1.60 billion passenger-kilometers | 2022 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Canada | 1.21 billion passenger-kilometers | 2022 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 43 | Greece | 1.12 billion passenger-kilometers | 2022 | up 34.3% | falling |
| 44 | Chile | 957.00 million passenger-kilometers | 2022 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 45 | Slovenia | 835.00 million passenger-kilometers | 2022 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 46 | Croatia | 815.00 million passenger-kilometers | 2022 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 47 | New Zealand | 738.00 million passenger-kilometers | 2021 | — | rising |
| 48 | Latvia | 541.00 million passenger-kilometers | 2022 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Georgia | 483.00 million passenger-kilometers | 2022 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Mexico | 466.00 million passenger-kilometers | 2021 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Lithuania | 433.00 million passenger-kilometers | 2022 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Serbia | 426.00 million passenger-kilometers | 2022 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Philippines | 384.00 million passenger-kilometers | 2016 | up 362.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Estonia | 382.00 million passenger-kilometers | 2022 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 194.00 million passenger-kilometers | 2022 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Montenegro | 60.00 million passenger-kilometers | 2017 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 57 | Armenia | 60.00 million passenger-kilometers | 2022 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 46.00 million passenger-kilometers | 2022 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Cambodia | 45.00 million passenger-kilometers | 2005 | up 15.4% | flat |
| 61 | Moldova | 32.00 million passenger-kilometers | 2022 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.00 million passenger-kilometers | 2020 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Albania | 0 passenger-kilometers | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Number of kilometers traveled by passengers by rail.