Passengers transported in Portugal
Portugal: Passengers transported was 6,848 Millions of passenger-kilometres in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6,848 Millions of passenger-kilometres
Change on year
up 25.7%
World rank
18th
of 43 countries
All-time high
6,848 Millions of passenger-kilometres
in 2025
All-time low
2,563 Millions of passenger-kilometres
in 2020
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Passengers transported in Portugal, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Millions of passenger-kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for passengers transported in Portugal is 6,848 Millions of passenger-kilometres, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 25.7% on the previous year and up 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passengers transported in Portugal peaked at 6,848 Millions of passenger-kilometres in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,563 Millions of passenger-kilometres, in 2020.
Portugal ranks 18th of 43 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.
Passengers transported in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Millions of passenger-kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3,752 Millions of passenger-kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 3,809 Millions of passenger-kilometres | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 3,876 Millions of passenger-kilometres | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 3,987 Millions of passenger-kilometres | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 4,213 Millions of passenger-kilometres | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 4,213 Millions of passenger-kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4,111 Millions of passenger-kilometres | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 4,237 Millions of passenger-kilometres | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 3,803 Millions of passenger-kilometres | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 3,649 Millions of passenger-kilometres | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 3,852 Millions of passenger-kilometres | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 3,957 Millions of passenger-kilometres | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 4,266 Millions of passenger-kilometres | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 4,516 Millions of passenger-kilometres | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 4,570 Millions of passenger-kilometres | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 5,055 Millions of passenger-kilometres | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 2,563 Millions of passenger-kilometres | -49.3% |
| 2021 | 2,912 Millions of passenger-kilometres | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 4,419 Millions of passenger-kilometres | +51.8% |
| 2023 | 4,829 Millions of passenger-kilometres | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 5,447 Millions of passenger-kilometres | +12.8% |
| 2025 | 6,848 Millions of passenger-kilometres | +25.7% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 6,848 Millions of passenger-kilometres is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,428 Millions of passenger-kilometres, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 6,848 Millions of passenger-kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,752 Millions of passenger-kilometres, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Passengers transported in Portugal 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -49.3% | 5,055 Millions of passenger-kilometres | 2,563 Millions of passenger-kilometres |
| 2022 | +51.8% | 2,912 Millions of passenger-kilometres | 4,419 Millions of passenger-kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,975 Millions of passenger-kilometres | 3,752 Millions of passenger-kilometres | 4,213 Millions of passenger-kilometres | 6 |
| 2010s | 4,202 Millions of passenger-kilometres | 3,649 Millions of passenger-kilometres | 5,055 Millions of passenger-kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,503 Millions of passenger-kilometres | 2,563 Millions of passenger-kilometres | 6,848 Millions of passenger-kilometres | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 15 Sweden 13,897 Millions of passenger-kilometres compare
- 16 Belgium 10,669 Millions of passenger-kilometres compare
- 17 Czechia 10,569 Millions of passenger-kilometres compare
- 19 Denmark 6,752 Millions of passenger-kilometres compare
- 20 Türkiye 5,860 Millions of passenger-kilometres compare
- 21 Finland 5,428 Millions of passenger-kilometres compare
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is passengers transported in Portugal?
- Passengers transported in Portugal was 6,848 Millions of passenger-kilometres in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest passengers transported recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 6,848 Millions of passenger-kilometres in 2025.
- What is the lowest passengers transported recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,563 Millions of passenger-kilometres in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for passengers transported?
- Portugal ranks 18th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is passengers transported rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Passengers transported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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