Goods and passenger train traffic performance in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Goods and passenger train traffic performance was 1,033 Thousand train-kilometres in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1,033 Thousand train-kilometres
Change on year
up 17.7%
World rank
41st
of 42 countries
All-time high
2,790 Thousand train-kilometres
in 2010
All-time low
869 Thousand train-kilometres
in 2023
Years of data
17
2009–2025

Goods and passenger train traffic performance in North Macedonia, 2009–2025

1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k2009201720252009: 2.8k Thousand train-kilometres2010: 2.8k Thousand train-kilometres2011: 2.5k Thousand train-kilometres2012: 2.3k Thousand train-kilometres2013: 2.2k Thousand train-kilometres2014: 2.2k Thousand train-kilometres2015: 2.2k Thousand train-kilometres2016: 2.0k Thousand train-kilometres2017: 1.1k Thousand train-kilometres2018: 1.9k Thousand train-kilometres2019: 1.7k Thousand train-kilometres2020: 1.4k Thousand train-kilometres2021: 1.5k Thousand train-kilometres2022: 1.3k Thousand train-kilometres2023: 869 Thousand train-kilometres2024: 878 Thousand train-kilometres2025: 1.0k Thousand train-kilometres

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand train-kilometres.

Analysis

North Macedonia recorded 1,033 Thousand train-kilometres for goods and passenger train traffic performance in 2025.

That represents a change of up 17.7% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goods and passenger train traffic performance in North Macedonia peaked at 2,790 Thousand train-kilometres in 2010 and was at its lowest, 869 Thousand train-kilometres, in 2023.

North Macedonia ranks 41st of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Goods and passenger train traffic performance in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for Goods and passenger train traffic performance in North Macedonia, 2009 to 2025.
Year Thousand train-kilometres Change
2009 2,772 Thousand train-kilometres —
2010 2,790 Thousand train-kilometres +0.6%
2011 2,517 Thousand train-kilometres -9.8%
2012 2,292 Thousand train-kilometres -8.9%
2013 2,207 Thousand train-kilometres -3.7%
2014 2,222 Thousand train-kilometres +0.7%
2015 2,172 Thousand train-kilometres -2.3%
2016 1,962 Thousand train-kilometres -9.7%
2017 1,142 Thousand train-kilometres -41.8%
2018 1,877 Thousand train-kilometres +64.4%
2019 1,708 Thousand train-kilometres -9.0%
2020 1,446 Thousand train-kilometres -15.3%
2021 1,516 Thousand train-kilometres +4.8%
2022 1,346 Thousand train-kilometres -11.2%
2023 869 Thousand train-kilometres -35.4%
2024 878 Thousand train-kilometres +1.0%
2025 1,033 Thousand train-kilometres +17.7%

North Macedonia compared with similar countries

  • North Macedonia's 1,033 Thousand train-kilometres is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52,722 Thousand train-kilometres, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Goods and passenger train traffic performance in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2018 +64.4% 1,142 Thousand train-kilometres 1,877 Thousand train-kilometres

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,772 Thousand train-kilometres 2,772 Thousand train-kilometres 2,772 Thousand train-kilometres 1
2010s 2,089 Thousand train-kilometres 1,142 Thousand train-kilometres 2,790 Thousand train-kilometres 10
2020s 1,181 Thousand train-kilometres 869 Thousand train-kilometres 1,516 Thousand train-kilometres 6

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 38 Estonia 7,132 Thousand train-kilometres compare
  2. 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,259 Thousand train-kilometres compare
  3. 40 Montenegro 1,094 Thousand train-kilometres compare
  4. 42 Liechtenstein 134 Thousand train-kilometres compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is goods and passenger train traffic performance in North Macedonia?
Goods and passenger train traffic performance in North Macedonia was 1,033 Thousand train-kilometres in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest goods and passenger train traffic performance recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 2,790 Thousand train-kilometres in 2010.
What is the lowest goods and passenger train traffic performance recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 869 Thousand train-kilometres in 2023.
How does North Macedonia rank for goods and passenger train traffic performance?
North Macedonia ranks 41st out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
Is goods and passenger train traffic performance rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this North Macedonia 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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Indicator
Goods and passenger train traffic performance
Unit
Thousand train-kilometres
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 772 data points, 2004–2025
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