Goods and passenger train traffic performance in Ireland

Ireland: Goods and passenger train traffic performance was 19,683 Thousand train-kilometres in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
19,683 Thousand train-kilometres
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
23rd
of 33 countries
All-time high
19,683 Thousand train-kilometres
in 2025
All-time low
14,471 Thousand train-kilometres
in 2008
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Goods and passenger train traffic performance in Ireland, 2004–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2004201420252004: 15.1k Thousand train-kilometres2005: 16.0k Thousand train-kilometres2006: 15.6k Thousand train-kilometres2007: 16.8k Thousand train-kilometres2008: 14.5k Thousand train-kilometres2009: 17.6k Thousand train-kilometres2010: 18.3k Thousand train-kilometres2011: 17.2k Thousand train-kilometres2012: 16.7k Thousand train-kilometres2013: 18.5k Thousand train-kilometres2014: 18.5k Thousand train-kilometres2015: 18.2k Thousand train-kilometres2016: 17.4k Thousand train-kilometres2017: 17.6k Thousand train-kilometres2018: 17.5k Thousand train-kilometres2019: 18.4k Thousand train-kilometres2020: 15.0k Thousand train-kilometres2021: 17.2k Thousand train-kilometres2022: 18.2k Thousand train-kilometres2023: 18.6k Thousand train-kilometres2024: 19.2k Thousand train-kilometres2025: 19.7k Thousand train-kilometres

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand train-kilometres.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goods and passenger train traffic performance in Ireland is 19,683 Thousand train-kilometres, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goods and passenger train traffic performance in Ireland peaked at 19,683 Thousand train-kilometres in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14,471 Thousand train-kilometres, in 2008.

Ireland ranks 23rd of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15,938 Thousand train-kilometres 14,471 Thousand train-kilometres 17,605 Thousand train-kilometres 6
2010s 17,836 Thousand train-kilometres 16,714 Thousand train-kilometres 18,475 Thousand train-kilometres 10
2020s 17,993 Thousand train-kilometres 15,010 Thousand train-kilometres 19,683 Thousand train-kilometres 6

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 20 Portugal 35,476 Thousand train-kilometres compare
  2. 21 Bulgaria 26,986 Thousand train-kilometres compare
  3. 22 Lithuania 21,418 Thousand train-kilometres compare
  4. 24 Slovenia 18,567 Thousand train-kilometres compare
  5. 25 Croatia 17,921 Thousand train-kilometres compare
  6. 26 Latvia 11,380 Thousand train-kilometres compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is goods and passenger train traffic performance in Ireland?
Goods and passenger train traffic performance in Ireland was 19,683 Thousand train-kilometres in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest goods and passenger train traffic performance recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 19,683 Thousand train-kilometres in 2025.
What is the lowest goods and passenger train traffic performance recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 14,471 Thousand train-kilometres in 2008.
How does Ireland rank for goods and passenger train traffic performance?
Ireland ranks 23rd out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is goods and passenger train traffic performance rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Goods and passenger train traffic performance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods and passenger train traffic performance
Unit
Thousand train-kilometres
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
33 places, 596 data points, 2004–2025
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